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The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales
*Also available in print:
Main Level, Reference: R 398.21 Ox24O
Cambridge Companion to Fairy Tales
Upper Level: 398.2 C144C
Folk and Fairy Tales: A handbook
Medieval Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs
Main Level, Reference: R 398.03 M468M [2 volume set]
Index to Fairy Tales
Main Level, Reference: R 016.398 Ea79I
Multiple volumes available
Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books, and local legends
Main Level, Reference: 398.012 T377M
[5 volume set]
Archetypes and Motifs in Folklore and Literature: A Handbook
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