Other Folk-Lore TalesFAIRY TALES FROM SOUTH AFRICA. Collected and arranged by Mrs.E. J. Bourhilland Mrs.J. B. Drake. Illustrated byW. Herbert Holloway. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.ATHENAEUM.—“A charming collection of stories which would make a capital gift-book for children.... The illustrations by Mr. W. H. Holloway are exceedingly good.”OUTLOOK.—“Not only are the stories admirably related and of absorbing interest, as true folk-tales should be, but they are materially aided by Mr. Holloway’s splendid black-and-whites.”THE CROCK OF GOLD. ByJames Stephens. Crown 8vo. 5s. net.EVENING STANDARD.—“A delicate fairy extravaganza, difficult to class with any other book. It has extraordinary flashes of beauty, any amount of whimsical humour, and ends in an ecstasy that has about it a touch of Borrow and a note from the very flute of Pan.”PUNCH.—“A fairy fantasy, elvish, grotesque, realistic, allegorical, humorous, satirical, idealistic, and poetical by turns ... and very beautiful.”FOLK TALES OF BREFFNY. ByB. Hunt. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. net.SPECTATOR.—“Wholly delightful volume.... These folk-tales are rich in the qualities of poetry, wit, and intelligence, and though the part which Miss Hunt has played is not that of a creator, her versions are marked by such unfailing charm, such happy and characteristic turns of phrase, that she deserves to rank with those musicians like Francis Korbay, who have lent fresh lustre to folk tunes by the beauty and picturesqueness of their settings.”FOLK TALES OF BENGAL. By the Rev.Lal Behari Day. Crown 8vo. 4s. 6d. Also with 32 Illustrations in Colour byWarwick Goble. Crown 4to. 15s. net.Edition de Luxe.Demy 4to. 42s. net.MORNING POST.—“As a faithful mirror of Bengali beliefs by no means extinct, they can be cordially recommended to lovers of supernatural romance. Mr. Warwick Goble has provided them also with charming illustrations, in which the lines and folds of Eastern drapery, the blues and greens of forests and skies, together with the dignity and simplicity of the figures, make up an enchantment which few will be able to resist.”PAPUAN FAIRY TALES. ByAnnie Ker. Illustrated. Extra Crown 8vo. 5s. net.WESTMINSTER GAZETTE.—“Some of the charm of the stories is without a doubt due to the charm of Miss Ker’s manner of retelling the tales; but she had fair material to work upon, and the volume, with its photographic illustrations of native life, is quite delightful, and will interest general readers as well as specialists in folk-lore.”TALES OF OLD JAPAN. ByLord Redesdale. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. Globe 8vo. 1s. net.NOTES AND QUERIES.—“By far the most striking, instructive, and authentic book upon Japan and the Japanese which has ever been laid before the English reader.”CHINESE FOLK-LORE TALES. By Rev.J. Macgowan, D.D. Crown 8vo. 3s. net.DAILY NEWS.—“This is a most interesting volume of stories.... A book which has given us great pleasure.”LONDON: MACMILLAN AND CO.,Ltd.ColophonCorrectionsThe following corrections have been applied to the text:PageSourceCorrection48”’84,.102[Not in source]“104[Not in source],106‘[Deleted]
Other Folk-Lore TalesFAIRY TALES FROM SOUTH AFRICA. Collected and arranged by Mrs.E. J. Bourhilland Mrs.J. B. Drake. Illustrated byW. Herbert Holloway. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.ATHENAEUM.—“A charming collection of stories which would make a capital gift-book for children.... The illustrations by Mr. W. H. Holloway are exceedingly good.”OUTLOOK.—“Not only are the stories admirably related and of absorbing interest, as true folk-tales should be, but they are materially aided by Mr. Holloway’s splendid black-and-whites.”THE CROCK OF GOLD. ByJames Stephens. Crown 8vo. 5s. net.EVENING STANDARD.—“A delicate fairy extravaganza, difficult to class with any other book. It has extraordinary flashes of beauty, any amount of whimsical humour, and ends in an ecstasy that has about it a touch of Borrow and a note from the very flute of Pan.”PUNCH.—“A fairy fantasy, elvish, grotesque, realistic, allegorical, humorous, satirical, idealistic, and poetical by turns ... and very beautiful.”FOLK TALES OF BREFFNY. ByB. Hunt. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. net.SPECTATOR.—“Wholly delightful volume.... These folk-tales are rich in the qualities of poetry, wit, and intelligence, and though the part which Miss Hunt has played is not that of a creator, her versions are marked by such unfailing charm, such happy and characteristic turns of phrase, that she deserves to rank with those musicians like Francis Korbay, who have lent fresh lustre to folk tunes by the beauty and picturesqueness of their settings.”FOLK TALES OF BENGAL. By the Rev.Lal Behari Day. Crown 8vo. 4s. 6d. Also with 32 Illustrations in Colour byWarwick Goble. Crown 4to. 15s. net.Edition de Luxe.Demy 4to. 42s. net.MORNING POST.—“As a faithful mirror of Bengali beliefs by no means extinct, they can be cordially recommended to lovers of supernatural romance. Mr. Warwick Goble has provided them also with charming illustrations, in which the lines and folds of Eastern drapery, the blues and greens of forests and skies, together with the dignity and simplicity of the figures, make up an enchantment which few will be able to resist.”PAPUAN FAIRY TALES. ByAnnie Ker. Illustrated. Extra Crown 8vo. 5s. net.WESTMINSTER GAZETTE.—“Some of the charm of the stories is without a doubt due to the charm of Miss Ker’s manner of retelling the tales; but she had fair material to work upon, and the volume, with its photographic illustrations of native life, is quite delightful, and will interest general readers as well as specialists in folk-lore.”TALES OF OLD JAPAN. ByLord Redesdale. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. Globe 8vo. 1s. net.NOTES AND QUERIES.—“By far the most striking, instructive, and authentic book upon Japan and the Japanese which has ever been laid before the English reader.”CHINESE FOLK-LORE TALES. By Rev.J. Macgowan, D.D. Crown 8vo. 3s. net.DAILY NEWS.—“This is a most interesting volume of stories.... A book which has given us great pleasure.”LONDON: MACMILLAN AND CO.,Ltd.
