The Victorian Fairytale Book by Michael Patrick Hearn

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A collection of classic Victorian fairy tales by such authors as John Ruskin, Charles Dickens, and Oscar Wilde.

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Z loved this. A lot. Especially The Rose and The Ring, The Little Lame Prince, The Necklace Of Princess Fiorimonde, and The Brown Owl.

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Book Description: NYC: Pantheon Books, 1988. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Edition So Stated. Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library.
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Michael Patrick Hearn

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Michael Patrick Hearn's first Oz annotation, written when he was 21, was featured on the front page of the "New York Times Book Review." He lives in New York City. (Bowker Author Biography)