World of Wonder: the wondrous world of tales

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Do you love fairy and folk tales? Wonder about the origins of them? This is a blog where I dig deep into a fairy or folk tale and uncover everything I possibly can about it, then share the research with you as well as inspired creative artefacts.

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About Alyssa Curtayne

Storyteller, writer, researcher, lover of folk and fairytales written up until 1750. The author of Yexian: The Chinese Cinderella, which is the first in a series of lesser-known fairy tales.

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