Chinese Fairy Tales [Hamlyn World Fairy Tales]

by Dana Stovícková

Other authorsEva Bednarova (Illustrator), Alice Denesova (Translator), Milada Stovickova (Author)
Hardcover, 1969

Status

Available

Call number

398.2

Tags

vintage european illustrations, fairy tales, children, chinese folklore

Genres

Collection

Children's Lit & Picture Books

Publication

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd (1969), Hardcover, 203 pages

User reviews

LibraryThing member MrsLee
Beautiful illustrations, with magical tales, so different from the fairy tales we are used to in the West.

Language

English

Original publication date

1962

Physical description

203 p.; 9 inches

ISBN

0600006492 / 9780600006497

Local notes

A beautifully illustrated collection of tales from Chinese folklore.

• Red maple leaf
• Lord of the snakes
• Marrow mountain
• Seven mermaids
• San-lang and the dragon princess
• Little jade deer
• Maids in the mirror
• Olive lake
• Wang's golden finger
Cowherd and the spinning maid
• Pearl that shone in the dark
• Herb fairy
• Chrysanthemum fairy
• Striped snake
• Student and the heron
• Eyesore Wang
• Strange adventures of a thousand craftsmen
• Wise man
• Drag
• Fearless butcher
• Dragon shed
• Cinnamon tree in the moon
• Story of Huang Ho
• She's no match for me!
• Lazy woman
• Farmhands who compose verses
• Magic herb
• Farmer Skinflint's birthday
• Moon and sun fairies
• Miller and the heavenly spirit
• Er-lang and the seven suns
• Tears
• How Lu Pan built his house
• Lu Pan, his sister and the two bridges
• Runaway fairies
• Great wall
• Buddha's three golden hairs.

My copy sadly missing dustjacket.

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