Other Folk-Lore Tales
FAIRY TALES FROM SOUTH AFRICA. Collected and arranged by Mrs.E. J. Bourhilland Mrs.J. B. Drake. Illustrated byW. Herbert Holloway. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.ATHENAEUM.—“A charming collection of stories which would make a capital gift-book for children.... The illustrations by Mr. W. H. Holloway are exceedingly good.”OUTLOOK.—“Not only are the stories admirably related and of absorbing interest, as true folk-tales should be, but they are materially aided by Mr. Holloway’s splendid black-and-whites.”THE CROCK OF GOLD. ByJames Stephens. Crown 8vo. 5s. net.EVENING STANDARD.—“A delicate fairy extravaganza, difficult to class with any other book. It has extraordinary flashes of beauty, any amount of whimsical humour, and ends in an ecstasy that has about it a touch of Borrow and a note from the very flute of Pan.”PUNCH.—“A fairy fantasy, elvish, grotesque, realistic, allegorical, humorous, satirical, idealistic, and poetical by turns ... and very beautiful.”FOLK TALES OF BREFFNY. ByB. Hunt. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. net.SPECTATOR.—“Wholly delightful volume.... These folk-tales are rich in the qualities of poetry, wit, and intelligence, and though the part which Miss Hunt has played is not that of a creator, her versions are marked by such unfailing charm, such happy and characteristic turns of phrase, that she deserves to rank with those musicians like Francis Korbay, who have lent fresh lustre to folk tunes by the beauty and picturesqueness of their settings.”FOLK TALES OF BENGAL. By the Rev.Lal Behari Day. Crown 8vo. 4s. 6d. Also with 32 Illustrations in Colour byWarwick Goble. Crown 4to. 15s. net.Edition de Luxe.Demy 4to. 42s. net.MORNING POST.—“As a faithful mirror of Bengali beliefs by no means extinct, they can be cordially recommended to lovers of supernatural romance. Mr. Warwick Goble has provided them also with charming illustrations, in which the lines and folds of Eastern drapery, the blues and greens of forests and skies, together with the dignity and simplicity of the figures, make up an enchantment which few will be able to resist.”PAPUAN FAIRY TALES. ByAnnie Ker. Illustrated. Extra Crown 8vo. 5s. net.WESTMINSTER GAZETTE.—“Some of the charm of the stories is without a doubt due to the charm of Miss Ker’s manner of retelling the tales; but she had fair material to work upon, and the volume, with its photographic illustrations of native life, is quite delightful, and will interest general readers as well as specialists in folk-lore.”TALES OF OLD JAPAN. ByLord Redesdale. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. Globe 8vo. 1s. net.NOTES AND QUERIES.—“By far the most striking, instructive, and authentic book upon Japan and the Japanese which has ever been laid before the English reader.”CHINESE FOLK-LORE TALES. By Rev.J. Macgowan, D.D. Crown 8vo. 3s. net.DAILY NEWS.—“This is a most interesting volume of stories.... A book which has given us great pleasure.”LONDON: MACMILLAN AND CO.,Ltd.
FAIRY TALES FROM SOUTH AFRICA. Collected and arranged by Mrs.E. J. Bourhilland Mrs.J. B. Drake. Illustrated byW. Herbert Holloway. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.
ATHENAEUM.—“A charming collection of stories which would make a capital gift-book for children.... The illustrations by Mr. W. H. Holloway are exceedingly good.”
