PDF Books in Fairy Tales & Folk Tales
The Arabian Nights
by Andrew LangA collection of folk stories written during the time of Islamic Golden Age with roots from Persian, Indian and Egyptian literature. Believed to have been written by various authors, the first English edition was published during the first decade of seventeenth century and was titled as The Arabian Nights' Entertainment. The Arabian Nights has an..
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
by Hans Christian AndersenAndersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children. Hans Christian Andersen often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen; April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875) was a Danish author and poet. Although a prolific write..
Household Stories
by Brothers GrimmHousehold Stories is a collection of fairy tales originally written in German by the German academicians Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, most popularly called as Brothers Grimm. The authors ignited the interest in fairy tales, while the romanticism and Romantic nationalism were ruling the literary world in 19th century. The have aided the recover..
The Arabian Nights - Their Best-known Tales
by WigginThe Arabian Nights: Their Best known Tales is a delightful, well-illustrated collection from the unparalleled series of Arabic tales collected by Smith, Wiggin,and Parrish. While it is too difficult to miss out any story from such bewildering tales, this collection will definitely delight the reader. Some of the stories i..
Hawaiian Folk Tales
by Thomas G. ThrumHawaiian Folk Tales is compiled by Thomas George Thrum, an antiquarian credited for extensive research on Hawaiian tales. The author mentions in his preface that; literary world has not taken much effort in bringing the Hawaiian civilization. This will be an exceptional effort in bringing the tales of Hawaiian. This book contains a compilation o..
Philippine Folk Tales
by Mabel Cook ColePhilippine Folk Tales is compiled by Mabel Cook Cole, an anthropologist, who was fortunate enough to stay with wild tribes of Philippines. She had collected the stories from various tribes especially from the major tribal groups such as Tinguian, Igorot, Mindanao, Moro, and Christian. There are vast different in myths and cultures within those trib..
The Arabian Nights Entertainments
by Andrew LangThe Arabian Nights Entertainments is a collection of popular fairy tales, though not limited to Persian stories, has been compiled by the Scottish writer Andrew Lang, who is remembered for his anthropological works. His notable writings of novels, poems, and fairy tales include Andrew Lang's Fairy Books comprises a series of fairy books such as ..
Grimm's Fairy Stories
by Brothers GrimmGrimm's Fairy Stories is a collection of most popular fairy stories written by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, the German scholars and the best known story tellers who are credited for some of the most popular tales such as Cinderella, The Frog Prince, Snow White and Rumpelstiltskin. This collection contains more than 50 popular with illustrative..