Today's free book is Oriental splendour: an anthology of Eastern tales by Herbert Van Thal (1953). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Internet Archive (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
ARABIA
The Sleeper and the Waker
The Tailor and the Lady and the Captain
BURMA
Aladdin’s Wonderful Lamp
CAMBODIA
The Story of the Man with a Knife
CEYLON
The Thief and his Son
CHINA
Miss Ying-Ning, or the Laughing Girl
The Courtesan
The Three Dedicated Chambers
EGYPT
The Peasant and the Workman
The Story of ’Arab-Zandiq
INDIA
Four Tales from the Panchatantra
The Thief who Laughed and Wept
The First Tale from the Dravidian Nights Entertainment
The Farmer, His Wife, and the Open Door
The Story of the Wonderful Mango-Fruit
A Bear Marries a Girl
The Hungry Stones
JAPAN
The Eta Maiden and the Hatamoto
The Hojoki
The Young Tattooer
MOROCCO
The Merchant’s Daughter and the Sultan’s Son
PERSIA
The. Story of Sohrab
The Khazi of Emessa
SIAM
The Goldsmith
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Hofberg. Swedish fairy tales
Today's free book is Swedish fairy tales by Herman Hofberg and translated by W. H. Myers (1890). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The illustrations are by "Swedish artists."
The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
Ljungby Horn and Pipe
Stompe Pilt
The Ghost at Fjelkinge
The Giant Finn and Lund's Cathedral
The Lord of Rosendal
The Master of Ugerup
The Sure Shot
The Knight of Ellenholm
The Swan Maiden
Dame Soasan
Ebbe Skamelson
Johan and the Trolls
Katrineholm Manor
Kettil Runske
The Giant Puke
The Lost Treasure
The Trolls of Skurugata
The Byse
The Sea Nymph
The Ten Fairy Servants
The Bridge Over Kalmarsound
Halland
Elstorp Woods
The Freebooter's Grav
The Pigmy of Folkaked's Cliff
The Young Lady of Hellerup
Gloshed's Altar
Halde—Hat
King Rane and Queen Hudta
The Bridal Present
The Child Phantom
The Giant Maiden in Boraserod Mountain
The Golden Cradle
Bishop Svedberg and the Devil
The Countess of Hojentorp
The Giant of Skalunda
The Knights of Allaberg
The Treasure in Saby Creek
The Trolls in Resslared
Ostergotland
Lady Barbro of Brokind
The Cat of Norrhult
The Tomts
The Troll Shoes
The Urko of North Wij
Buried Alive
The Mountain Kitchen
The Wood and Sea Nymphs
Jonas Spits
Lady Rangela of Edsholm
Saxe of Saxeholm,
The Harvesters
The Polite Coal Burner
Kate of Ysattek,
Rugga Bridge
The Elves' Dance
The Fiddler and the Sea Nymph
The Ulfgryt Stones
Bolstre Castle
The Coal Burner and the Troll
The Snipe
Tibble Castle and Klinta Spring
Lake Goldring
The Changelings
The Lady of Pintorp in the Troll Garden at Stallsbacke
Herr Melker of Veckholm
The Old Man of Logga
Bolsbjorn
The Lapp in Magpie Form
The Plague an the Treasure Seekers
The Water Nymph
The Vatters
Forssa Church
Starkad and Bale
The Bell in Sjalevad
The Vatt's Storehouse
The Stone in Gkonan Dal
The Voyage in a Lapp Sled
Kadnihak
The Cunning Lapp
The Giant's Bride
The Lapp Genesis or the First of Mankind
The book is available at Hathi Trust (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
Ljungby Horn and Pipe
Stompe Pilt
The Ghost at Fjelkinge
The Giant Finn and Lund's Cathedral
The Lord of Rosendal
The Master of Ugerup
The Sure Shot
The Knight of Ellenholm
The Swan Maiden
Dame Soasan
Ebbe Skamelson
Johan and the Trolls
Katrineholm Manor
Kettil Runske
The Giant Puke
The Lost Treasure
The Trolls of Skurugata
The Byse
The Sea Nymph
The Ten Fairy Servants
The Bridge Over Kalmarsound
Halland
