This is a retelling of the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty. It follows a king and queen who long for a child, the birth of a princess, and the dark fate that hangs over her. Warm and imaginative, it is well suited to children and to anyone who enjoys traditional fairy tales.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Endpaper Left Endpaper Right Spine Contents CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI ——————————————— BOOKS ILLUSTRATED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM ——————————————— CINDERELLA. 7s. 6d. net. THE ALLIES' FAIRY BOOK. 7s. 6d. net. ALICE IN WONDERLAND. 7s. 6d. net. ÆSOP'S FABLES. 7s. 6d. net. MOTHER GOOSE. 7s. 6d. net. A CHRISTMAS CAROL. 7s. 6d. net. THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE Poems of Childhood, by A. C. Swinburne. 10s. 6d. net.
RIP VAN WINKLE. 10s. 6d. net. UNDINE. 12s. 6d. net. ARTHUR RACKHAM'S BOOK OF PICTURES. 21s. net. THE RING OF THE NIBLUNGS. In Two Vols. Each 21s. net. INGOLDSBY LEGENDS. 21s. net. A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. 21s. net. Emblem Frontispiece: Cinderella about to touch the spindle Title Page LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN, 1920. Children running BRIAR ROSE ONCE UPON A TIME THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
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