The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries -- Lithuania,
various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor
Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang. ‘The Three Sons of Hali' is from
the last century ‘Cabinet des Fees,' a very large collection. The French
author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events
he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls
of carved ivory. The stories, as usual, illustrate the method of popular fiction.
A certain number of incidents are shaken into many varying combinations, like
the fragments of coloured glass in the kaleidoscope. Probably the possible combinations,
like possible musical combinations, are not unlimited in number, but children
may be less sensitive in the matter of fairies than Mr. John Stuart Mill was
as regards music.
GREY |
DONKEY SKIN |
European. French. Cabinet des Fées |
VIEW |
GREY |
GOBLIN PONY |
European. French. Kletke. |
VIEW |
GREY |
IMPOSSIBLE ENCHANTMENT |
Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) |
VIEW |
GREY |
STORY OF DSCHEMIL AND DSCHEMILA |
African. Märchen und Gedichte aus der Stadt Tripolis. Hans von Stumme. |
VIEW |
GREY |
JANNI AND THE DRAKEN |
Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) |
VIEW |
GREY |
PARTNERSHIP OF THIEF AND LIAR. |
Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) |
VIEW |
GREY |
FORTUNATUS AND HIS PURSE |
Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) |
VIEW |
GREY |
GOAT-FACED GIRL |
European. Italian. Kletke. |
VIEW |
GREY |
WHAT CAME OF PICKING FLOWERS |
European. Portuguese. |
VIEW |
GREY |
STORY OF BENSURDATU |
European. Italian. Sicilianische Märchen. |
VIEW |
GREY |
MAGICIAN'S HORSE |
Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) |
VIEW |
GREY |
LITTLE GRAY MAN |
European. German. Kletke. |
VIEW |
GREY |
HERR LAZARUS AND THE DRAKEN |
Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) |
VIEW |
GREY |
STORY OF QUEEN OF FLOWERY ISLES |
European. French. Cabinet des Fées |
VIEW |
GREY |
UDEA AND HER SEVEN BROTHERS |
African. Märchen und Gedichte aus der Stadt Tripolis. Hans von Stumme. |
VIEW |
GREY |
WHITE WOLF |
Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) |
VIEW |
GREY |
MOHAMMED WITH THE MAGIC FINGER |
African. Märchen und Gedichte aus der Stadt Tripolis. Hans von Stumme. |
VIEW |
GREY |
BOBINO |
Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) |
VIEW |
GREY |
DOG AND SPARROW |
European. German. Kletke. |
VIEW |
GREY |
STORY OF THREE SONS OF HALI |
Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) |
VIEW |
GREY |
STORY OF FAIR CIRCASSIANS |
European. French. Cabinet des Fées |
VIEW |
GREY |
JACKAL AND SPRING |
African. Contes Populaires des Bassoutos. traduits par E. Jacottet |
VIEW |
GREY |
BEAR |
Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) |
VIEW |
GREY |
SUNCHILD |
Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) |
VIEW |
GREY |
DAUGHTER 0F BUK ETTEMSUCH |
African. Märchen und Gedichte aus der Stadt Tripolis. Hans von Stumme. |
VIEW |
GREY |
LAUGHING EYE AND WEEPING EYE. OR THE LIMPING FOX |
European. Slavic. Contes Populaires Slaves Louis Leger |
VIEW |
GREY |
UNLOOKED-FOR PRINCE |
European. Slavic. Contes Populaires Slaves Louis Leger |
VIEW |
GREY |
SIMPLETON |
European. Italian. Kletke. |
VIEW |
GREY |
STREET MUSICIANS |
European. German. Kletke. |
VIEW |
GREY |
TWIN BROTHERS |
Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) |
VIEW |
GREY |
CANNETELLA |
European. Italian. Kletke. |
VIEW |
GREY |
OGRE |
European. Italian. Kletke. |
VIEW |
GREY |
FAIRY'S BLUNDER |
European. French. Cabinet des Fées |
VIEW |
GREY |
LONG. BROAD. AND QUICKEYE |
European. Slavic. Contes Populaires Slaves Louis Leger |
VIEW |
GREY |
PRUNELLA |
Unknown. (without bibliography by Lang) |
VIEW |