“Jack and the Beanstalk.” English Fairy and Other Folk Tales, edited by Edwin Sidney Hartland, London: The Walter Scott Publishing Co., LTD, [1890], pp. 35-44
Tale Summary
Jack and his mother were poor had to sell the cow because she had nothing left to sell. Jack never helped her and only expressed hunger. He sells the cow to the old man in exchange for beans, but Jack did not know the beans were magical. The next morning he climbs up the beanstalk despite his mother telling not to and a fairy tells him a story he didn’t know about his parents and the ogre.
Fairy Tale Title
Jack and the Beanstalk
Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)
Edwin Sidney Hartland
Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)
None
Common Tale Type
Jack and the Beanstalk
Tale Classification
ATU 328A
Page Range of Tale
pp. 35-44
Full Citation of Tale
“Jack and the Beanstalk.” English Fairy and Other Folk Tales, edited by Edwin Sidney Hartland, London: The Walter Scott Publishing Co., LTD, [1890], pp. 35-44
Original Source of the Tale
Tale Notes
There are small variations in the details of the story, but these don’t distract the reader from the moral of the story: Jack becomes an obedient and loving child. At the beginning of the tale, the character of Jack is lazy and unmotivated and there is an addition to the story which involves a fairy character.
Research and Curation
Anonymous ITAL 4600 student, 2020
Book Title
English Fairy and Other Folk Tales
Book Author/Editor(s)
Edwin Sidney Hartland
Illustrator(s)
None
Publisher
The Walter Scott Publishing CO,. LTD
Date Published
1906
Decade Published
1900-1909
Publisher City
London and New York
Publisher Country
United States and United Kingdom
Language
English
Rights
This book is in the public domain.
Digital Copy
Available at the Internet Archive
Book Notes
This collections of tales is not intended for children, but is instead an attempt to gather tales that the editor feels are disappearing from circulation.