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The Grey Fairy Book (1900)

Preface

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Preface:

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

Laura Gibbs (laura-gibbs@ou.edu). Date: July 12, 2003 6:45 PM