Indian Fairy Tales

About the Book:-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 farthest West and East. Certainly there is abundant evidence of the early transmission by literary means of a considerable number of drolls and folk-tales from India about the time of the Crusaders. From all these sources—from the Jatakas, from the Bidpai, and from the more recent collections, the author has selected those stories which throw most light on the origin of Fable and Folk-tales, and at the same time are most likely to attract English children. The book contains 29 fairy tales from the Jatakas, or birth stories of Buddha, the fables of Bidpai and from other Sanskrit sources and other collections of tales from the Deccan, Punjab, Kashmir and the NWFP. The stories are humorous and imaginative and preserve the best nursery elements of Hindu folk-tales. The tales are written for the child reader and are illustrated with beautiful pen and ink drawings. The book is illustrated by John D. Batten. About the Author :-Joseph Jacobs was an Australian folklorist, translator, literary critic, social scientist, historian and writer of English literature who became a notable collector and publisher of English folklore. He was born in Sydney to a Jewish family. His work went on to popularize some of the world's best known versions of English fairy tales including "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Goldilocks and the three bears", "The Three Little Pigs", "Jack the Giant Killer" and "The History of Tom Thumb". Jacobs was also an editor for journals and books on the subject of folklore which included editing the Fables of Bidpai and the Fables of Aesop, as well as articles on the migration of Jewish folklore. He also edited editions of The Thousand and One Nights. He went on to join The Folklore Society in England and became an editor of the society journal Folklore. He also contributed to The Jewish Encyclopedia. The Title 'Indian Fairy Tales written/authored/edited by Joseph Jacobs', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121236065 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 289 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-