Victorian writers often claimed that the press was killing the fairy tale. In fact, it ensured the genres popularity, bringing literary tales and folklore to the first mass readerships. Exploring penny weeklies, adult and childrens monthlies, little magaz
List of Illustrations Preface to Paperback Acknowledgements Serializing Scheherazade: An Alternative History of the Fairy Tale Myths of Origin: Folktale Scholarship and Fictional Invention in Magazines for Children Science and Superstition, Realism and