Jacobs, Joseph
Jacobs, Joseph (1854–1916),Jewish historian and folklorist, made several notable collections of fairy tales. Born in Australia, educated and long resident in England, he was from 1900 an American citizen. His earliest writings were on Jewish anthropological studies; this led to a general interest in folklore. From 1889 to 1900 he edited the British journal Folk‐Lore and drew on many contributions there for his collections of stories. In 1888 he published an edition of the fables of Bidpai, and in 1890 he began a series of retellings of folk tales for children, which rank in importance with those of Andrew Lang. English Fairy Tales (1890) had a sequel More English Fairy Tales (1893); Celtic Fairy Tales (1891) was followed by More Celtic Fairy Tales (1894). These were all illustrated by John D. Batten. There was also a volume of Indian Fairy Tales (1892) and Europa's...
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