Brown Fairy Book.
by
 
Lang, Andrew.

Title
Brown Fairy Book.

Author
Lang, Andrew.

ISBN
9781775567738

Personal Author
Lang, Andrew.

Physical Description
1 online resource (462 pages)

Contents
Title -- Contents -- Preface -- What the Rose did to the Cypress -- Ball-carrier and the Bad One -- How Ball-carrier Finished His Task -- The Bunyip -- Father Grumbler -- The Story of the Yara -- The Cunning Hare -- The Turtle and His Bride -- How Geirald The Coward Was Punished -- Habogi -- How the Little Brother Set Free His Big Brothers -- The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe -- The Wicked Wolverine -- The Husband of the Rat's Daughter -- The Mermaid and the Boy -- Pivi and Kabo -- The Elf Maiden -- How Some Wild Animals Became Tame Ones -- Fortune and the Wood-Cutter -- The Enchanted Head -- The Sister of the Sun -- The Prince and the Three Fates -- The Fox and the Lapp -- Kisa the Cat -- The Lion and the Cat -- Which was the Foolishest? -- Asmund and Signy -- Rubezahl -- Story Of The King Who Would Be Stronger Than Fate -- Story of Wali Dad the SimpleHearted -- Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey -- The Knights of the Fish -- Endnotes.

Abstract
The Fairy Books, or "Coloured" Fairy Books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour. Collected together by Andrew Land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by Lang's wife and other translators who also retold many of the tales. The collection has been incalculably important and, although he did not source the stories himself direct from the oral tradition he can make claim to the...

Local Note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Subject Term
Fairy tales.

Genre
Electronic books.

Electronic Access
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LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberStatus
IYTE LibraryE-Book1205166-1001PZ7 .H5349558 -- .B769 1904 EBEbrary E-Books