Sir Edmund William Gosse (1849 鈥� 1928) was an English poet, lecturer, and author. Known for his memoir Father and Son published in 1907, he also published a multitude of poetry books and essays. He was awarded an honorary MA by Cambridge University so he could teach English literature and was later knighted in 1925.听
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Works by Edmund Gosse
鈥淭he Fox's Wedding.鈥� The Allies' Fairy Book, introduction by Edmund Gosse, London: William Heinemann., Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott., 1916, pp. 87-88.
Tale Summary There was once a young white fox named Fukuy茅mon, who, when he reached... Read more
鈥淭he Adventures of Little Peachling.鈥� The Allies' Fairy Book, introduction by Edmund Gosse, London: William Heinemann., Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott., 1916, pp. 84-86.
Tale Summary Many hundreds of years ago, there was a woodcutter and his wife, and... Read more
鈥淲hat Came of Picking Flowers.鈥� The Allies' Fairy Book, introduction by Edmund Gosse, London: William Heinemann., Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott., 1916, pp. 77-83.
Tale Summary Once upon a time, the eldest of three sisters went for a walk... Read more
"The Sleeping Beauty." The Allies鈥� Fairy Book, Intro. by Edmund Gosse London: William Heinemann, 1916, pp. 52-65.
Tale Summary This tale follows the plot of Charles Perrault鈥檚 version, with Sleeping Beauty cursed... Read more