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fairies in Australian Fairy Tales

though they do not vomit fire, as did the dreadful dragon of our childhood, one feels that, given a sporting chance, they would make that boastful beast curl up like a salted worm. As for the other Fairies, everybody will love them. The stories are well told, and the book is beautifully illustrated…

Record ID
1,400
Year
1,925
Source
Project Gutenberg Australia
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Record ID
1400
Source
Project Gutenberg Australia
Publication
Australian Fairy Tales and related Australian tale books; Hume Cook / Ethel Buckland
Published
1925
Narrative type
Retellings and Adaptations
Public-text label
fairies
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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though they do not vomit fire, as did the dreadful dragon of our childhood, one feels that, given a sporting chance, they would make that boastful beast curl up like a salted worm. As for the other Fairies, everybody will love them. The stories are well told, and the book is beautifully illustrated. Mr. Hume Cook’s book is, in very truth, a really and truly Fairy Story Book, which Australian children of all ages will read with avid interest and take to their hearts. Australian Fairy Tales as told to “Bidgybah,” “Pollykim,” and “Pinkles” Time of Telling: Sunday Evenings Place: Any old spot remote from the older members of the.

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