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Title

The brown fairy book / edited by Andrew Lang ; with an introduction by Adam Phillips ; paintings and decoration by Omar Rayyan.

Publication

London : Folio Society, 2010.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
• Rayyan, Omar
• Folio Society (London, England)

Description

xviii, 282 p. [13] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 26 cm.

Summary

A collection of fairy tales from the folklore of America, Australia, Africa, New Caledonia, Persia, Lapland, India, Brazil, Europe.

Subject

Fairy tales

Note

• Repr. with minor emendations. Originally published: London : Longmans Green & Co., 1904.
• In slip case.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

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 -- Hábogi -- How the little brother set free his big brothers -- The sacred milk of Koumongoé -- 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 -- Rübezahl -- Story of the king who would be stronger than fate -- Story of Wali Dâd the simple-hearted -- Tale of a tortoise and of a mischievous monkey -- The knights of the fish.

OCLC

• 751728740
• SCSB-11028458

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library