Naomi Mitchison ; with a new introduction by Marina Warner
247 pages ;
21 cm
Oddly Modern Fairy Tales
Collection of fairy tales, poems, and ballads
Includes bibliographical references
The fourth pig -- Omen of the enemy -- Frogs and panthers -- The furies dance in New York -- Grand-daughter -- The fancy pig -- The snow maiden -- Hansel and Gretel -- Birmingham and the allies -- Soria Moria Castle -- Kate Crackernuts -- Adventure in the Debateable Land -- Mairi LacLean and the fairy man -- The little mermaiden -- Pause in the corrida -- Brünnhilde's journey down the Rhine -- The border loving -- Mirk, mirk night