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Jack and the Beanstalk

In short: Compare the London and Jamaican records of Jack and the Beanstalk through the climb into the giant’s world.

Jack and the Beanstalk · The skyward beanstalk FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 12 Jack and the Beanstalk Compare the London and Jamaican records of Jack and the Beanstalk through the climb into the giant’s world. Origin English folktale. A related telling was recorded in Jamaica. Atlas record 1807 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF The skyward beanstalk Reach¹ 2/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 2 records · 2 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

English folktale. A related telling was recorded in Jamaica.

Tabart’s London printing of 1807 makes the beanstalk a path into the giant’s country. In the Jamaican telling published by Martha Warren Beckwith in 1924, the hero is called Jand. These dated records let readers follow the idea of climbing a bean stalk in two different storytelling settings.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1807 · London, United Kingdom
    Benjamin Tabart · The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk · First known printed version
  2. 1924 · Jamaica · collection region
    Martha Warren Beckwith · Jand and the Bean-Stalk

Country pages

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Origin
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