Folk-Tales Of Kashmir

About the Book:-Kashmir as a field of Folk-lore literature is, perhaps, not surpassed in fertility by any other country in the world; and yet, while every year witnesses the publication of books on the subject from Bengal, Bombay, Madras, Panjab, and other parts. The author’s primary object in collecting these tales was to obtain some knowledge of Kashmiri, which is a purely colloquial language; his secondary object was to ascertain something of the thoughts and ways of the people. Lately, he has been contributing some of these tales to the pages of an Indian journal; and now, prompted by the advice of those whose advice he especially value, he ventures to publish the whole collection in a book, and thus save them from the clutches of oblivion, to which they would otherwise have been consigned. Many of these tales are, probably, purely Kashmiri in origin, while others are undoubtedly variants of popular tales current in India and other parts, which have been adapted and modified to suit the language, style of thought, and social usages of the country. He would draw the attention of the Folk-lorist to the notes in connection with these different stories. They have been gathered and arranged with some care, in the hope that they may help the reader to turn up readily to variants of the tale, or of different incidents in the tale. The book is a collection of 40 fables and about 100 odd folktales collected by him during his stay in the Valley as a missionary. This book is a reprint of the 1887 edition. About the Author:-Rev. James Hinton Knowles was a British Missionary to Kashmir in 19th century. He had visited Kashmir in the 1880s and authored two important books about Kashmiri language and culture. He is the author of books such as -- A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs and Sayings is a detailed collection of Kashmiri proverbs and sayings. It was published in 1888 in Bombay, British India; and Folk-Tales of Kashmir was published in 1893 in London. The book contains 40 fables and about 100 odd folktales The Title 'Folk-Tales Of Kashmir written/authored/edited by J. Hinton Knowles', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121233958 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 524 (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 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-