Fae Bargain Fairy Tales & Folklore Books

9 fairy tales & folklore books that use the fae bargain trope — a deal with the fair folk — binding, literal and dangerous. Top picks: The Cricket on the Hearth (1846), Phantastes (1850) and Black Beauty (1877).

9 books

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The Cricket on the Hearth
Charles Dickens
1846★ 3.0
FREE🎧
Phantastes
George MacDonald
1850★ 4.2
FREE
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
1877★ 4.3
The Classic Tale of the Velveteen Rabbit
Margery Williams Bianco
1900★ 4.1
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Nada the Lily
H. Rider Haggard
1890★ 4.0
FREE🎧
The king of the Golden River; or, The black brothers
John Ruskin
1839
The Wrath & the Dawn
Renée Ahdieh
1700★ 4.0
Mélusine
Jean d'Arras, Jean
1924
Zur Kritik und Erklärung des Tristan Gottfrieds von Strassburg
Johannes Kottenkamp
1879

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The Cricket on the Hearth

Phantastes

Black Beauty

The Classic Tale of the Velveteen Rabbit

Nada the Lily

The king of the Golden River; or, The black brothers

The Wrath & the Dawn

Mélusine

Zur Kritik und Erklärung des Tristan Gottfrieds von Strassburg