This new collection brings together the perfect combination of ancient tales like The Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella, with modern classics such as Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince and Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling. Plus, Mike Ashley has added a few selected tales that deserve to be better known, and a delightful handful of new stories by popular modern authors like Joan Aiken, Tanith Lee and Jane Yolen.