Over a century ago, Joseph Jacobs began collecting the first known set of English fairy tales, in response to a then popular feeling that "there were no English fairy tales," and so contributing heavily to the field of fairy tale studies. His first book, "English Folk and Fairy Tales," was very well received by the English-speaking world and popular demand led to this volume, the second set of stories culled from his store of 140 such tales he recovered. Early variations of well-known tales are included such as 'The Pied Piper,' 'The Three Wishes,' 'Scrapefoot' (the original 'Goldilocks'), and 'Tom Hickathrift.' Along with these classics are lesser-known tales full of suspense, action, ghosts, magic, wicked stepmothers, love lost, imps, and fairies. And not all have happily-ever-after endings! * * * Included in this book are the stories: The Pied Piper; Hereafterthis; The Golden Ball; My Own Self; Black Bull of Norroway; Yallery Brown; Three Feathers; Sir Gammer Vans; Tom Hickathrift; The Hedley Kow; Gobborn Seer; Lawkamercyme; Tattercoats; The Wee Bannock; Johnny Gloke; Coat o' Clay; The Three Cows; The Blinded Giant; Scrapefoot; The Pedlar of Swaffham; The Old Witch; The Three Wishes; The Buried Moon; A Son of Adam; The Children in the Wood; The Hobyahs; A Pottle o' Brains; The King of England and His Three Sons; King John and the Abbot of Canterbury; Rushen Coatie; The King o' the Cats; Tamlane; The Stars in the Sky; News!; Puddock, Mousie, and Ratton; The Little Bull-Calf; The Wee, Wee Mannie; Habetrot and Scantlie Mab; Old Mother Wiggle-Waggle; Catskin; Stupid's Cries; The Lambton Worm; The Wise Men of Gotham; and the Princess of Canterbury. * * * "More English Folk and Fairy Tales," the third in a series of six books of collected stories by Joseph Jacobs, was originally published in 1894. This edition contains all forty-four of the original stories and all fifty-two of the original illustrations by John D. Batten. Also included are twenty-four pages of Mr. Jacobs notes and references on the stories, for the interested scholar. * * * Check out the other Fairy Books from Flying Chipmunk Publishing!