• Publication: The Fairy RingPublication Record # 738569
• Editors: Nora Archibald Smith, Kate Douglas Wiggin
• Date: 1907-00-00
• Publisher: The McClure Company
• Price:
  $1.50^?$: US dollar
• Pages: xvii+445
• Format:
  hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
• Type: ANTHOLOGY
• Notes:

  • "Second Edition" This is the first edition, and probably the only ed./printing, under the name of "The McClure Company, Successors to McClure, Phillips & Co." --so styled in the header of its panel advertisement "Fall Books", NY Times 1907-10-18 p21. That Fall Books list includes two "New Additions to McClure's Library of Children's Classics", no change in the collective name under which the first edition was promoted in 1906.
  • Page count is that of the 1st ed. as reported by WorldCat OCLC 6968157.
  • Price from publisher listing in "Christmas Suggestions", McClure's Magazine 1907-11 p551; under "McClure's Library of Children's Classics" as "Second edition."

Contents (view Concise Listing)

• Introduction (The Fairy Ring) • (1906) • essay by Kate Douglas Wiggin
• xi • untitled (The Fairy Ring) • (1906) • poem by Nora Archibald Smith
• 3 • East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 41] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Østenfor Sol og vestenfor Maane 1844) [as by uncredited]
• 13 • The Golden Lantern, Golden Goat and Golden Cloak • (1853) • short story by
  Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius^?Gunnar Olof Hylten-Cavallius
  and George Stephens (trans. of Guld-lyktan, guld-bocken och guld-pelseu 1844) [as by uncredited]
• 21 • Mother Roundabout's Daughter • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 77] • (1874) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Gutten som ville fri til datter til og mor i kroken 1871) [as by uncredited]
• 28 • The Bear and Skrattel • (1839) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Das Schrätel und der Wasserbär 1826) [as by uncredited]
• 37 • The Golden Bird • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 83] • (1874) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Gullfuglen 1871) [as by uncredited]
• 45 • The Doll in the Grass • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 25] • (1897) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Dukken i gresset 1843) [as by uncredited]
• 47 • The Princess on the Glass Hill • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 51] • (1889) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Jomfruen på glassberget 1844) [as by uncredited]
• 56 • The Ram and the Pig who went into the Woods to Live by Themselves • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 61] • (1897) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Væren og grisen som skulle til skogs og bo for seg selv 1871) [as by uncredited]
• 60 • The Troll's Hammer • (1896) • short story by Carit Etlar (trans. of Bjergmandens Hammer 1847) [as by uncredited]
• 65 • The Clever Prince • (1902) • short story by Svend Grundtvig (trans. of Den kloge Dronning (extract) 1878) [as by uncredited]
• 70 • "Lars, My Lad!" • (1901) • short story by G. Djurklou (trans. of Lasse min dräng 1883) [as by uncredited]
• 85 • Twigmuntus, Cowbelliantus, Perchnosius • (1901) • short story by G. Djurklou (trans. of Qvistmuntus, Kobäljantus Abórrnäsius 1883) [as by uncredited]
• 89 • Master Tobacco • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 71] • (1874) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Tobakksgutten 1871) [as by uncredited]
• 95 • The History of Tom Thumb • (1890) • short story by Joseph Jacobs [as by uncredited]
• 101 • Tattercoats • (1894) • short story by M. C. Balfour [as by uncredited]
• 104 • History of Jack the Giant-Killer • (1889) • short story by uncredited (variant of The History of Jack the Giant-Killer)
• 109 • Yvon and Finette • (1866) • short story by Édouard René Lefèvre de Laboulaye (trans. of Yvon et Finette 1864) [as by uncredited]
• 138 • The Fair One with Golden Locks • (1863) • short story by Comtesse d'Aulnoy (trans. of La belle aux cheveux d'or 1697) [as by uncredited]
• 148 • The Little Good Mouse • (1890) • short story by Comtesse d'Aulnoy (trans. of La bonne petite souris 1697) [as by uncredited]
• 161 • The Story of Blanche and Vermilion • (1890) • short story by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (trans. of La Veuve et ses deux filles 1757) [as by uncredited]
• 165 • Prince Desire and Princess Mignonetta • (1889) • short story by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (trans. of Le prince Désir et la princesse Mignonne 1756) [as by uncredited]
• 171 • The Yellow Dwarf • (1906) • novelette by Comtesse d'Aulnoy (trans. of Le nain jaune 1698) [as by uncredited]
• 179 • Graciosa and Percinet • (1890) • short story by Comtesse d'Aulnoy (trans. of Gracieuse et Percinet 1697) [as by uncredited]
• 197 • Drak, the Fairy • (1892) • short story by
  Émile Souvestre^?Emile Souvestre
  (trans. of Drak, le Farfadet 1848) [as by uncredited]
• 202 • Drakesbill and His Friends • (1895) • short story by Charles Marelles (trans. of Bout-d'-Canard 1888) [as by uncredited]
• 209 • Riquet with the Tuft • (1906) • short story by Charles Perrault (trans. of Riquet à la Houppe 1697) [as by uncredited]
• 216 • The White Cat • (1863) • short story by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik [as by uncredited]
