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The History of Jack The Giant Killer | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
We have one of the most famous English fairy tales of them all for you today: Jack The Giant Killer!
Does make you wonder though whether Jack is really a good guy, or a big game hunter.
For further discussion of the topic, perhaps listen to Local Legends #3 about Cornwall with Mike O'Connor. Stream it here or simply search for it on your podcast app!
If you are unfamiliar with the Lang Fairy Tales, these seminal collections were assembled between 1889 and 1913 by a married couple, folklorists and translators Nora and Andrew Lang, with most of the work done to compile them completed by Nora…
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