Once Long Ago
Hardcover edition | |
| Author | Roger Lancelyn Green |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Vojtěch Kubašta |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Fairy tales |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Golden Pleasure Books |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | England |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 301 pages |
Once Long Ago: Folk & Fairy Tales of the World is a book of 70 fairy tales from many countries and cultures. The tales are told by Roger Lancelyn Green and illustrated by Vojtěch Kubašta. The book was published in 1962 by Golden Pleasure Books in London and reprinted in 1966 (second edition) and 1967 (third edition). It is out of print.
The book is notable for the wide variety of its tales, most of which will be unfamiliar to readers from English-speaking countries, such as "The Nung-Guama" (Chinese), "The Voice of Death" (Romanian), and "Long, Stout, and Sharpeyes" (Czech). More familiar tales include "Little Snow White" and "The Sleeping Beauty."