• 229 • Prince Cherry • (1863) • short story by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (trans. of Le prince Chéri 1756) [as by uncredited]
• 238 • The Wild Swans • (1888) • short story by Hans Christian Andersen (trans. of De Vilde Svaner 1838) [as by uncredited]
• 254 • The Story of Coquerico • (1866) • short story by Édouard René Lefèvre de Laboulaye (trans. of Histoire de Coquerico) [as by uncredited]
• 259 • The Bird-Cage Maker • (1894) • short story by M. P. F. (trans. of El jaulero 1850) [as by uncredited]
• 264 • The Twelve Months • (1866) • short story by Édouard René Lefèvre de Laboulaye (trans. of Les Douze Mois 1864) [as by uncredited]
• 271 • The Bee, the Harp, the Mouse, and the Bum-Clock • (1900) • short story by Seumas MacManus
• 279 • The Long Leather Bag • (1906) • short story by Seumas MacManus (variant of The Old Hag's Long Leather Bag 1900)
• 288 • The Widow's Daughter • (1899) • short story by Seumas MacManus
• 292 • Munachar and Manachar • (1892) • short story by Joseph Jacobs
• 295 • The Road to Fortune • (unknown) • short story by Robert Reinick (trans. of Der Faule und Fleißige) [as by uncredited]
• 301 • The Golden Crab • (1894) • short story by Bernhard Schmidt (trans. of Prinz Krebs 1877) [as by uncredited]
• 307 • The Table, the Ass, and the Stick • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 36] • (1906) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Von dem Tischgen deck dich, dem Goldesel und dem Knüppel in den Sack^?Von dem Tischgen deck dich, dem Goldesel und dem Knueppel in den Sack
  1812) [as by uncredited]
• 318 • The Little Brother and Sister • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 11] • (1853) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Brüderchen und Schwesterchen 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 324 • The Old Griffin • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 165] • (1853) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der Vogel Greif 1837) [as by uncredited]
• 330 • The Three Feathers • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 63] • (1906) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Die drei Federn 1819) [as by uncredited]
• 334 • The House in the Wood • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 169] • (1853) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Das Waldhaus 1840) [as by uncredited]
• 339 • Rapunzel • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 12] • (1900) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Rapunzel 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 343 • The Queen Bee • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 62] • (1900) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Die Bienenkönigin 1819) [as by uncredited]
• 345 • The Many-Furred Creature • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 65] • (1892) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Allerleirauh 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 350 • Snow-White and Rose-Red • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 161] • (1889) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Schneeweißchen und Rosenroth^?Schneeweisschen und Rosenroth
  1837) [as by uncredited]
• 357 • The Frog Prince • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 1] • (1863) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 361 • The Goose Girl • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 89] • (1864) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Die Gänsemagd^?Die Gaensemagd
  1815) [as by uncredited]
• 367 • Briar Rose • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 50] • (1900) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Dornröschen^?Dornroeschen
  Dornroschen
  1812) [as by uncredited]
• 370 • The Iron Stove • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 127] • (1894) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der Eisenofen 1815) [as by uncredited]
• 376 • Rumpel-Stilts-Ken • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 55] • (1864) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Rumpelstilzchen 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 379 • Faithful John, the King's Servant • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 6] • (1906) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der getreue Johannes 1819) [as by uncredited]
• 386 • Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 188] • (1892) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Spindel, Weberschiffchen und Nadel 1843) [as by uncredited]
• 390 • The Magic Egg • (1895) • short story by R. Nisbet Bain [as by uncredited]
• 402 • The Sparrow and the Bush • (1895) • short story by R. Nisbet Bain [as by uncredited]
• 404 • The Iron Wolf • (1895) • short story by R. Nisbet Bain [as by uncredited]
• 408 • The Grateful Cobra • (1906) • short story by Mary Frere (variant of A Funny Story 1868) [as by uncredited]
• 413 • The Magic Ring • (1894) • short story by Wilhelm Goldschmidt (trans. of Der Zauberring 1883) [as by uncredited]
• 426 • Tit for Tat • (1868) • short story by Mary Frere [as by uncredited]
• 427 • The Brahman, the Tiger, and the Six Judges • (1868) • short story by Mary Frere (variant of The Brahmin, the Tiger and the Six Judges) [as by uncredited]
• 431 • Muchie Lal • (1868) • short story by Mary Frere [as by uncredited]
• 439 • The Valiant Chatteemaker • (1868) • short story by Mary Frere (variant of The Valiant Chattee-Maker) [as by uncredited]