Mary De Morgan’s second collection of fairy tales. Like her
On a Pincushion, the stories in this collection draw inspiration from fairy tales both folkloric and literary, like the ones by
Hans Christian Andersen. The fairy tales address a variety of themes, including greed in “The Bread of Discontent” and love and loyalty in “The Wanderings of..." data-title="Книга The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde">