Written by Joseph Jacobs

The Story of Geographical Discovery - How the World Became Known

by Joseph Jacobs

The Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known, is geographical exploration of world which was discovered by human race of each other. This book is written by the American historian Joseph Jacobs, who was also a folklorist, has numerous writings to his credit such as collections of Fables of Bidpai, Fables of Aesop, English Fairy T..

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..

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..