A Choice of Magic

A Choice of Magic is a 1971 anthology of 32 fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. In fact, the book is mostly a collection of tales published in previous Manning-Sanders anthologies. Stories are pulled from A Book of Princes and Princesses (1969), A Book of Giants (1962), A Book of Dwarfs (1963), A Book of Dragons (1964), A Book of Ghosts and Goblins (1968), A Book of Witches (1965), A Book of Mermaids (1967), and A Book of Wizards (1966). There are also four previously unpublished stories.

It is followed by the anthology Folk and Fairy Tales (1978), another collection of (mostly) previously published Manning-Sanders tales.

Table of contents

 * Foreword
 * 1. The Wonderful Shirt (Russia)
 * 2. The Frog (Ukraine)
 * 3. Jack and the Beanstalk (England)
 * 4. Knurremurre (Zeeland)
 * 5. Bottle Hill (Ireland)
 * 6. The Nine Doves (Greece)
 * 7. The Goblins at the Bath House (Estonia)
 * 8. Johnny and the Witch-Maidens (Bohemia)
 * 9. Sven and Lilli (Denmark)
 * 10. Aniello (Sicily)
 * 11. Aladdin (Arabia)
 * 12. Esben and the Witch (Denmark)
 * 13. Sneezy Snatcher and Sammy Small (England)
 * 14. Mons Tro (Denmark)
 * 15. Rake Up! (Denmark)
 * 16. King Johnny (Slavonia)
 * 17. The Enchanted Prince (Hungary)
 * 18. The Adventures of Billy MacDaniel (Ireland)
 * 19. Little Hiram (India)
 * 20. Prince Loaf (Rumania)
 * 21. Hans and His Master (Hungary)
 * 22. Golden Hair (Corsica)
 * 23. Constantes and the Dragon (Greece)
 * 24. Tatterhood (Norway)
 * 25. The Princess's Slippers (Archangel)
 * 26. Jack and the Wizard (Wales)
 * 27. The Two Wizards (Africa)
 * 28. The Three Mermaids (Italy)
 * 29. The Girl Who Picked Strawberries (Germany)
 * 30. The Magic Lake (Ireland)
 * 31. Old Verlooka (Russia)
 * 32. Stan Bolovan (Rumania)