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A Book of Dwarfs
AuthorRuth Manning-Sanders
IllustratorRobin Jacques
Cover artistRobin Jacques
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Fairy Tales
PublisherE. P. Dutton
Publication date1964
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages128 pp

A Book of Dwarfs is a 1964 anthology of 17 fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. Ruth Manning-Sanders (born 1888 in Swansea, Wales; died October 12, 1988, in Penzance, England) was a Welsh Robin Jacques (born March 27, 1920 in London, England; died March 18, 1995) was an Illustrator whose work was Robin Jacques (born March 27, 1920 in London, England; died March 18, 1995) was an Illustrator whose work was The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A fairy tale or fairy story is a fictional Story that may feature folkloric characters (such as fairies, enchantments]] often involving Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view E P Dutton is an American book publishing company founded as a book retailer in Boston Massachusetts in 1852 by Edward Payson Dutton. A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. A fairy tale or fairy story is a fictional Story that may feature folkloric characters (such as fairies, enchantments]] often involving Ruth Manning-Sanders (born 1888 in Swansea, Wales; died October 12, 1988, in Penzance, England) was a Welsh It is one in a long series of such anthologies by Manning-Sanders.

This book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1963, by Methuen & Co. Ltd.

Some of tales from this book are recollected in A Choice of Magic (1971) by Manning-Sanders. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Methuen Publishing Ltd is a British Publishing house and publishes in the areas of Theatre and Drama. A Choice of Magic is a 1971 anthology of 32 Fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. And some of tales from this book are recollected in Folk and Fairy Tales (1978) by Manning-Sanders. Folk and Fairy Tales is a 1978 anthology of 25 Fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders.

In the foreword, Manning-Sanders states that most stories about dwarfs come from the "northerly parts of the world," yet also includes tales discovered in Japan and Arabia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية šibh al-jazīra al-ʻarabīya or جزيرة العرب jazīrat al-ʻarab) Of dwarfs, she summarizes: "[M]ost of them are good-hearted and if you treat them well they will lavish wonderful gifts and kindnesses upon you. But beware of taking liberties with even the best of them! Of course a few of them are bad-tempered and as for these -- well, keep out of their way, if you can. But if you can't keep out of their way, trying pitting your good feeling against their bad feelings, and you will generally come off best. At least that is what the story books say. "

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