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	EvilAndroids.com Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Reviews
		"The Autumn Castle [is] an entertaining adult fairy tale with just enough darkness and magic, greed and love to be interesting.
		Christine's life is rocked by the return of her missing childhood friend May. Abducted as a child into a place of magic and myth, May now presides over a land where a witch lives in a well, a shape-shifting wolf is her trusted counselor, and fate turns on the fall of an autumn leaf.
		AUTUMN CASTLE is urban fantasy that is dark without crossing the line into pretention; which boasts a cast of faeries and artists without crossing the line into flaky; which centres around emotionally damaged characters and pays that damage more than lip service."
	www.evilandroids.com /wilkins_autumn.htm (331 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Grimms' Fairy Tales, Vol. 1: Snow White, Hansel and Gretel and Other Stories: Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Etc (Children's Classics S.) [Audiobook]: Books
		In these fairy stories, the Brothers Grimm conjure up a world of fantasy, hope and good fortune where the princess meets and marries the right prince (even if he was once a frog), and the cruel witch, the arrogant wife and the greedy wolf get their come-uppance.
		If you think fairy tales are all happy and "Fairy" then read this and you mind will be changed, Well worth reading.
		This book bring the reader back in to the world of Fairy Tales, Each tale has a slight twist, which brings the stories to life with a touch of darkness.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/9626340053 (509 words)

	Ask Ian.....25 April 2003
		While there a book on fairy tales falls from the shelf and from it seven popular fairy tale [such as Snow White, Pinocchio, Cinderella, Aladdin - Ian's note] characters appear.
		These characters thank the children, for they have been released from the book in which they have been imprisoned by the witch ‘Carabosse’.
		As punishment, their teacher (who also plays the Witch!) sends them to clean the school library.
	www.abbamail.com /AskIan/askian_25apr03.htm (4401 words)

	Fractured Fairy Tales
		All fairy tale fans will enjoy this story of the prince who keeps trying to find the correct witch to turn him back into a frog.
		Generally they are intended for children who have a familiarity with fairy tale themes and motifs, but can be enjoyed by anyone.
		Tale of the 11th brother, who was left with one swan's wing in the original tale.
	www.ucalgary.ca /~dkbrown/fft.html (1431 words)

	Fairy Tales
		Irish fairy tales have been collected by many people over the years; this collection is of particular interest because it was assembled by arguably the greatest poet of his time, and because it was a major product of and contributor to the Irish Renaissance of the 1890s.
		Regarded as the first original fairy tale written in English, this tells the story of three brothers affected by the gold fever of the two eldest; it is closely modeled on the Grimms' tales.
		Discusses several familiar and unfamiliar fairy tales that the author concludes may be used as medicine for the soul, to help women regain their "wild" (instinctive, unsocialized) natures.
	www.northern.edu /hastingw/ftales.htm (1431 words)

	Postmodern Fairy Tale Poems:
		The speaker plays fairy tale games with her daughter Emma, assuming the roles of stepmother or witch in Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, and Vassilissa the Beautiful, wistfully observing, “Once, I played the heroine, / now look what I’ve become”:
		The happy endings of fairy tales usually occur after much hardship and suffering, after trial and error–their optimism is born out of a hard-won hopefulness, and a stubborn belief that maybe the third time is the charm.
		Gerstler employs fairy tale motifs, such as the true bride, in order to rescue the power and usefulness of that trope as she inverts and subverts it.
	class.georgiasouthern.edu /~rflynn/fairy_tale_poems3.htm (2611 words)

	Playbill News: Fairy Tale Spin: Wicked Star Chenoweth Up for Disney's "Rapunzel" with Tesori Songs
		"Rapunzel: Unbraided" reportedly follows the modern-day fairy tale of a girl (Witherspoon) and boy thrown into the world of the title character filled with ogres, fairy tale characters and, yes, witches.
		Wicked witch Kristin Chenoweth is up for a role as another fairy tale diva in the upcoming Walt Disney animated film "Rapunzel: Unbraided," possibly featuring songs by Caroline, or Change composer Jeanine Tesori, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
		Playbill News: Fairy Tale Spin: Wicked Star Chenoweth Up for Disney's "Rapunzel" with Tesori Songs
	www.playbill.com /news/article/87330.html (382 words)

