Gianni and the Ogre explained

Gianni and the Ogre
Author:Ruth Manning-Sanders
Illustrator:William Stobbs
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:Fairy Tales
Publisher:Methuen & Co. Ltd. (UK)
E. P. Dutton (US)
Release Date:1970 (UK)
1971 (US)
Media Type:Print (hardcover)
Pages:192 pp

Gianni and the Ogre is a 1971 anthology of 18 fairy tales that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. It is one in a long series of such anthologies by Manning-Sanders. This book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1970, by Methuen & Co. Ltd.

According to the dust jacket, all of the tales originated in the Mediterranean and the author's tales create "a lively fantasy world of kings and princesses, witches and dwarfs, fairies and fools."[1]

Table of contents

The Lad and his Animals

The Witch and the Earthen Jar

The Battle

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gianni and the Ogre. . 2024-02-28 . Goodreads . en.