10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOP-O'-MY-THUMB»
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hop-o'-my-thumb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Hop o'my Thumb and his brothers are abandoned by their parents in the forest. There, they encounter an ogre and face other difficulties.
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The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
When he came into the world he was scarcely larger than your thumb, and so he
was called Hop o' My Thumb. This poor child was the scapegoat for the whole
household and was always in the wrong. Nevertheless, he was the most
intelligent ...
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The Little Michus: A New and Original Musical Play in Three Acts
A New and Original Musical Play in Three Acts André Messager, Percy
Greenbank, Henry Hamilton. B.-M. M.-B. Mme jfl. BAG. f, ii . . cresc. P M P P ' jl J' P
J- I M F M-4 Pbor lit . tie Hop o' my, Hop o' my Thumb! j i g j' i j> j> i j> * i j Poor lit .
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André Messager, Percy Greenbank, Henry Hamilton, 1905
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George Cruikshank: A Revaluation
half seriously" against Cruikshank's editing, and then and there he wrote, in the
letter already quoted, for a copy of Cruikshank's Hop-o'-my-Thumb and for an
ordinary version of Cinderella, so that he could prepare himself for his reply and ...
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Graphic Works of George Cruikshank
NOTES ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS 163 from Hop-O'-My-Thumb to Charles
Dickens, Esq.," published separately in the second issue of George Cruikshank's
Magazine (Cohn 185), and in an abbreviated form in a later volume of The Fairy ...
George Cruikshank, Richard A. Vogler, 1979
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Memoirs of the American Folk-lore Society
His wife made five gold cap an' five silver cap. Greo-grass put de five gold cap on
his children, an' put de five silver caps on de five hother children. Den Hop-o'-my-
thumb got up durin' de night while Greo-grass vwas sleepin'. He take de five ...
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The Journal of American Folk-lore
Greo-grass put de five gold cap on his children, an' put de five silver caps on de
five hother childrea Den Hop-o'-my-thumb got up durin' de night while Greo-grass
vwas sleepin'. He take de five gold cap an' put 'em on his children, an' put de ...
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Bahama Songs and Stories: A Contribution to Folk-lore
His wife made five gold cap an' five silver cap. Greo-grass put de five gold cap on
his children, an' put de five silver caps on de five hother children. Den Hop-o'-my-
thumb got up durin' de night while Greo-grass vwas sleepin'. He take de five ...
Charles Lincoln Edwards, 1895
anxiety. I think I shall choose the giant,' and she smiled at him, which caused
Polyphemus's vast frame to quiver with joy. The next day, Hop o' my Thumb
looked so sad, that, to console him, she proposed that they should take a walk
together ...
The next day, Hop o' my Thumb looked so sad, that, to console him, she
proposed that they should take a walk together through the fields. She held his
hand, and pretended to be fatigued, in order not to walk too fast, and thus tire out
her small ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1921
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOP-O'-MY-THUMB»
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hop-o'-my-thumb is used in the context of the following news items.
Victoria and Albert show reveals the pleasure and pain of shoes
But men are just as susceptible to the power of what they wear on their feet: the cunning hero of a 17th-century tale, Hop-o'-my-Thumb, saves ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jun 15»
Review: Ratmansky's 'The Sleeping Beauty' Has Premiere in …
Hop-o'-My-Thumb tells two of his brothers to steal the seven-league boots of the sleeping ogre, and the boys beat an exit with the awakened ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
13 Absolutely Terrifying Serial Killers From Fiction
... of Gilles de Rais, the famous Breton serial killer of the 15th century, the prototype of Bluebeard and even of the ogre from Hop-o'-My-Thumb. «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