	The Nautical Fiction List: Page 8 of 15
		A new Fairy tale of the Southern Seas, 1851 Peter the Whaler; His early life, and adventures in the Arctic Regions and other parts of the World, 1851.
		A Tale of the Sea, etc, 1851 Mark Seaworth, a Tale of the Indian Ocean, 1852 (Infant Mark and his sister are picked up from a boat adrift in the Atlantic and adopted by a rich Anglo-Indian who raises them in India then sends them home for schooling.
		After some early books, a book for boys, PETER THE WHALER (1851), was immediately successful, and he followed it by more than 150 similar books, simple in plot, full of adventures and escapes, and with a high moral tone.
	www.boat-links.com /books/nfl/nautfic-08.html (382 words)

	Book List - Fractured Fairy Tales
		Fractured fairy tales are those that differ from the “traditional” versions.
		A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.
		In this Appalachian version of the classic tale, Hamlet, the youngest pig, rescues her two greedy brothers from the clutches of the "mean, tricky old drooly-mouth fox."
	www.stark.lib.oh.us /Fracturedfairytales.html (851 words)

	Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov : Sheherazade, Op.35 & The Tale Of Tsar Saltan, Op.35
		The Tale of Tsar Saltan, a stylized fairy-tale, tells the story of the marriage of Tsar Saltan to the youngest of three sisters, who bears him a son, Prince Guidon.
		Rimsky-Korsakov wrote his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan largely during the summer of 1899, the libretto based by Vladimir Ivanovich Byelsky on the poem by Pushkin, the centenary of whose birth it celebrates.
		The famous Flight of the Bumblebee is heard in Act 111 of the opera, when Guidon, transformed with the help of the Swan-princess into a bee, stings his wicked aunts and the old witch who has helped them.
	ooz.tripod.com /cd/htm/4B0E52073B65A.htm (851 words)

	Table of Contents and Excerpt, Propp, Morphology of the Folktale
		As we shall see later on, themes (especially the themes of fairy tales) are very closely related to each other.
		They also include a number of other Russian tales—even those in which the witch is replaced by mice or a dragon.
		In this way a tale which includes a fight with a dragon is a tale "about fights with dragons"; a tale in which Koscéj appears is a tale "about Koscéj," and so on, there being no single principle for the selection of decisive elements.
	www.utexas.edu /utpress/excerpts/expromor.html (6786 words)

	Anime-Myth.com v. With You
		In some fairy tales, the woman at the spindle is identified with the witch or dark fairy.
		This begins another common fairy tale motif of a heroine either humbled through work or brought down into it through her circumstances only to be brought higher through it.
		The other water sprite portrayed is a snake who for a time imprisons the goddess and with her trident tyranizes the villagers, demanding a human sacrifice of their first born to appease him.
	www.anime-myth.com /w.html (6786 words)

	Myths and Legends - frames
		Whootie Owl's Stories to grow by is a collection of folk and fairy tales gathered from around the world, intended for younger (up to 10 years old) readers.
		The SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages are Heidi Anne Heiner's collection of tales - often as written by Lang or Perrault, but well annotated by Heiner, with illustrations, histories, and recommended readings.
		Theosophical Perspectives on World Spiritual Traditions is a collection of articles from Sunrise Magazine, many of which deal with mythology from all over the world.
	home.comcast.net /~chris.s/myth.html (6786 words)

	The Watermaiden Review
		THE WATERMAIDEN is an interesting twist on the fairy tale "Rapunzel" (Grimms’ Fairy Tales).
		When the witch discovers their secret, it evokes her wrath; for the girl child must be pure before she goes into the tower.
		The witches must find every girl child and lock her in a tower so she shall be pure and untouched.
	www.creativewritingonline.com /articles/wm1.html (6786 words)

	Witchcraft, Wicca - religious cults, sects and movements
		No longer the hideous, wart-covered crone of folklore and fairy tale, witches in hit television shows like ''Charmed,'' starring Shannen Doherty, and the 1996 movie ''The Craft,'' a favorite with teen-agers at video stores, are avatars of glamour, power and style.
		Witches generally practice multiple forms of divination, participate in trance and other altered states, of conciousness, and perform magical spells and incantations.
		The widely believed notion that a female is a witch whereas a male practitioner is a warlock or wizard is a misnomer.
	www.apologeticsindex.org /w02.html (2081 words)

