Old Witch Boneyleg Explained

Old Witch Boneyleg
Author:Ruth Manning-Sanders
Illustrator:Kilmeny Niland
Country:Australia
Language:English
Genre:Fairy Tales
Publisher:Angus & Robertson
Release Date:1978
Media Type:Print (hardcover)
Pages:95 pp

Old Witch Boneyleg is a 1978 anthology of 13 fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders.[1] It is part of a long series of fairy tale anthologies by Manning-Sanders. This is a companion volume to The Haunted Castle. The book's title story is a Baba Yaga tale, although it does not mention the witch by name.

Table of contents

  1. Old Witch Boneyleg (Russia)
  2. The Bunyip (Australia)
  3. The Farmer and the Water Fairies (Iceland)
  4. Iron Hans (Transylvania)
  5. Two Minutes (Russia)
  6. The Broken Pitcher (France)
  7. Natasha Most Lovely (Russia)
  8. The King's Beard (Greece)
  9. The Gold Stag (German soldier story)
  10. The Dancing Pigs (Germany)
  11. Giant Babolna (Hungary)
  12. The Cauld Lad of Hilton (England)
  13. Tossen the Fool (Denmark)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Manning-Sanders, Ruth . Old witch Boneyleg . 1978 . Angus & Robertson . Kilmeny Niland . 0-207-95734-7 . London . 5172741.