A Book of Ogres and Trolls is a 1973 anthology of 13 fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. It is one in a long series of such anthologies by Manning-Sanders. Ruth Manning-Sanders (born 1895 in Swansea, Wales; died October 12, 1988, in Penzance, England) was a poet and author who was perhaps best known for her series of childrens books in which she collected and retold fairy tales from all over the world. ... Robin Jacques (born March 27, 1920 in London, England; died March 18, 1995) was an illustrator whose work was published in more than 100 novels and childrens books in the 20th century. ... Robin Jacques (born March 27, 1920 in London, England; died March 18, 1995) was an illustrator whose work was published in more than 100 novels and childrens books in the 20th century. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A fairy tale is a story, either told to children or as if told to children, concerning the adventures of mythical characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others. ... 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) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... A fairy tale is a story, either told to children or as if told to children, concerning the adventures of mythical characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others. ... Ruth Manning-Sanders (born 1895 in Swansea, Wales; died October 12, 1988, in Penzance, England) was a poet and author who was perhaps best known for her series of childrens books in which she collected and retold fairy tales from all over the world. ...

This book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1972, by Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Methuen and Co. ...

Table of contents

• Foreword
• 1. The Good Ogre (Russia)
• 2. Tritil, Litil, and the Birds (Ireland)
• 3. The Ogre's Breath (Sicily)
• 4. The Gold Knob (Iceland)
• 5. The Children on the Pillar (Russia)
• 6. Sigurd the King's Son (Iceland)
• 7. The Girl in the Basket (Italy)
• 8. Cow Bu-cola (Iceland)
• 9. The Green Bird (Sicily)
• 10. Jon and the Troll Wife (Iceland)
• 11. The Little Tailor and the Three Dogs (Germany)
• 12. The Troll's Little Daughter (Denmark)
• 13. Nils in the Forest (Denmark)

Tritill, Litill, and the Birds is a Hungarian fairy tale. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian, Latin, Sicilian and Spanish, Σικελία in Greek) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 km² and 5 million inhabitants. ... The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnfoder is an Icelandic fairy tale from Islandische Märchen. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian, Latin, Sicilian and Spanish, Σικελία in Greek) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 km² and 5 million inhabitants. ... The Trolls Daughter is a Danish fairy tale. ...

See also

• Ogre
• Troll