Elstorp Woods
The Freebooter's Grav
The Pigmy of Folkaked's Cliff
The Young Lady of Hellerup
Gloshed's Altar
Halde—Hat
King Rane and Queen Hudta
The Bridal Present
The Child Phantom
The Giant Maiden in Boraserod Mountain
The Golden Cradle
Bishop Svedberg and the Devil
The Countess of Hojentorp
The Giant of Skalunda
The Knights of Allaberg
The Treasure in Saby Creek
The Trolls in Resslared
Ostergotland
Lady Barbro of Brokind
The Cat of Norrhult
The Tomts
The Troll Shoes
The Urko of North Wij
Buried Alive
The Mountain Kitchen
The Wood and Sea Nymphs
Jonas Spits
Lady Rangela of Edsholm
Saxe of Saxeholm,
The Harvesters
The Polite Coal Burner
Kate of Ysattek,
Rugga Bridge
The Elves' Dance
The Fiddler and the Sea Nymph
The Ulfgryt Stones
Bolstre Castle
The Coal Burner and the Troll
The Snipe
Tibble Castle and Klinta Spring
Lake Goldring
The Changelings
The Lady of Pintorp in the Troll Garden at Stallsbacke
Herr Melker of Veckholm
The Old Man of Logga
Bolsbjorn
The Lapp in Magpie Form
The Plague an the Treasure Seekers
The Water Nymph
The Vatters
Forssa Church
Starkad and Bale
The Bell in Sjalevad
The Vatt's Storehouse
The Stone in Gkonan Dal
The Voyage in a Lapp Sled
Kadnihak
The Cunning Lapp
The Giant's Bride
The Lapp Genesis or the First of Mankind
Baskerville. Folklore Stories from Uganda
Today's free book is The flame tree and other folk-lore stories from Uganda by Rosetta Baskerville with illustrations by Mrs. E. G. Morris (1900). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Internet Archive (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
The Flame Tree
The Buffalo Maiden
The Mpa Bana Bird
The Absent-minded Bridegroom
The Singer
The Famine
The Quits of Gomba
The Dog and the Leopard
The Leopard, the Hare, and the Monkey
Musoke the Moon-boy
The Elephant That Wanted to Dance
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Story of Nsangi and the Apes
Soliloquy of Old Age in a Banana Garden
The Law Concerning Fortune-tellers ; or, the Wise Leper
The Holy Man
The Cheats of Kijongo
The Story of the Frog
The Hare Who Earned a Cow and a Chieftainship
Song of a Muhima Herding Cattle in Bugerere
The Lion-girl
The Story of the Wonderful Goat
The River Fairy
The Royal Puff Adders of Budo
The book is available at Internet Archive (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
The Flame Tree
The Buffalo Maiden
The Mpa Bana Bird
The Absent-minded Bridegroom
The Singer
The Famine
The Quits of Gomba
The Dog and the Leopard
The Leopard, the Hare, and the Monkey
Musoke the Moon-boy
The Elephant That Wanted to Dance
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Story of Nsangi and the Apes
Soliloquy of Old Age in a Banana Garden
The Law Concerning Fortune-tellers ; or, the Wise Leper
The Holy Man
The Cheats of Kijongo
The Story of the Frog
The Hare Who Earned a Cow and a Chieftainship
Song of a Muhima Herding Cattle in Bugerere
The Lion-girl
The Story of the Wonderful Goat
The River Fairy
The Royal Puff Adders of Budo
Dutt M. N. Valmiki's Ramayana
Today's free book is Valmiki's Ramayana translated into English by Manmatha Nath Dutt (1891). For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.
The book is available at Project Gutenberg: Volume 1 and Volume 2 (I have not checked for other online sources).
The book is available at Project Gutenberg: Volume 1 and Volume 2 (I have not checked for other online sources).
Table of Contents
VOLUME 1
VOLUME 2
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