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New York high school student Elizabeth gets an after-school job as a page at the "New-York Circulating Material Repository," and when she gains coveted access to its Grimm Collection of magical objects, she and the other pages are drawn into a series of frightening adventures involving mythical creatures and stolen goods.
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Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Leo never imagined that time travel might really be possible, or that the objects in H. G. Wells' novels might actually exist. And when a miniature time machine appears in Leo's bedroom, he has no idea who the tiny, beautiful girl is riding it. But in the few moments before it vanishes, he recognizes the other tiny rider: himself! His search for the time machine leads him to the New York Circulating Material Repository, a magical library that lends...
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"Winner of the 2015 Chicago Folklore Prize, American Folklore Society and the University of Chicago" Jack Zipes is the translator and editor of The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (Princeton), the editor of The Golden Age of Folk and Fairy Tales (Hackett), and the author of Why Fairy Tales Stick, among many other books. He is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota.
In Grimm Legacies,...
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Seven Seas Entertainment LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"Dictatorial Grimoire: The Complete Collection" is an omnibus collection that reimagines characters straight out of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Grimm Otogi, a farflung descendant of the renowned Grimm Brothers, has always regarded the fairy tales his ancestors concocted as pure fiction. Unfortunately for the introverted half-Japanese teen, he is about to discover that the Grimm legacy is anything but pure. Upon receiving a posthumous letter from...
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This first full-length animated feature relates the fairy tale of how Snow White, thwarted by her vain and wicked stepmother and aided by the seven Dwarfs--Dopey, Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Bashful, Happy and Doc--finds romance with the Prince. Includes a brief promotional introduction.
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Grimm fairy tales volume 1
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Zenescope Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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"[The book] explores a much darker side of the infamous fables you heard as a child as these classic tales are retold and re-imagined with a terrifying twist you'll simply love as an adult."--P. [4] of cover.
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Linguists, philologists, and restorers of ancient texts, the Brothers Grimm practically invented the science of folklore with the publication of Kinder-und Hausmarchen (1812-1815), which became popularly known as Grimm's Fairy Tales. Comprising 120 of their best-loved tales, this new Barnes & Noble Classics edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales includes criticism, reception, discussion questions, and legacies, to appeal to readers of all ages.
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Reader's Digest
Pub. Date
c2002
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English
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Why is it that when we think of witches, we imagine them wearing black pointy hats and flying on broomsticks? Why does the number three have such mystical importance? What is the difference between a wizard and a warlock? What exactly are fairies and elves and where do they come from? Spellbound answers all of these questions and more, exploring the truth behind our fascination with myth and magic. From the ancient Egyptian sorcerers to the Land of...
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Wayne State University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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Women Writing Wonder: An Anthology of Subversive Nineteenth-Century British, French, and German Fairy Tales is a translation and critical edition that fills a current gap in fairy-tale scholarship by making accessible texts written by nineteenth-century British, French, and German women authors who used the genre of the fairy tale to address issues such as class, race, and female agency. These shared themes crossed national borders are due to both...
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Routledge
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Case Studies in Sport Communication: You Make the Call goes beyond the box scores by offering readers the opportunity to evaluate popular and diverse issues in sport--including management, crisis, health, ethics, gender, race, and social media. Each chapter incorporates theory and communication principles as well as topical background information, and concludes with discussion questions and engaging assignments. This volume presents real-life, provocative...
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