Fairy Tales & Folklore

Swedish Fairy Book

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  • 1921 first published
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Klara Stroebe's Swedish Fairy Book (1921) is a folklore and fairy tales novel.

A free LibriVox audiobook (5 h 13 min) is available.

About Swedish Fairy Book

Klara Stroebe was a noted collector of Scandinavian folk and fairy tales in the 19th Century. Many of these were translated into English and published by Frederick Herman Martens. These are 28 selected "Swedish" fairy tales, part of Stroebe's larger collection in Swedish. Martens wrote that he selected these particular stories for translation into English because he felt they appeared most colorful and entertaining for young readers and also most Swedish in their "flavor". Martens made no attempt to rewrite these tales in their translation, so the Swedish flavor appears to be retained. They were faithfully narrated in the simple, naive manner of their traditional rendering. (Summary by Hox)
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Swedish Fairy Book — LibriVox recording, 5 h 13 min in 29 sections.

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Who wrote Swedish Fairy Book?

Swedish Fairy Book was written by Klara Stroebe and first published in 1921.

What genre is Swedish Fairy Book?

It is usually shelved as Fairy Tales & Folklore.

Is there a free audiobook of Swedish Fairy Book?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 5 h 13 min.

What books are similar to Swedish Fairy Book?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Wind in the Willows, Peter Pan and A Princess of Mars.

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