"The Sleeping Beauty." The Allies’ Fairy Book, Intro. by Edmund Gosse London: William Heinemann, 1916, pp. 52-65.
Tale Summary
This tale follows the plot of Charles Perrault’s version, with Sleeping Beauty cursed by an evil fairy who had not been invited to her christening. Awoken by the prince, Sleeping Beauty marries him and bears him two children. The prince’s mother, an ogress, wishes to devour Beauty and her children, but her plan is foiled and she dies in a vat of poison snakes.
Fairy Tale Title
The Sleeping Beauty
Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)
Edmund Gosse
Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)Â
William Heinemann
Common Tale TypeÂ
Sleeping Beauty
Tale Classification
ATU 410
Page Range of TaleÂ
pp. 52-65
Full Citation of TaleÂ
The Sleeping Beauty." The Allies’ Fairy Book, Intro. by Edmund Gosse London: William Heinemann, 1916, pp. 52-65.
Original Source of the Tale
Charles Perrault
Tale Notes
This version of the tale has very beautiful illustrations by Arthur Rackham, including four black and white illustrations positioned throughout the text and one color plate depicting Sleeping Beauty in her bed. The black and white illustrations depict: the evil fairy, the old woman spinning, the castle surrounded by thorns, and an elf at the end of the tale.
Research and Curation
Anonymous ITAL 4600 student, 2020
Book TitleÂ
The Allies' Fairy Book
Book Author/Editor(s)Â
Edmund Gosse
Illustrator(s)
Arthur Rackham
Publisher
William Heinemann and J.B. Lippincott Co.
Date Published
1916
Decade PublishedÂ
1910-1919
Publisher City
London
Philadelphia
Publisher Country
United Kingdom
United States
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Digital Copy
Book Notes
The Allies Fairy Book was published in 1916, in the midst of World War I. The goal of the book was to present one tale from each country fighting for the Allied Powers in the war.