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Grace James
AuthorBooks · Second hand1882-1965
Grace Edith Marion James was an English writer, born in Tokyo. She was both an author of children's literature and a Japanese folklorist. Her Japanese Fairy Tales (1910) collected and retold stories from the Japanese folk tradition. It was illustrated by Warwick Goble.
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About Grace James
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1882
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1965
Grace Edith Marion James was an English writer, born in Tokyo. She was both an author of children's literature and a Japanese folklorist. Her Japanese Fairy Tales (1910) collected and retold stories from the Japanese folk tradition. It was illustrated by Warwick Goble.
Grace James was born in Tokyo, a background that deeply influenced her fascination with Japanese culture.
She is globally recognized for her significant work as a collector of fairy tales and folklore.
Her most iconic work, Japanese Fairy Tales, remains an essential reference in children's literature.
Throughout her prolific career, she published a total of 33 works exploring imaginative worlds.
Beyond her interest in folklore, she dedicated part of her writing to exploring the historical figure of Joan of Arc.
