{"product_id":"fairy-tellers-a-journey-into-the-secret-history-of-fairy-tales-9781529327700","title":"Fairy Tellers: A Journey Into the Secret History of Fairy Tales","description":"\"The general reader is unlikely to have met Mr. Jubber's other subjects and may be amazed to learn the degree to which these unsung men and women have shaped the fairy-tale canon, an enthusiastic and enjoyable book--\u003cb\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A carnival of a book, rigorously researched and jostling with life' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Amy Jeffs, author of \u003ci\u003eStoryland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho were the Fairy Tellers?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this far-ranging quest, award-winning author Nicholas Jubber unearths the lives of the dreamers who made our most beloved fairy tales: inventors, thieves, rebels and forgotten geniuses who gave us classic tales such as 'Cinderella', 'Hansel and Gretel', 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Baba Yaga'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the Middle Ages to the birth of modern children's literature, they include a German apothecary's daughter, a Syrian youth running away from a career in the souk and a Russian dissident embroiled in a plot to kill the tsar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following these and other unlikely protagonists, we travel from the steaming cities of Italy and the Levant, under the dark branches of the Black Forest, deep into the tundra of Siberia and across the snowy fells of Lapland. In the process, we discover a fresh perspective on some of our most frequently told stories. Filled with adventure, tragedy and real-world magic, this bewitching book uncovers the stranger lives behind the strangest of tales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicholas Jubber has travelled in the Middle East, Central Asia, North and East Africa and across Europe. Along the way, he has worked as a teacher, carpet-washer and even had a stint as a tannery assistant. He has written three previous books, \u003ci\u003eThe Timbuktu School for Nomads\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Prester Quest\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Dolman Travel Book Award) and \u003ci\u003eDrinking Arak off an Ayatollah's Beard\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the Dolman Award). He has written for numerous publications, including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBBC History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nicholas Brealey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618826326290,"sku":"9781529327700","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c9869152-ee33-4570-a86d-2e0ab1f1983a.jpg?v=1732542010","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fairy-tellers-a-journey-into-the-secret-history-of-fairy-tales-9781529327700","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}