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Ben Shapiro is an American lawyer, columnist, and conservative political commentator. He was born on January 15, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, and has written sixteen non-fiction books.
Learn about the Brothers Grimm, the German folklorists who collected and published the famous fairy tales. Find out their biography, education, career, and the history of their editions and adaptations.
Learn about the plot, publication history, and translations of Twain's 1865 story, his first great success as a writer. The story features a gambler, a frog, and a stranger who cheats him with lead shot.
A comprehensive list of fairy tales from various regions, countries, and cultures, with dates, authors, and types. Find stories about fairy tale characters such as Cinderella, Snow White, Aladdin, and more.
A fairy tale is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre and features magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings. Learn about the origin, classification, and interpretation of fairy tales from various cultures and sources, such as The Jatakas, The Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index, and The Lilac Fairy Book.
"The Fair at Sorochyntsi" is the first story in the collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Ukrainian writer Nikolai Gogol. Later in the 19th century the story was adapted as an opera of the same name by Modest Mussorgsky (left unfinished by the composer, and completed by other hands). The Fair at Sorochyntsi
A series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published by Andrew Lang and his wife Nora between 1889 and 1913. The best known books are the 12 Coloured Fairy Books, each with a different color and illustrations by Henry J. Ford.
A collection of short stories by Agatha Christie, first published in 1950. The title story is an alternate version of the play The Mousetrap, featuring a murderer who sings Three Blind Mice.