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The upstairs donkey and other stolen stories

Title
The upstairs donkey and other stolen stories / James Morris ; illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Author
Morris, Jan, 1926-2020
Publication
New York : Pantheon, ©1961.

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TextUse in library PR6063.O7489 U677 1961Off-site

Details

Additional Authors
Baynes, Pauline
Description
126 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
Summary
A collection of fifteen tales by unknown authors adapted by the author.
Alternative Title
Upstairs donkey
Subject
  • Tales > Juvenile literature
  • Folklore
  • Folklore
  • Tales
Genre/Form
  • Fictional Work
  • Fiction.
  • Juvenile works.
  • Folklore.
  • Short stories.
  • Romans.
Contents
The case of the mouse-deer and the crocodile's eggs -- Stone soup in Bohemia -- The Siamese pepper cure -- How the clergyman retrieved the golden chalice from the goblins of Gotland -- King March has horse's ears -- The seven dead men of the Venetian lagoon -- The African hunter and the forbidden room -- The disillusionment of the Tibetan tiger -- The hairs of the baron's head -- The journey of the Chinese honey-seller -- The English nobleman, the diplomat, and the great crested bustard -- The advantage of learning -- Giving away secrets -- How the dotty Afghan woodman died -- The merchant of Mecca and the upstairs donkey.
LCCN
61014664
OCLC
  • ocm01810507
  • 1810507
  • SCSB-14639743
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library