Marian Roalfe Cox (1860–1916) was an English folklorist who pioneered studies in

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for the

fairy tale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic (paranormal), magic, incantation, enchantments, and mythical ...

Cinderella "Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsi ...

''. In 1893, after being commissioned by

the Folklore Society The Folklore Society (FLS) is a national association in the United Kingdom for the study of folklore. It was founded in London in 1878 to study traditional vernacular culture, including traditional music, song, dance and drama, narrative, arts an ...

of Britain, she produced ''Cinderella: Three Hundred and Forty-Five Variants of Cinderella,

Catskin Catskin is an English fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs, in ''More English Fairy Tales''. Marian Roalfe Cox, in her pioneering study of ''Cinderella'', identified as one of the basic types, the Unnatural Father, contrasting with ''Cinderella'' ...

and,

Cap O' Rushes "Cap-o'-Rushes" is an English fairy tale published by Joseph Jacobs in ''English Fairy Tales''. Jacobs gives his source as "Contributed by Mrs. Walter-Thomas to "Suffolk Notes and Queries" of the ''Ipswich Journal'', published by Mr. Lang in ''Lon ...

, Abstracted and Tabulated with a Discussion of Medieval Analogues and Notes'', a seminal work in the study of Cinderella, introduced by

Andrew Lang Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University ...

.If The Shoe Fits: Folklorists' criteria for #510
Prior to anthologization and folklore indices, she identified five broad types: *A – Ill-treated heroine. Recognition by means of a shoe. Among the examples included:

Katie Woodencloak "Katie Woodencloak" or "Kari Woodengown" (originally "Kari Trestakk") is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in ''Norske Folkeeventyr''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Red Fairy Book''. It is Aarne� ...

Finette Cendron Finette Cendron (meaning in English, ''Cunning Cinders'') is a French literary fairy tale written by Madame d'Aulnoy. It combines Aarne-Thompson types 327A and 510A. Other tales of 510A type include "Cinderella", " Katie Woodencloak", " Fair, Br ...

The Sharp Grey Sheep The Sharp Grey Sheep or The Sharp-Horned Grey Sheep is a Scottish fairy tale collected by John Francis Campbell in ''Popular Tales of the West Highlands'', listing his informant as John Dewar, labourer, from Glendaruail, Cowal. It is Aarne-Thompso ...

Fair, Brown and Trembling Fair, Brown and Trembling is an Irish fairy tale collected by Jeremiah Curtin in ''Myths and Folk-lore of Ireland'' and Joseph Jacobs in his ''Celtic Fairy Tales''. It is Aarne-Thompson type 510A. Other tales of this type include ''Cinderella'', ...

, Aschenputtel,

Rushen Coatie Rushen Coatie or Rashin-Coatie is a Scottish fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in his ''More English Fairy Tales''. It is Aarne–Thompson type 510A, the persecuted heroine, as is Cinderella. Synopsis A queen with a daughter died. On her de ...

, and

The Wonderful Birch The Wonderful Birch (russian: Чудесная берёза) is a Finnish/Russian fairy tale. A variant on Cinderella, it is Aarne–Thompson folktale type 510A, the persecuted heroine. It makes use of shapeshifting motifs. Andrew Lang included i ...

. It corresponds to Aarne-Thompson type 510A. * B – Unnatural father. Heroine flight. Among the examples included:

Donkeyskin ''Donkeyskin'' (french: Peau d'Âne) is a French literary fairytale written in verse by Charles Perrault. It was first published in 1695 in a small volume and republished in 1697 in Perrault's ''Histoires ou contes du temps passé''. Andrew Lan ...

, The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter,

Allerleirauh "Allerleirauh" ( en, "All-Kinds-of-Fur", sometimes translated as "Thousandfurs") is a fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm. Since the second edition published in 1819, it has been recorded as Tale no. 65. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Gree ...

. It corresponds to Aarne-Thompson type 510B. *C –

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...

judgment. Outcast heroine. Among the examples included:

The Goose-Girl at the Well "The Goose-Girl at the Well" (German: ''Die Gänsehirtin am Brunnen'') is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 179). It is Aarne-Thompson type 923 ('Love Like Salt'). Synopsis An old woman raised geese in the mountains. One ...

. Includes tales later classified as ATU 923, "Love Like Salt". *D – Indeterminate Among the examples included:

One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes "One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 130. Andrew Lang included it, as "Little One-eye, Little Two-eyes, and Little Three-eyes", in ''The Green Fairy Book''. It is Aarne-Thomps ...

(which she listed as approximating "Cinderella"), The Bear (which she listed as approximating "Catskin") and

Tattercoats "Tattercoats" is an English fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in his ''More English Fairy Tales''. It is Aarne–Thompson type 510B, the persecuted heroine. Others of this type include " Cap O' Rushes", "Catskin", " Little Cat Skin", "Allerl ...

(which approximated neither) *E – Hero Tales (Masculine Cinderella.) Among the examples included:

The Little Bull-Calf The Little Bull-Calf is an English Romani fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in ''More English Fairy Tales''.Joseph Jacobs, ''More English Fairy Tales''. "The Little Bull-Calf" Marian Roalfe Cox, in her pioneering study of ''Cinderella'', i ...

, The Glass Mountain. She also wrote ''An Introduction to Folk-Lore''.

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' * Burne, Charlotte S. " Obituary: Marian Emily Roalfe Cox" ''Folk-Lore''. Volume 27, 1916. pp. 434–435. English folklorists Women folklorists 1860 births 1916 deaths {{England-academic-stub

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