Italian Folktales Language _x000D_ Character profiles give overviews

_x000D_ Character profiles give overviews of key men and women in the Bible

Part of a 4-volume collection includingJane Eyre

Or the way a father - let's call him Dad - practises deafness but can miraculously hear a suggestion of no ham at Christmas over the roar of cricket commentary

With breathtaking illustrations of space and fascinating facts

(Previously published as The Diary Keepers)

Italian Folktales Language _x000D_ Character profiles give overviewsA collection of folktales to transport the reader into a world of adventurers, tricksters, kings, peasants and saints Meticulously selected and artfully recreated, the selection of stories in Italian is vast and ranges geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Calvino is himself clearly captivated by the folkloric imagination and communicates this in what is a fascinating and rich addition to folk literature.