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Joseph Jacobs
(1854 - 1916)
Born in Australia, Joseph Jacobs moved to England where he collected folklore and fairy tales. He moved to the United States in 1900 where he edited the Jewish Encyclopedia.
Bibliography
Ardizzone’s English Fairy Tales (1980)
Twelve traditional English tales, including Jack the Giant-Killer, Henny-Penny, and The Story of the Three Bears.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Best In Children’s Books Volume 10 (1958)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Read online at archive.org.
Best In Children’s Books Volume 10A (1963)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. This revised edition substitutes an extract from Charlotte’s Web for Traveling the Underground Railroad.
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Best in Children’s Books Volume 2 (1957)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new and different illustrators.
Read online at archive.org.
Best in Children’s Books Volume 24 (1959)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Read online at archive.org.
Best In Children’s Books Volume 31 (1960)
An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Best in Children’s Books Volume 40 (1960)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, many with new illustrations.
The Book of Wonder Voyages (1896)
A retelling of four famous hero tales, from The Argonauts to the Norsemen. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
None
The Buried Moon (1969)
Tells how the Moon came down to earth to do battle with the evil ones and was rescued by human heroes.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
Celtic Fairy Tales (1892)
A choice selection from the great wealth of Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Cornish folk and fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
John D. Batten
Celtic Fairy Tales (1970)
This collection also includes More Celtic Fairy Tales.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
Victor Ambrus
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 2 (1962)
This collection includes fables, folk tales, and fairy tales.
English Fairy Tales (1890)
This was one of the first collections of English fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
John D. Batten
English Fairy Tales (1968)
One of the first collections of English fairy tales. This edition also includes More English Fairy Tales. Read the first edition online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
Margery Jean Gill
Europa's Fairy Book (1916)
A selection of stories that appear in various forms in many different European countries. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
John D. Batten
The Fables of Aesop (1894)
A selection and retelling of the well known Fables by a master of folklore. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
Richard Heighway
The Fables of Aesop Selected, Told Anew and their History Traced (1950)
Joseph Jacobs selects eighty-two of Aesop’s fables.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Indian Fairy Tales (1892)
A selection of Indian folk and fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
John D. Batten
More Celtic Fairy Tales (1895)
A second selection from the vast riches of the Celtic folk and fairy tale. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
John D. Batten
More English Fairy Tales (1894)
Confounding the critics, the author produces another collection of English fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s):
John D. Batten