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Crimson Fairy Book.
Title:
Crimson Fairy Book.
Author:
Lang, Andrew.
ISBN:
9781775567721
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (468 pages)
Contents:
Title -- Contents -- Preface -- Lovely Ilonka -- Lucky Luck -- The Hairy Man -- To Your Good Health! -- The Story of the Seven Simons -- The Language of Beasts -- The Boy Who Could Keep A Secret -- The Prince And The Dragon -- Little Wildrose -- Tiidu The Piper -- Paperarelloo -- The Gifts Of The Magician -- The Strong Prince -- The Treasure Seeker -- The Cottager And His Cat -- The Prince Who Would Seek Immortality -- The Stone-Cutter -- The Gold-Bearded Man -- Tritill, Litill, And The Birds -- The Three Robes -- The Six Hungry Beasts -- How The Beggar Boy Turned Into Count Piro -- The Rogue And The Herdsman -- Eisenkopf -- The Death Of Abu Nowas And Of His Wife -- Motiratika -- Niels And The Giants -- Shepherd Paul -- How The Wicked Tanuki Was Punished -- The Crab And The Monkey -- The Horse Gullfaxi And The Sword Gunnfoder -- The Story Of The Sham Prince, Or The Ambitious Tailor -- The Colony Of Cats -- How To Find Out A True Friend -- Clever Maria -- The Magic Kettle.
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.
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