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Indian Fairy Tales

Indian Fairy Tales

by Joseph Jacobs

Indian Fairy Tales is a collection of fairy tales from the subcontinent of India, compiled by the folklorist and historian Joseph Jacobs, who has produced popular series of fairy tales from many parts of the world. This collection contains thirty illustrated fairy tales including The Lion and the crane, The lambikin, Punchkin, The broken pot, Th..

Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights

Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights

by E. Dixon

Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights is a collection of Persian tales compile by E. Dixon. This collection contains more than ten stories and all voyages of Sindbad. Some of the stories are The King of Persia and the Princess of Sea, Prince Beder and Princess Giauhara, The three Princes and the Princess Nouronnihar, Prince Ahmed and the fairy, Pr..

The Cat and the Mouse

The Cat and the Mouse

by Hartwell James

The Cat and the Mouse and other stories, is a collection of Persian tales compiled and illustrated by the American illustrator John Rea Neill, remembered for his Oz books illustration. Apart from illustrating forty books of Frank Baum, he has also worked with Helen Bannerman for illustrating the book Little Black Sambo . This collection contains il..

The Oriental Story Book

The Oriental Story Book

by Wilhelm Hauff

The Oriental Story Book is a collection German fairy tales written by the German novelist and poet Wilhelm Hauff, whose notable works include The Story of Little Muck, Caliph Stork, The Tale of the Ghost Ship, Little Longnose, and The Spessart Inn. This collection contains two stories: The history of Caliph Stork, contains four chapters; and The..

Cinderella in the South

Cinderella in the South

by Arthur Shearly Cripps

Cinderella in the South and other stories is a collection of South African tales compiled by the English Anglican writer Arthur Shearly Cripps, whose notable works include Titania and Other Poems, Magic Casements, The Brooding Earth, and Pilgrim's Joy Verses. This collection contains more than twenty short stories and fairy tales such as The thi..

Celtic Tales, Told to the Children

Celtic Tales, Told to the Children

by Louey Chisholm

CelticTales, Told to the Children is a collection of tales of Great Britain, compiled by Louey Chisholm. Louey mentions in the preface that, there are discomforts for the children to read Celtic tales as they are old, sad and do not amuse the children. However they have the sheer beauty in them, which has been already enjoyed by the Irish and Scott..

More English Fairy Tales

More English Fairy Tales

by Joseph Jacobs

More English Fairy Tales is a collection of traditional folk tales of England, compiled and rewritten by the American historian Joseph Jacobs and John Dickson Batten. Jacobs mentions in the preface that “ I have taken English tales wherever I could find them, one from the United States, some from the Lowland Scotch, and a few have been adapted f..

Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks

Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks

by William Elliot Griffis

Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks, is a collection of Netherlands fairy tales compiled for the young readers by American orientalist William Elliot Griffis, who is remembered for authoring more than 100 books including the fairy tales collections such as Japanese Fairy World, Belgian Fairy Tales, Swiss Fairy Tales, Welsh Fairy Tales, Korean Fairy T..