My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales is a wonderful collection of classic fairy tales such as "Cinderella," "Little Snow White," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Sleeping Beauty," "Hansel and Gretel," "Bluebeard," "Thumbelina," and "Beauty and the Beast." These much-loved stories are accompanied by the magnificent color and black-and-white illustrations of Jennie Harbour. The narratives were originally edited by Captain Edric Vredenburg, a noted British collector of folklore - and appear in his translation. Vredenburg was a military man as well as an editor at Raphael Tuck and Sons; notable publishers of short stories and fairy tales. They produced many exceptional volumes classic tales, retold for young audiences.