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Indian Fairy Tales

  • 255 pages ยท about 4 hours
  • First published 1892
  • 73 editions
  • Free to read

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1 About this book

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

Good for readers who want: fantasy, a classic, mythology, and a book they can read free online.

  • Fantasy
  • Mythology
  • Classics
  • Fantasy, collections & anthologies
  • India
  • Short stories
  • Folklore
  • Fairy tales

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3 About Joseph Jacobs

1854โ€“1916

Joseph Jacobs (29 August 1854 โ€“ 30 January 1916) was an Australian-born folklorist, literary critic and historian who became a notable collector and publisher of English folklore.

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