Purnell’s Treasury of Enchanted Tales
Retold by Jane Carruth
Published 1978, preloved, hardcover book with dust jacket and some are spotting on pages. Otherwise beautiful colour illustrations throughout and an easy read.
For centuries, children's imaginations have been fired by tales of wicked witches, fearful giants and mischievous goblins. Originally these stories were passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation, becoming more and more exciting with each retelling.
Many of them were then written down and when children grew up their much-cherished volumes were pased down to their children.
Jane Carruth has collected a wonderful assortment of such tales in this book. Some are well known, some are not. All of them have been adapted with a freshness that will appeal to all children and to those adults who recall the magic of their own childhood
The illustrations capture the essence of the stories and weave a web of enchantment through the pages of Purnell's Treasury of Enchanted Tales.