Joseph Jacobs (1) (1854–1916)
Author of Celtic Fairy Tales
For other authors named Joseph Jacobs, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Joseph Jacobs was born in Sydney, Australia on August 29, 1854. After graduating from Cambridge University in 1876, he pursued a full and varied career, writing many essays for various periodicals including a famous series in 1882 on the Russian persecutions of the Jews. He also made his influence show more felt as a Jew by editing the first issues of The Jewish Yearbook (1896--99), serving as president of the Jewish Historical Society, and editing The Jewish Encyclopedia. He later served as professor of English at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. His interest in folklore grew out of his studies in anthropology. From 1890 to 1893, he edited Folk Lore, a British journal on the subject. He also edited the Arabian Nights and Aesop's Fables and produced a series of fairy tale books. These fairy tale collections were the result of regular research in folklore, literature, anthropology, and other fields, and they are, perhaps, the works for which he is best remembered today. While other collectors of English folk tales rewrote or left out the crude language of the originals, he brought the vigor of colloquial English into his folk tale collections, and such memorable phrases as Fee-fi-fo-fum and chinny chin chin remain the strength of his contributions. He died on January 30, 1916. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Joseph Jacobs
Contos de fadas celtas [paperback] Jacobs, Joseph; Lasaitis, Cristina; Ugeda Coscodai, Mirtes and Braga Simon, Fernanda… (2021) 4 copies
Joseph Jacobs Complete Fairy Tales: 187 Tales Fully Illustrated (English Fairy Tales, Celtic Fairy Tales, More English… (2013) 4 copies
Cuentos clásicos para leer y contar (PRIMEROS LECTORES (1-5 años) - Cuentos clásicos para leer y contar) (2017) 4 copies
Young Learners Classic Readers: The Three Sillies (Beginning Level 3 w/MP3 Audio CD) (2012) 3 copies
Gingerbread Man: The Ultimate Edition (All 13 versions, original period illustrations, fully annotated audio links) (2014) 3 copies
Favorite Fairy Tales (The Three Little Pigs, The Three Bears, The Wolf and the Seven Kids): Illustrated Edition (2014) 3 copies
The Jews of Angevin England; documents and records, from the Latin and Hebrew sources, printed and manuscript (1977) 2 copies
Bruxas, Bruxos E Os Feiticos Mais Crueis Que Se Podem Imaginar (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2012) 2 copies
Contos de fadas indianos [paperback] Jacobs, Joseph; Souto Maior, Flávia; S. Quadros, Cleusa and Ribeiro, Karine (2021) 2 copies
Studies In Biblical Archeology 2 copies
More English Fairy Tales 2 copies
Barlaam and Josaphat 2 copies
Fables Of Aesop, The 1 copy
Trzy Niedźwiadki 1 copy
The Jewish Question, 1875-1884: Bibliographical Hand-List (Classic Reprint) (German Edition) (2018) 1 copy
The Jews of Angevin England 1 copy
En Jack i els pèssols màgics 1 copy
Baśnie angielskie 1 copy
Folklore 1 copy
The Jewish year book 5657 (1896-1897) : an annual record of matters Jewish : a centenary facsimile of the first Jewish… (1996) 1 copy
Molly Whuppie 1 copy
Teeny-Tiny 1 copy
Dick Whittington and His Cat 1 copy
The Field of Boliauns 1 copy
Tom Tit Tot (Short Story) 1 copy
The Old Woman and Her Pig 1 copy
Henny Penny (Short Story) 1 copy
The Diamond Fairy Book 1 copy
Tales and of Israel 1 copy
The Grey Fairy Book 1 copy
Bruxas, Bruxos e os Feitiços Mais Cruéis que Se Podem Imaginar - Volume 2 (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2013) 1 copy
Israel among nations: Short biographies of 16 outstanding personalities of the 19th and 20th century who added glory to… (1934) 1 copy
the three sillies 1 copy
More English Fairytales 1 copy
Associated Works
A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) (1825) — Contributor — 431 copies
Beauty and the Beast: Classic Tales About Animal Brides and Grooms from Around the World (2017) — Contributor — 104 copies
The Book of Irish Weirdness: A Treasury of Classic Tales of the Supernatural, Spooky and Strange (1994) — Contributor — 96 copies
Workers' Tales: Socialist Fairy Tales, Fables, and Allegories from Great Britain (2018) — Contributor — 41 copies
Fairies, Pookas, and Changelings: A Complete Guide to the Wild and Wicked Enchanted Realm (2017) — Contributor — 23 copies
Terrifying Transformations: An Anthology of Victorian Werewolf Fiction, 1838-1896 (2012) — Contributor — 18 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Jacobs, Joseph
- Birthdate
- 1854-08-29
- Date of death
- 1916-01-30
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Place of death
- Yonkers, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
Yonkers, New York, USA - Education
- Sydney Grammar School
University of Sydney
St John's College, University of Cambridge (BA|1876)
University of Berlin - Occupations
- editor
scholar
folklorist - Organizations
- Society of Hebrew Literature
Jewish Historical Society
Jewish Publication Society of America
American Jewish Historical Society
Jewish Theological Seminary of America - Awards and honors
- Corresponding Member, Royal Academy of History at Madrid (1888)
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I skipped the Notes at the end but if one is interested in the origins or history of these tales, it would be of interest.… (more)