ENGL 2367: Fairy Tales: Online Fairy Tales

Find different versions of your chosen fairy tale compiled and translated by D.L. Ashliman on his Folktexts website.

Sample Citation

Perrault, Charles. "Bluebeard." Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts, edited by D.L. Ashliman, 14 Nov. 2014, www2.pitt.edu/~dash/type0312.html.

Refer to the sample citation below when citing a fairy tale from an e-book that originally appeared in print.

Basic Format

Author. Title of source. Title of container, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location. Title of 2nd container, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location. Optional elements.

 Works Cited Page:

Perrault, Charles. "The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods." The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault, George G. Harrap, Aug. 1922, pp. 47-66. Project Gutenberg, www.gutenberg.org/files/29021/29021-h/29021-h.htm.

The websites below will connect you to different versions of your favorite fairy tales to compare.

SurLaLune Fairytales.com 

Read 49 of your favorite fairy tales accompanied by background information and annotations.

• Bluebeard stories
• Cinderella stories
• Little Red Riding Hood stories

Refer to the sample citation below when citing a fairy tale from this source.

Basic Format

Author. Title of source. Title of container, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location. Title of 2nd container, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location. Optional elements.

 Works Cited Page:

Perrault, Charles. "The Annotated Cinderella." SurLaLune Fairy Tales, Heidi Anne Heiner, 21 Jan. 2015, www.surlalunefairytales.com/cinderella/index.html.

Project Gutenberg

Read or download fairy tale books that are now in the public domain and available online.

• Bluebeard stories
• Cinderella stories
• Red Riding Hood stories
• Grimms' Fairy Tales
• The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault

Lit2Go

Access free collections of fairy tales provided by the University of South Florida.

• Fairy Tale/Folk Tale
• Book - Fairy Tales and Other Traditional Stories