The Fairy Tellers is a fascinating history of fairy tales told through the lives of seven tellers of fairy tales. You've likely have heard of one of these storytellers, but unless you study fairy tales, you'll probably not have heard of the others. Find out what you may have been missing!Support our heritage work here, if you'd like to: https://ko-fi.com/orkneyologyTom and Nick's conversation wends its way through the centuries touching on these topics and many more:   • The "earthy" tales of Giambattista: Find out if it's true that "everybody likes a shart joke", where the cockroach hides and old versions of Cinderella and Rapunzel   • Hannah Dyab, who was responsible for preserving Aladin and Alibab, among others   • Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and her vision and backstory of Beauty and the Beast, and the difficulties of being a woman creative in her day   • Dortchen Wild, and how did she benefit the brothers Grimm? And what does this woman have to do with the trope of girls doing housework in fairytales?   • Ivan Khudiakov and Somadeva   • Hans Christian Andersen: there's more to him than you might know, and isn't The Snow Queen an amazing story?   • What can we get away with through satire when those in "authority" aren't paying attention?   • Why are ogres the speakers of truth in some fairy tales, and why we should always listen to the "monsters".   • Wicked stepmothers ... or wicked mothers?   • Is a monster who can tell a story a monster?   • Should the originator of the "gathered" stories be credited?   • "Original" fairy tales, new and old   • Is a selkie a monster? Read Nick's new book, Monsterland, and get his viewpoint!Nicholas Jubber's website and books Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.