	Angela Mao's Videos
		The film is a bizarre mixture of fairy tale, ghostly superheroes (who can fly through the air, shoot force beams from their hands, etc.), unexplained weirdness, and extreme luridity.
		Ghost Bride (Witch Edited) [1992] -- Angela does no fighting in her supporting role as Queen of Hell (but she is not a villainess); this is not a martial arts film.
		Stoner (Hong Kong Hitman) [1974] -- All the film's early action scenes are given to George Lazenby, who is the main star.
	www.angelfire.com /az/ying (2081 words)

	Angela Mao's Videos
		The film is a bizarre mixture of fairy tale, ghostly superheroes (who can fly through the air, shoot force beams from their hands, etc.), unexplained weirdness, and extreme luridity.
		There also is a non-widescreen version with lower visual quality from Witching Hour Video, which does have subtitles.
		Ghost Bride (Witch Edited) [1992] -- Angela does no fighting in her supporting role as Queen of Hell (but she is not a villainess); this is not a martial arts film.
	www.angelfire.com /az/ying (2081 words)

	Looney Tunes - Stars Of The Show - Bugs Bunny
		And in the classic Bewitched Bunny, Bugs rescues the fairy tale characters Hansel and Gretel from Witch Hazel's clutches, and narrowly escapes being cooked as dinner himself.
		Whether it's building an elevator for his rabbit hole, tunneling to Sing Song Prison to hide out from hunters, or commanding the stage as a concert pianist in the cult classic Rhapsody Rabbit, Bugs Bunny has become an international hero.
		Check out the Looney Loot for screensavers and more for the kid in everyone.
	looneytunes.warnerbros.com /stars_of_the_show/bugs_bunny/bugs_story.html (652 words)

	Amazon.com: Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave: Books: Marianna Mayer,Kinuko Y. Craft
		Her startlingly hideous depiction of Baba Yaga the crone makes the pointy-hat-and-warted-nose witch found in most fairy tales seem downright cute by comparison; the impact, however, is gravely inhibited by a legend at the bottom of the painting: "Smoking After Meals Is One of Baba Yaga's Many Bad Habits.
		Waldherr says that Baba Yaga, who is often presented in Russian fairy tales as an evil witch who eats children, was originally a goddess who represented the life cycle, from birth to death.
		Baba Yaga is probably the most famous witch in the folklore of the world and certainly the one of whom the most stories are told.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0688085008?v=glance (2207 words)

	Encyclopedia: Hansel und Gretel
		Gretel tricks the witch Hansel and Gretel (German: HÃ¤nsel und Gretel) is a German fairy tale, collected by the Brothers Grimm.
		HÃ¤nsel und Gretel is an opera by Engelbert Humperdinck (Humperdinck himself described it as a fairy opera.) The libretto was written by Adelheid Wette (Humperdinck's sister), based on the Grimms' Hansel and Gretel.
		She tells Gretel to be reasonable, and then the witch goes inside to fetch raisins and almonds with which to fatten HÃ¤nsel.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Hansel-und-Gretel (1851 words)

	SurLaLune Fairy Tales: Annotations For Rapunzel
		Deceived me: Considering her naivete in the Grimms' version of the tale, it is amazing Rapunzel was able to deceive the witch for as long as she did.
		Rapunzel is essentially locked up in a large phallus which in itself shows the futility of the witch's attempts to squash Rapunzel's ripening sexuality.
		Lovely bride: In the translations of the Grimms' tale which include the birth of the twins, Rapunzel is referred to as a wife to imply her children are not illegitimate.
	www.surlalunefairytales.com /rapunzel/notes.html (2520 words)

	WORTHPLAYING - - All about games !
		Fairy tale, religious allegory about pure righteousness versus heartless evil, or charming kids' adventure yarn – no matter how you see the story in book or film form, the game feels aggressively set against its subject matter, with the occasional exception of its graphical depiction of the bewitched, frozen forests and rivers.
		The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – if you've not read the books or seen the blockbuster currently snatching box office dollars from King Kong – tells the tale of Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter Pevensie.
		Often discussed alongside the Lord of the Rings trilogy as fantasy literature touchstones, the Narnia stories are told in much broader, fairy-tale strokes than the Rings books, often leaving much unsaid or told in summary.
	www.worthplaying.com /print.php?sid=30951 (1605 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Rapunzel: Books
		The witch recognizes this because her clothes become to tight and Rapunzel is cast out.
		My only qualm is that the witch is a bit scary looking, especially when she is cutting off Rapunzel's hair.
		But that little fright seems to add to the tale, because when it all works out in the end, it is that much more sweet.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0525456074 (698 words)

	Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
		While the Witch is more of a stock figure, i.e., the fairy tale villainess who meets her comeuppance, Howl is an intriguing mixture of noble hero and preening metrosexual.
		Both the Witch of the Waste and Howl are obsessed with beauty to a nearly fatal degree.
		As a result of their brief exchange, Sophie runs afoul of the evil Witch of the Waste (Lauren Bacall), who transforms the young shop clerk into a wizened old crone.
	www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=140737&buy=open&Tab=reviews&CID=13 (733 words)

	An Oz Filmography
		Frank Baum's Whimsical Fairy Tale The Patchwork Girl of Oz aka Ragged Girl of Oz (1918) aka The Raggedy Girl (1919) aka De Aventuen van Ojo in Wonderland (Dutch title) [Fantasy/Comedy]
		S (American Version): Aileen Quinn (Dorothy), Lorne Greene (The Wizard), John Stocker (The Tin Man), Billy Van (The Scarecrow), Thick Wilson (The Cowardly Lion), Elizabeth Hanna (The Wicked Witch; The Good Witch of the North), Wendy Thatcher (Glinda, the Good Witch).
		The Magic Cloak of Oz (2 reels released as The Magic Cloak (1920-U.S.) in Britain, with another 2 called The Witch Queen(both 1915)) [Fantasy/Comedy]
	mywebpages.comcast.net /scottandrewh/OZFILMS.HTM (6203 words)

	The Wee Free Men: Current Amazon Japan One-Edition Data
		The story is about 9-year-old Tiffany Aching, who is everything a typical fairy tale heroine is not: she's resourceful, competent, smart, practical, level-headed, and she's going to become a witch when she grows up.
		Tiffany was opening her eyes, much like Granny Aching had, and really seeing; she would become in time what Granny Aching was in a lot of ways, and I guess he felt the parallel between Granny Aching and the Baron was necessary, to explain away much of the fairytale aspect in a nonmagical world.
		Tiffany Aching is a typical nine-year-old farm girl who has "a way with cheese", an always-sticky younger brother named Wentworth, and a desire to become a witch.
	greatsfandf.com /PHP/free.php?in=jp&asin=0060012374 (6203 words)

	HUMPERDINCK Hansel und Gretel AVIE AV0050 [CC]: Classical CD Reviews- Dec 2004 MusicWeb-International
		His tale of the witch, towards the end of Act 1 (CD1 track 11), marries his sense of determination with the orchestra’s sense of the dramatic to memorable effect.
		Susanne Mentzer (mezzo) Hansel; Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano) Gretel; Judith Forst (mezzo) The Witch; Janice Taylor (mezzo) Mother; Robert Orth (baritone) Father; Anna Christy (soprano) Sandman, Dew Fairy
		As the Witch, Judith Forst seems perfectly cast.
	www.musicweb-international.com /classrev/2004/Dec04/Humperdinck_Hansel_Avie.htm (593 words)

	ConceptArt.org Forums - Joringel and the witch
		I'm working on some other full color fairy tale stuff which I'll post when I get to it.
		Besides it's for a Grimm fairy tale so keep it old school.
		Hurricane, here are some more fairy tale pics (color and bw):
	www.conceptart.org /forums/printthread.php?t=36490 (218 words)

	The Wee Free Men: Current Amazon Japan One-Edition Data
		At the simplest level, WEE FREE MEN is an adventure that twists many of the established rules of the fairy tale (the witches are the goodguys, the beautiful Queen is evil, and the baron's son is purely incompetent).
		The Wee Free Men follows the exploits of Tiffany, a nine-year-old girl who also happens to be a witch, though she doesn't yet know it.
		The Wee Free Men think that she is a witch, like her grandmother, and just maybe she will be one day, but she's not now.
	greatsfandf.com /PHP/free.php?in=jp&asin=0060012374 (218 words)

	The X Chromosome! (May 5, 2004) :: The Comic Fanatic.Com! :: Comic Book Reviews, News, Previews & Interviews For Comic Fanatics!
		Thessaly seeks out the man who sent the beast on her trail and her witch powers shine through once more as she takes revenge by making bugs eat through the man from his insides.
		Thessaly Witch for Hire has been full of interesting fantasy characters and it was a great read for its short run.
		The Sandman Presents: Thessaly Witch for Hire #4 (DC/Vertigo)
	www.thecomicfanatic.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=426&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0&POSTNUKESID=ce22e0364bec4eaca542539c9b615280 (218 words)

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