English Fairy Tales vs Tree and Leaf: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Folk literature, Tales, Fairy Tales
English Fairy Tales
“ONCE upon a time there was a woman, and she baked five pies.”
From the book:Who says that English folk have no fairy-tales of their own? The present volume contains only a selection out of some 140, of which I have found traces in this country. It is probable that many more exist.…
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Tree and Leaf
Fairy-stories are not just for children, as anyone who has read Tolkien will know. In his essay 'On Fairy-Stories', Tolkien discusses the nature of fairy-tales and fantasy and rescues the genre from those who would…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Tree and Leaf is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for English Fairy Tales.
- English Fairy Tales has the widest readership — 4022 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| English Fairy Tales | Tree and Leaf | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (4022) | 4.0 (1786) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (3) | 3.7 (26) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (8) | — |
Reception
| English Fairy Tales | Tree and Leaf | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4022 | 1786 |
| Editions | 76 | 23 |
| Citations | — | 154 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 6685 | — |
| Reading it now | 1622 | — |
| Written reviews | 258 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 444 | 1806 |
| Pages | 283 | 112 |