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Presentedhere is a forgotten classic from one of America's most popular writers andartists of the nineteenth century; Charles Godfrey Leland.  Written, designed, and illustrated by Leland in 1892, The Book of One Hundred Riddles of the Fairy Bellaria is a forgotten classic and a small sample of his influential and experimental work. The Book of One Hundred Riddles of the Fairy Bellaria features the Scheherazade-like fairy goddess Bellaria: powerful and mysterious, courageous and clever, goddess of spring, flowers, love, fate, and death. In this story, Bellaria engages in a duel of wits with an evil king, a death match of one hundred riddles. Each riddle is spoken as a rhyme and illustrated by an original engraving in the arts and crafts style. This book is a beautiful reintroduction to Leland and his pioneering design.

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Author:   Charles Godfrey Leland ,  Jack Zipes
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 16.50cm
ISBN:  

9781517906085

ISBN 10:   1517906083
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   16 October 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Charles Godfrey Leland (18241903) was an American humorist, writer, and folklorist. Primarily known during his lifetime for his comic Hans Breitmann's Ballads (1871), he wrote extensively on folklore, paganism, and linguistics. He is author of Pidgin-English Sing-Song and Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches. Jack Zipes is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota. He is author of more than forty books, including Tales of Wonder: Retelling Fairy Tales through Picture Postcards and Fearless Ivan and His Faithful Horse Double-Hump, both from Minnesota.

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