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Bengal Fairy Tales by Francis Bradley Bradley-Birt illustrated by Abanindranath Tagore (Rare Book Collection)
This volume written by a British author with illustrations by Abanindranath Tagore includes thirty-two fairy tales (in three parts) from Bengal. Among others, you will find 'The Four Riddles', 'Budhibanta, The Boy Weaver', 'Katmanush, Or The Human Being Who Was Made Of Wood', 'Hati Sing, Or The Vanquisher Of An Elephant' and 'The Redeeming Power Of The Ganges'.
Added by: jaybeere | Karma: 320.01 | Fiction literature | 28 August 2007
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Canadian Fairy Tales by Cyrus MacMillan (Rare Book Collection)
The fairy tale makes universal appeal because it deals with the elemental in our natures that is the same in every age and in every race. In the Canadian tales which are gathered from Indian sources, we find the same types of characters and scenes of adventure that we do in the tales of the German forests, of Scandinavia, England or France.
Added by: jaybeere | Karma: 320.01 | Fiction literature | 27 August 2007
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More Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs illustrated by John Dickson Batten (Rare Book Collection)
Leading British folklorist selected 20 tales embodying the wonderful humor and heroism of Celtic folklore and compiled them into this one important volume. Originally published in 1894, the stories are lavishly illustrated by the pen-and-ink drawings of John D. Batten. 38 drawings.
Irish Fairy Tales by Edmund Leamy (Rare Book Collection)
In writing these stories, Edmund Leamy turned to the Gaelic past to give something to the Irish people which would implant in them a love for the beauty and dignity of their country's traditions. The book features such tales as "Princess Finola and the Dwarf" and "The Fairy Tree of Dooros".
Roumania, Japan, Serbia, Lithuania, Africa, Portugal, and Russia are among the sources of these 35 stories that tell of a haunted forest, chests of gold coins, a magical dog, and a man who outwits a dragon.