Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen 1812-1885

Overview

Works:	705 works in 1,930 publications in 7 languages and 20,086 library holdings
Roles:	Compiler, Editor, Other, Creator, Collector, Translator
Classifications:	PZ8.1.A8, 398.2

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1840 |

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Publications about Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

Publications by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

Publications by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

Norwegian folk tales by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
The three billy goats gruff and the three little pigs ( )
Asbjørnsen's linguistic reform : a study of the individual writer's role in written developments by Daniel Popp ( Book )
P. Chr. Asbjørnsen: mannen og livsverket by Knut Liestøl ( Book )
Norwegian proverbs ( Book )

Eventyrkongen og Romerike. Et tilskott til granskinga av P. Chr. Asbjørnsen og samtia hans. (Gitt ut som festskrift i høve Øyvin Ribsskog's 60-årsday 3.1.1966) by Øyvin Ribsskog ( Book )
P. Chr. Asbjørnsen; biografi og karakteristikk, med supplerende oplysninger om hans samtidige by Hans Hansen ( Book )
Hvorledes P. Chr. Asbjørnsen begyndte som sagnfortæller by O. A Øverland ( Book )
La vie et les oeuvres de Peter Christen Asbjørnsen by Alfred Sinding-Larsen ( Book )
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen en literær-biografisk skitse by Alfred Larsen ( )
Asbjørnsen og Moe's eventyr og sagn : bibliografi by Gustav E Raabe ( Book )
Eventyr : once upon a time : for orchestra by Frederick Delius ( )
Exhibition of original illustrations by Erik Werenskiold and Th. Kittelsen : for the norwegian folk tales of P. Chr. Asbjörnsen and Jörgen Moe by American-Scandinavian Foundation ( Book )
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen : diger og folkesæl by Truls Gjefsen ( Book )
Asbjørnsen og Moe's norske folkeeventyr : en bibliografisk undersøkelse by Hans J Haffner ( Book )
Stimme und Feder : mündliche Tradition norwegischer Volksmärchen und ihre Verschriftlichung durch Asbjørnsen und Moe by Harald Müller ( Book )
Asbjørnsens kvinnehistorier by Erik Henning Edvardsen ( Book )
Norske forfattere; literaturbilleder by Henrik Bernhard Jaeger ( Book )
Framing a national narrative : the legend collections of Peter Christen Asbjørnsen by Marte H Hult ( Book )
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen : en literærbiografisk skitse by Alfred Larsen ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

The three billy goats Gruff by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
36 editions published between 1954 and 2006 in English and held by 4,640 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Three clever billy goats outwit a big ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain

East of the sun and west of the moon and other tales by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
70 editions published between 1914 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 2,238 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Includes six traditional Norwegian tales: East of the Sun and West of the Moon, The Blue Belt, The Lassie and her Godmother, The Three Princesses of Whiteland, The Widow's Son, The Three Princesses in the Blue Mountain

Norwegian folk tales by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
36 editions published between 1960 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,513 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of Norwegian folk tales

Favorite fairy tales told in Norway by Virginia Haviland ( Book )
3 editions published between 1961 and 1969 in English and held by 941 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains Taper Tom, Land and the north wind, Boots, and the troll, among other stories. Grades 2-4

East of the sun and west of the moon; twenty-one Norwegian folk tales by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
10 editions published between 1938 and 1969 in English and held by 815 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twenty-one of the Norwegian folk tales collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe telling of trolls, sprites, princesses, cinderlads, talking cats, and mountains made of glass

East o' the sun and west o' the moon, with other Norwegian folk tales by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
17 editions published between 1912 and 2007 in English and held by 662 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Norwegian folk tales collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe telling of trolls, sprites, princesses, cinderlads, talking cats, and mountains made of glass

The Squire's bride : a Norwegian folk tale by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
4 editions published between 1975 and 1976 in English and held by 633 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The old widower squire is determined to marry the farmer's daughter who is equally determined he will not

Popular tales from the Norse by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
53 editions published between 1859 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 623 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First published at G.P. Putnam, New York, 1888

East o' the sun and west o' the moon by George Webbe Dasent ( Book )
6 editions published between 1970 and 1994 in English and Undetermined and held by 573 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A girl travels east of the sun and west of the moon to free her beloved prince from a magic spell

The man who kept house by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
2 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 561 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Convinced that his work in the field is harder than his wife's work at home, a farmer trades places with her for the day

Rapunzel -- and more classic fairytales ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 547 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rapunzel is a girl with the very long, golden hair; A pair of elves secretly create an amazing pair of shoes for a poor but kindly shoemaker; When a young girl befriends a mysterious elderly woman, magical things begin to happen; Follow the adventures of billy goats named Gruff as they bravely hunt for fresh green grass to eat; Lon Po Po brings lessons about strangers, trust and courage; A king falls in love with a princess after she hides her identity under a coat made of a thousand furs

The three billy goats gruff by Paul Galdone ( Recording )
20 editions published between 1962 and 2012 in English and Spanish and held by 529 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Three clever billy goats outwit a big ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain

The runaway pancake by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
7 editions published between 1980 and 1981 in English and held by 304 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A pancake runs away to avoid being eaten and survives until he misplaces his trust

Norske folke-eventyr by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
97 editions published between 1851 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Christmas visitors : a Norwegian folktale by Jeanette Winter ( Book )
1 edition published in 1968 in English and held by 263 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Every Christmas Eve a wood cutter and his family have to prepare a feast for the trolls who come from a nearby mountain. Then one year a trapper and his white bear ask for shelter on the same holiday eve

A collection of popular tales from the Norse and north German by George Webbe Dasent ( Book )
11 editions published between 1906 and 2011 in English and held by 256 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mainly a translation of Asbjornsen's collection of Norse fairy tales

A time for trolls; fairy tales from Norway by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
20 editions published between 1962 and 1992 in English and Norwegian and held by 248 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two Norwegians, P.C. Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe, collected folk tales and published them from 1837-1871. Here are selections from those collections

Tales from the fjeld by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
8 editions published between 1896 and 1970 in English and held by 222 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fifty-one Norse fairy tales, many of which are Norse variations of tales from other countries

Fairy tales from the far North by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
20 editions published between 1879 and 2010 in English and held by 179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thirty-seven fairy tales from Norway

Norske huldre-eventyr og folkesagn by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ( Book )
54 editions published between 1848 and 1995 in 3 languages and held by 165 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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