Indian Fairy Tales (Dover fairy tale books) (Paperback)

~ Joseph Jacobs (Author)
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Product Description

Twenty-nine traditional tales from India include "The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal," "The Lion and the Crane," and "Why the Fish Laughed."

About the Author

About the Author:

"Jacobs was born at Sydney, the son of John and Sarah Jacobs. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School and at the University of Sydney, where he won a scholarship for classics, mathematics and chemistry. He did not complete a course at Sydney, but left for England at the age of 18 and entered St John's College, Cambridge. He graduated B.A. in 1876, and in 1877 studied at the University of Berlin. He was secretary of the Society of Hebrew Literature from 1878 to 1884, and in 1882 came into prominence as the writer of a series of articles in The Times on the persecution of the Jews in Russia. This led to the formation of the mansion house fund and committee, of which Jacobs was secretary from 1882 to 1900. During these years he gave much time to anthropological studies in connexion with the Jewish race, and became an authority on the question." (Quote from wikipedia.org) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 255 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1969)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486218287
• ISBN-13: 978-0486218281
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,591,914 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Its OK, June 2, 2007

By	MikeC "MikeC" (NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indian Fairy Tales (Paperback)

If your looking for insight into the folklore of India then this is a great book. If you are looking for some light reading then forget this. The stories are tedious to read; the writing is very poor. But if that doesn't deter you then you will get some great stories and a better understanding of the Indian culture. I found I couldn't read more than two at a time though before I had to have a break! Definitely a bathroom kind of book.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally after 30 years an old friend found again, June 17, 2008

By	mh "mh" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Indian Fairy Tales (Paperback)

I read this book 30 years ago while in elementary school. I have been haunted by memories of the stories all these years. I even went back to the elementary library years later, but alas they had purged their inventory. I was left with half forgotten memories of stories of childhood and no knowledge of the book title. I started searching some key words online recently and lo and behold stumbled on this book again. Such a long lost friend. I am about to sit down and open it again for the first time in 30 years. I only hope that the memories of a child and this books wonderous tales are still wonderous after 30 years of my passage into adulthood. I expect to still enjoy them though my perspective has changed and plan to share them with my own daughter who is just a little past the age where I myself found this wonderful collection of tales. Thank you forgotten books, for resurecting this book that was for 30 years truely forgotten by me, but now found again.