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Joseph Jacobs
Joseph Jacobs was born in Sydney in 1854, but soon emigrated to England and USA. He was a preminent scholar and literary critic, and published many books on Jewish history and tradition. However, he is most often remembered for his contribution to children’s literature. In 1890, he published a collection of legends and fairy tales that included “Tom Tit Tot,” “The Story of Three Little Pigs,” “Tom Thumb,” and “Jack and the Beanstalk.” Jacobs compiled other volumes of English, Celtic, Indian, and European folktales and stories, as well as a version of The Fables of Aesop and The Thousand and One Nights.
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