ATHENAEUM.—“A charming collection of stories which would make a capital gift-book for children.... The illustrations by Mr. W. H. Holloway are exceedingly good.”
OUTLOOK.—“Not only are the stories admirably related and of absorbing interest, as true folk-tales should be, but they are materially aided by Mr. Holloway’s splendid black-and-whites.”
OUTLOOK.—“Not only are the stories admirably related and of absorbing interest, as true folk-tales should be, but they are materially aided by Mr. Holloway’s splendid black-and-whites.”
THE CROCK OF GOLD. ByJames Stephens. Crown 8vo. 5s. net.
EVENING STANDARD.—“A delicate fairy extravaganza, difficult to class with any other book. It has extraordinary flashes of beauty, any amount of whimsical humour, and ends in an ecstasy that has about it a touch of Borrow and a note from the very flute of Pan.”
EVENING STANDARD.—“A delicate fairy extravaganza, difficult to class with any other book. It has extraordinary flashes of beauty, any amount of whimsical humour, and ends in an ecstasy that has about it a touch of Borrow and a note from the very flute of Pan.”
PUNCH.—“A fairy fantasy, elvish, grotesque, realistic, allegorical, humorous, satirical, idealistic, and poetical by turns ... and very beautiful.”
PUNCH.—“A fairy fantasy, elvish, grotesque, realistic, allegorical, humorous, satirical, idealistic, and poetical by turns ... and very beautiful.”
FOLK TALES OF BREFFNY. ByB. Hunt. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. net.
SPECTATOR.—“Wholly delightful volume.... These folk-tales are rich in the qualities of poetry, wit, and intelligence, and though the part which Miss Hunt has played is not that of a creator, her versions are marked by such unfailing charm, such happy and characteristic turns of phrase, that she deserves to rank with those musicians like Francis Korbay, who have lent fresh lustre to folk tunes by the beauty and picturesqueness of their settings.”
SPECTATOR.—“Wholly delightful volume.... These folk-tales are rich in the qualities of poetry, wit, and intelligence, and though the part which Miss Hunt has played is not that of a creator, her versions are marked by such unfailing charm, such happy and characteristic turns of phrase, that she deserves to rank with those musicians like Francis Korbay, who have lent fresh lustre to folk tunes by the beauty and picturesqueness of their settings.”
FOLK TALES OF BENGAL. By the Rev.Lal Behari Day. Crown 8vo. 4s. 6d. Also with 32 Illustrations in Colour byWarwick Goble. Crown 4to. 15s. net.Edition de Luxe.Demy 4to. 42s. net.
MORNING POST.—“As a faithful mirror of Bengali beliefs by no means extinct, they can be cordially recommended to lovers of supernatural romance. Mr. Warwick Goble has provided them also with charming illustrations, in which the lines and folds of Eastern drapery, the blues and greens of forests and skies, together with the dignity and simplicity of the figures, make up an enchantment which few will be able to resist.”
MORNING POST.—“As a faithful mirror of Bengali beliefs by no means extinct, they can be cordially recommended to lovers of supernatural romance. Mr. Warwick Goble has provided them also with charming illustrations, in which the lines and folds of Eastern drapery, the blues and greens of forests and skies, together with the dignity and simplicity of the figures, make up an enchantment which few will be able to resist.”
PAPUAN FAIRY TALES. ByAnnie Ker. Illustrated. Extra Crown 8vo. 5s. net.
WESTMINSTER GAZETTE.—“Some of the charm of the stories is without a doubt due to the charm of Miss Ker’s manner of retelling the tales; but she had fair material to work upon, and the volume, with its photographic illustrations of native life, is quite delightful, and will interest general readers as well as specialists in folk-lore.”
WESTMINSTER GAZETTE.—“Some of the charm of the stories is without a doubt due to the charm of Miss Ker’s manner of retelling the tales; but she had fair material to work upon, and the volume, with its photographic illustrations of native life, is quite delightful, and will interest general readers as well as specialists in folk-lore.”
TALES OF OLD JAPAN. ByLord Redesdale. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. Globe 8vo. 1s. net.
NOTES AND QUERIES.—“By far the most striking, instructive, and authentic book upon Japan and the Japanese which has ever been laid before the English reader.”
NOTES AND QUERIES.—“By far the most striking, instructive, and authentic book upon Japan and the Japanese which has ever been laid before the English reader.”
CHINESE FOLK-LORE TALES. By Rev.J. Macgowan, D.D. Crown 8vo. 3s. net.
DAILY NEWS.—“This is a most interesting volume of stories.... A book which has given us great pleasure.”
DAILY NEWS.—“This is a most interesting volume of stories.... A book which has given us great pleasure.”
LONDON: MACMILLAN AND CO.,Ltd.
ColophonCorrectionsThe following corrections have been applied to the text:PageSourceCorrection48”’84,.102[Not in source]“104[Not in source],106‘[Deleted]
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