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Classic compilation of 29 traditional tales by a leading British folklorist includes "The Lion and the Crane," "Sun, Moon, and Wind Go Out to Dinner," "The Prince and the Fakir," and other illustrated fables.

Indian Fairy Tales is an enchanting book filled with magical ancient tales from exotic india. Rich with cultural significance and wonder, this is a real treat for lovers of stories and tales. Joseph Jacobs was a dedicated historian who compiled this selection of wonderous tales,... Read Full Overview

Indian Fairy Tales is part of a series written by the Australian born folklorist Joseph Jacobs. In this book feature 30 stories taken from popular South Asian oral history united with John D. Batten's black and white drawings, full of movement and energy. Many of the earliest... Read Full Overview

Indian Fairy Tales is a classic collection of tales from the subcontinent. The original illustrations are included.

Soils and national characters differ; but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents, if not in treatment. The majority of the tales in this volume have been known in the West in some form or other, and the problem arises how to account for their simultaneous existence in... Read Full Overview

From the extreme West of the Indo-European world we go this year to the extreme East. From the soft rain and green turf of Gaeldom we seek the garish sun and arid soil of the Hindoo. In the Land of Ire the belief in fairies gnomes ogres and monsters is all but dead; in the Land... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Indian fairy Tales is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1880. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we... Read Full Overview

Indian Fairy Tales is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we... Read Full Overview

Indian Fairy Tales is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we... Read Full Overview

There are even indications of an earlier literary contact between Europe and India, in the case of one branch of the folk-tale, the Fable or Beast Droll. In a somewhat elaborate discussion. I have come to the conclusion that a goodly number of the fables that pass under the... Read Full Overview

Ce livre est une collection repr sentative des contes de f es de l'Inde. La majorit des contes de ce livre ont t connus en Occident sous une forme ou une autre, et le probl me se pose comment rendre compte de leur existence simultan e dans le plus loign Ouest et Est. Certains... Read Full Overview