A Cauldron of Witches
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A Cauldron of Witches is a 1988 anthology of 12 fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders
. It was the final published book in a long series of such anthologies by Manning-Sanders, who died in October 1988 at age 102.
Ruth Manning-Sanders
Ruth Manning-Sanders was a prolific British poet and author who was perhaps best known for her series of children's books in which she collected and retold fairy tales from all over the world. All told, she published more than 90 books during her lifetime. The dust jacket for A Book of Giants...
. It was the final published book in a long series of such anthologies by Manning-Sanders, who died in October 1988 at age 102.
Table of contents
- Foreword
- 1. The Little Grey Donkey (Sweden)
- 2. The Amber Witch (Norway)
- 3. Witch Longnose and her Cat Periwinkle (Cornwall)
- 4. The Witch in the Wood (Germany)
- 5. Wolfgang and the Witches (Bohemia)
- 6. Tow-how and the Witch (Papua New Guinea)
- 7. Martin and the Lions (Tyrol)
- 8. The Giant on the Mount (France)
- 9. Elsa and the Witch (Russia)
- 10. The Witch's Flute (Bulgaria)
- 11. The Whirlwind's Castle (Finland)
- 12. Moti-katika and the Water Witch (South-east Africa)