Bibliograph

Tales from the Hinterland, Althea Proserpine ; collected by Melissa Albert ; illustrated by Jim Tierney

Type

Label

Tales from the Hinterland, Althea Proserpine ; collected by Melissa Albert ; illustrated by Jim Tierney

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Tales from the Hinterland

Oclc number

1151060157

Responsibility statement

Althea Proserpine ; collected by Melissa Albert ; illustrated by Jim Tierney

Series statement

Hazel Wood, 3

Summary

In this companion book to "The Hazel Wood" and "The Night Country," the author presents a collection of dark fairy tales by Alice's reclusive grandmother Althea ProserpineJourney into the Hinterland, a brutal and beautiful world. Among those you'll meet are a young woman who spends a night with Death; brides wed to a mysterious house in the trees; and an enchantress who is killed twice and still lives. -- adapted from back cover

Table Of Contents

The door that wasn't there -- Hansa the traveler -- The clockwork bride -- Jenny and the night women -- The skinned maiden -- Alice-three-times -- The house under the stairwell -- Ilsa waits -- The sea cellar -- Mother and the dagger -- Twice-killed Katherine -- Death and the woodwife

Target audience

adolescent

Classification