Tales of Folk and Fairies, Katharine Pyle
Tales of Folk and Fairies, Katharine Pyle
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Tales of Folk and Fairies

Author: Katharine Pyle

Narrator: Cathy Dobson

Unabridged: 5 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/23/2013


Synopsis

Katharine Pyle's masterly retelling of well-loved folk tales from around the world.

The Meester Stoorworm - A Story from Scotland
Jean Malin and the Bull Man - A Louisiana Tale
The Widow’s Son - A Scandinavian Tale
The Wise Girl - A Serbian Story
The History of Ali Cogia - From the Arabian Nights
Oh! - A Cossack Story
The Talking Eggs - A Story from Louisiana
The Frog Princess - A Russian Story
The Magic Turban, the Magic Sword and the Magic Carpet - A Persian Story
The Three Silver Citrons - A Persian Story
The Magic Pipe - A Norse Tale
The Triumph of Truth - A Hindu Story
Life’s Secret - A Story of Bengal
Dame Pridgett and the Fairies

About Katharine Pyle

Katharine Pyle (1863–1938) was an American artist, poet, children’s author, and the sister of Howard Pyle. Over the course of her career she wrote over thirty books and illustrated the works of many others.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Grace

This book of stories was so well sourced! I would say the variety was amazing, but I didn't hear any Native stories from the Americas. However there were some from Louisiana, but those were not Native. In spite of that, this book was a pleasure to read! And it's such an interesting take to see how ea......more