Folk-Tales of Bengal
| Author | Lal Behari Day |
|---|---|
Publication date | 1883 |
Folk-Tales of Bengal is a collection of folk tales and fairy tales of Bengal written by Lal Behari Dey.[1] The book was published in 1883. The illustrations by Warwick Goble were added in 1912.[2] All these stories were passed from generation to generation for centuries.
Stories
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Wikisource has original text related to this article:
This list represents the 1912 Contents (page xi) that is displayed in small caps.
- Life's Secret
- Phakir Chand
- The Indigent Brahman
- The Story of the Rakshasas
- The Story of Swet-Basanta
- The Evil Eye of Sani
- The Boy whom Seven Mothers suckled
- The Story of Prince Sobur
- The Origin of Opium
- Strike but Hear
- The Adventures of Two Thieves and of their Sons
- The Ghost-Brahman
- The Man who wished to be Perfect
- A Ghostly Wife
- The Story of a Brahmadaitya
- The Story of a Hiraman
- The Origin of Rubies
- The Match-making Jackal
- The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead
- The Ghost who was Afraid of being Bagged
- The Field of Bones
- The Bald Wife
References
[edit]- ^ Sinhal, Kounteya (9 April 2015). "Lost history unearthed in Scot Cemetery". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-01-07. This article fashions the author's name "Lalbehari De". The 1912 title page credits "Rev. Lal Behari Day" (all caps).
- ^ Folk Tales of Bengal. Macmillan and Co. 1883.
External links
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- Folk-Tales of Bengal (1912 illustrated ed.) as Project Gutenberg #38488
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