Associate Professor in Ancient History and Classical Languages, University of Newcastle Fairy tales have a tumultuous and fragile history. They originated as tales told by “folk”. They were passed ...

Quick question: How many fairy tales can you name? If you haven't read Hans Christian Andersen or Andrew Lang in a while, you should definitely commit to reading some of their archetypal tales soon.

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