Benjamin Tabart
Benjamin Tabart (c. 1767/8; † 1833 ) was a London bookseller and owner of the Juvenile Library on Bond Street , which published many famous children's books including fairy tales, including fairy tales by Charles Perrault , Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy and from The Thousand and One Night, as well as versions of popular books such as Valentine and Orson , Fortunatus and Robin Hood . The old English fairy tale The History of Jack and the Beanstalk probably appeared in print for the first time (1807).
literature
- Marjorie Moon: Benjamin Tabart's Juvenile Library. A bibliography of books for children published, edited and sold by Mr. Tabart, 1801-1820. Winchester / Detroit, 1990
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SURNAME | Tabart, Benjamin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English bookseller and editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1768 |
DATE OF DEATH | 1833 |