A Choice of Magic
A Choice of Magic is a 1971 anthology of 32 fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. In fact, the book is mostly a collection of tales published in previous Manning-Sanders anthologies. Stories are pulled from A Book of Princes and Princesses, A Book of Giants, A Book of Dwarfs, A Book of Dragons, A Book of Ghosts and Goblins, A Book of Witches, A Book of Mermaids, and A Book of Wizards. There are also four previously unpublished stories.
It is followed by the anthology Folk and Fairy Tales, another collection of previously published Manning-Sanders tales.
Table of contents
- Foreword
- 1. The Wonderful Shirt
- 2. The Frog
- 3. Jack and the Beanstalk
- 4. Knurremurre
- 5. Bottle Hill
- 6. The Nine Doves
- 7. The Goblins at the Bath House
- 8. Johnny and the Witch-Maidens
- 9. Sven and Lilli
- 10. Aniello
- 11. Aladdin
- 12. Esben and the Witch
- 13. Sneezy Snatcher and Sammy Small
- 14. Mons Tro
- 15. Rake Up!
- 16. King Johnny
- 17. The Enchanted Prince
- 18. The Adventures of Billy MacDaniel
- 19. Little Hiram
- 20. Prince Loaf
- 21. Hans and His Master
- 22. Golden Hair
- 23. Constantes and the Dragon
- 24. Tatterhood
- 25. The Princess's Slippers
- 26. Jack and the Wizard
- 27. The Two Wizards
- 28. The Three Mermaids
- 29. The Girl Who Picked Strawberries
- 30. The Magic Lake
- 31. Old Verlooka
- 32. Stan Bolovan