The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories: Classic Literary Fairy Tales

English author Mary De Morgan (1850-1907) is a women’s suffragist, animal rights activist, and socialist whose politics informed her remarkable fairy tales, which are known for their feminism, criticism of mass production, and deviations from the conventional “happily ever after’s” of the pattern, all of which are on full display in this collection of seven stories.

In Mary De Morgan’s second collection of fairy tales, Princess Fiorimonde is an evil princess who does not wish to marry, uses dark magic, and turns her suitors into beads on her magnificent necklace. The elves then turn the brave performer into a golden harp, which they use to free the town from its curse. Princess Joan’s heart is taken by a wicked fairy. In this farcical tale, a group of peddlers, a donkey, a raven, and a sparrow make a slew of bogus promises to one another before getting conned by the law. With the help of a rogue, a baker agrees to turn out perfect, abundant loaves that will make him wealthy at the expense of the misery they bring to those who consume them. The Three Clever Kings escape and become skilled in age-old professions, where they then live happily ever after. In the final fable, a princess who can communicate with animals and turn her adversaries to stone seeks the secret to happiness.

The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories 

• The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde
• The Wanderings of Arasmon
• The Heart of Princess Joan
• The Peddler’s Pack
• The Bread of Discontent
• The Three Clever Kings
• The Wise Princess

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