xiii, 258 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
“Harcourt Williams the well-known actor has delighted many thousands of children with his fair tales at Christmas entertainments given by his wife, Jean Sterling Mackinlay, and himself. Here he has set down these favourite fairy stories for the first time, as he alone can tell them. Just as children will not forget the stories, neither will they forget the 32 illustrations in colour by C.F. Tunnicliffe.” [dust-jacket].