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"Students of folklore and storytellers will find this new guide useful. Ashliman has followed the Aarne-Thompson classification system fairly closely in his geographical classification and his tale type headings. . . . Ashliman's main aim is to `help readers find reliable texts of any given folktale, not only in its best-known version, but also in less familiar variants.' There are cross-references from one tale type to another, a complete listing of Grimm's 200 tales with type classifications as an appendix, and an index of best-known titles and key words from typical plots." Choice ... Read more

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Great resource that should be in most reference collections
In his book, Ashliman has collected lists of the variants of tales available in respected English language collections of fairy tales.This is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to find variations fromdifferent cultures of tales such as Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and theBeast.Since all of the collections are in English, the book is greatlyabbreviated and easier to use than the Stith-Thompson set, although itconveniently uses the same classification system.I often have peopleasking for the types of lists Ashliman has thoughtfully combined in thisone volume.I am always disappointed when it is not available in thereference section of a library I am using or visiting. ... Read more