The Knights of the Silver Shield
Author:
Raymond MacDonald Alden
Illustrator:
Katharine Hayward Greenland
Publication:
1906 by Bobbs-Merrill Company
Genre:
Anthology, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Folk Tales, Historic Tales and Legends, Short Story
Pages:
149
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A collection of highly imaginative modern fairy tales which inspire children to right behavior. Includes two Christmas stories-"Why the Chimes Rang" and "In the Great Walled Country"-and a variety of other stories suitable for the different seasons of the year. Best known from the collection are the title story, "Why the Chimes Rang," and the highly-acclaimed "The Knights of the Silver Shield," both of which have been published in separate editions and included in numerous anthologies.
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Raymond MacDonald Alden
1873 - 1924American
Raymond MacDonald Alden was a minister's son, and his mother, Isabella MacDonald Alden, wrote many books, and was known for nearly twenty-five years... See more
Why the Chimes Rang 
Reprinted in 2007 by Yesterday's Classics
Reprint illustrated by Katharine Hayward Greenland
Available formats: Paperback
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This edition is an unabridged republication of the work originally published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company in 1908.
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Podcast
Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Released in 2020 by The Literary Life
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
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"Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are 'escapist', the influence of the Grimm brothers scholarly work on interpreting fairy stories, and allowing the story to unveil its deeper truths without forcing meaning onto it.
Angelina gives an illustration of how to see the gospel messages in fairy tales by talking us through the story of Sleeping Beauty. She refutes the ideas that fairy tales are about human romance or are misogynistic. She also highlights some of the Enlightenment and Puritan responses to fairy tales that still linger with us today. Cindy and Angelina also discuss some common concerns such as the magical, weird, or scary aspects of fairy tales. Angelina also makes a distinction between folk tales, literary fairy tales, and cautionary tales."
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