The violet fairy book

ISBN: 0844607576
ISBN: 9780844607573
ISBN: 0486216756
ISBN: 9780486216751
Physical Description: xii, 388 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Publisher: New York : Dover Publications, 1966.

Book

The violet fairy book / edited by Andrew Lang ; with numerous ill. by H.J. Ford.

Summary:

Thirty-five fairy tales from the folklore of Japan, Serbia, Lithuania, Africa, Portugal, Romania, and Russia.

General Note:: "An unabridged and unaltered republication of the work originally published ... in 1901."

Seventh volume in "the Lang fairy tale books of many colors"--Page 4 cover.
Formatted Contents Note:: Tale of the Tontlawald -- Finest liar in the world -- Story of the three wonderful beggars -- Schippeitaro -- Three princes and their beasts -- Goat's ears of the Emperor Trojan -- Nine pea-hens and the golden apples -- Lute player -- Grateful prince -- Child who came from an egg -- Stan Bolovan -- Two frogs -- Story of a gazelle -- How a fish swam in the air and a hare in the water -- Two in a sack -- Envious neighbour -- Fairy of the dawn -- Enchanted knife -- Jesper who herded the hares -- Underground workers -- History of Dwarf Long Nose -- Nunda, eater of people -- Story of Hassebu -- Maiden with the wooden helmet -- Monkey and the jelly-fish -- Headless dwarfs -- Young man who would have his eyes opened -- Boys with the golden stars -- Frog -- Princess who was hidden underground -- Girl who pretended to be a boy -- Story of Halfman -- Prince who wanted to see the world -- Virgilius the sorcerer -- Mogarzea and his son.