Old Deccan Days: Hindoo Fairy Legends Current in Southern India Collected from Oral Tradition

by Mary Eliza Isabella Frere and Henry Bartle Edward Frere

Book Overview

Mary Eliza Isabella Frere (1845-1911) was an English author of works regarding India. In 1868 Frere published the first English-language field-collected book of Indian fairy-tales, Old Deccan Days. Frere was born in Gloucestershire, England on 11 August 1845. Her father, Henry Bartle Frere, served in the colonial administration of Bombay since 1834. In 1862 he was appointed Governor of Bombay. Mary Frere published several poems and a play. Her most...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1490491007
• ISBN13: 9781490491004
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"