Neogi. Sacred Tales of India

Today's free book is Sacred Tales of India by D. N. Neogi with illustrations by P. Ghose. You can find out more about this book at the Indian Epics UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The book is available at Internet Archive, Hathi Trust and Google Books. The links below are to the Internet Archive edition.

The illustrations are by P. Ghose, and I've made a Flickr collection.

1 The Divine Brothers: link

2 Snatched from Death: link

3 By Itu's Favor: link
4 The Bride of Yama: link

5 The Goddess who Devoured Elephants: link

6 The Slayer of Kangsa: link

7 Chand, The Unbeliever: link

8 The Gift of the Ascetic: link

9 The Sun's Twin Sons: link

10 The Consequences of Generosity: link

11 A Brahman's Ban: link

12 The Pir's Power: link

13 The Gander-Eater: link
14 The Fatal Oath: link

15 Sacrificed to Varuna: link

16 Joyabati — The Gift of Joya: link

17 Saved from the Cat: link

18 The Wife Who Used to Eat the First Morsel: link

19 The Wife Who Cooked Beef: link

20 The Banished Girls: link

Babbitt. Jataka Tales

Today's free book is Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt. You can find out more about this book in the Jataka Tales (Babbitt) unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Internet Archive, Sacred Texts, Baldwin Project, Google Books and Hathi Books. There is a free audiobook at LibriVox.

The illustrations are by Ellsworth Young, and I have made a Flickr collection.

I. The Monkey and the Crocodile
II. How the Turtle Saved His Own Life
III. The Merchant of Seri
IV. The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking
V. The Ox Who Won the Forfeit
VI. The Sandy Road
VII. The Quarrel of the Quails
VIII. The Measure of Rice
IX. The Foolish, Timid Rabbit
X. The Wise and the Foolish Merchant
XI. The Elephant Girly-Face
XII. The Banyan Deer
XIII. The Princes and the Water-Sprite
XIV. The King's White Elephant
XV. The Ox Who Envied the Pig
XVI. Grannie's Blackie
XVII. The Crab and the Crane
XVIII. Why the Owl Is Not King of the Birds

Mackenzie. Indian Myth and Legend

Today's free book is Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie with illustrations by Warwick Goble. You can find out more about this book in the Ramayana unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The book is available at Internet Archive, Sacred Texts Archive, and Hathi Books. The links below are to the Sacred Texts edition of the book.

The illustrations are by Warwick Goble, and I've made a Flickr collection.

Introduction
Chapter I. Indra, King of the Gods
Chapter II. The Great Vedic Deities
Chapter III. Yama, the First Man, and King of the Dead
Chapter IV. Demons and Giants and Fairies
Chapter V. Social and Religious Developments of the Vedic Age
Chapter VI. Mysteries of Creation, the World's Ages, and Soul Wandering
Chapter VII. New Faiths: Vishnu Religion, Buddhism, and Jainism
Chapter VIII. Divinities of the Epic Period

Mahabharata
Chapter IX. Prelude to the Great Bharata War
Chapter X. Royal Rivals: the Pandavas and Kauravas
Chapter XI. The Tournament
Chapter XII. First Exile of the Pandavas
Chapter XIII. The Choice of Draupadi
Chapter XIV. Triumph of the Pandavas
Chapter XV. The Great Gambling Match
Chapter XVI. Second Exile of the Pandavas
Chapter XVII. Defiance of Duryodhana
Chapter XVIII. The Battle of Eighteen Days
Chapter XIX. Atonement and the Ascent to Heaven

Nala and Damayanti
Chapter XX. Nala and Damayantí

Chapter XXI. Wanderings in the Forest
Chapter XXII. Nala in Exile
Chapter XXIII. The Homecoming of the King

Ramayana
Chapter XXIV. Story of Rama: How Sita was Won
Chapter XXV. The Rape of Sita
Chapter XXVI. Rama's Mission Fulfilled

Crooke and Rouse. Talking Thrush

Today's free book is The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India by William Crooke and W. H. D. Rouse with illustrations by W. H. Robinson. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. You can get a free Kindle ebook from Amazon too, and a free audiobook from LibriVox.

The illustrations are by W. H. Robinson, and I've made a Flickr collection.

01. The Talking Thrush: text
02. The Rabbit and the Monkey: text
03. The Sparrow's Revenge: text
04. The Judgment of the Jackal: text
05. How the Mouse got into his Hole: text
06. King Solomon and the Owl: text
07. The Camel's Neck: text
08. The Quail and the Fowler: text
09. The King of the Kites: text
10. The Jackal and the Camel: text
11. The Wise Old Shepherd: text
12. Beware of Bad Company: text
13. The Foolish Wolf: text
14. Reflected Glory: text
15. The Cat and the Sparrows: text
16. The Foolish Fish: text
17. The Clever Goat: text
18. A Crow is a Crow for Ever: text
19. The Grateful Goat: text
20. The Cunning Jackal; or, The Biter Bit: text
21. The Farmer's Ass: text
22. The Parrot Judge: text
23. The Frog and the Snake: text
24. Little Miss Mouse and her Friends: text
25. The Jackal that Lost his Tail: text
26. The Wily Tortoise: text
27. The King of the Mice: text
28. The Valiant Blackbird: text
29. The Goat and the Hog: text
30. The Parrot and the Parson: text
31. The Lion and the Hare: text
32. The Monkey's Bargains: text
33. The Monkey's Rebuke: text
34. The Bull and the Bullfinch: text
35. The Swan and the Crow: text
36. Pride Shall Have a Fall: text
37. The Kid and the Tiger: text
38. The Stag, the Crow, and the Jackal: text
39. The Monkey and the Crows: text
40. The Swan and the Paddy-bird: text
41. What is a Man?: text
42. The Wound and the Scar: text
43. The Cat and the Parrot: text

Devee. Nine Ideal Indian Women

Today's free book is Nine Ideal Indian Women by Sunity Devee. For more about this book and its author, see the Indian Epics UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image; the links below are to the Internet Archive version of the book.

The book is available at Internet Archive and Hathi Trust. The name of the illustrator is not given; I've made a Flickr collection.

Sati

Sunity

Shakuntala

Savitri

Shaibya

Sita

Promila

Damayanti

Uttara

Dutton. The Tortoise and the Geese

Today's free book is The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton with illustrations by E. Boyd Smith. You can find out more about this book in the Bidpai unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Baldwin Project, Hathi Books, and Google Books. The links below are to the Baldwin edition of the book.

The illustrations are by E. Boyd Smith, and I have made a Flickr collection.

1 The Tortoise and the Geese
2 The Fox, the Hen, and the Drum
3 The Carpenter and the Ape
4 The Poor Man and the Flask of Oil
5 The Rich Man and the Bundle of Wood
6 The Scorpion and the Tortoise
7 The Partridge and the Crow
8 The Hunter, the Fox, and the Leopard
9 The Youth, the Hawk, and the Raven
10 The Bleacher, the Crane, and the Hawk
11 The Gardener and the Bear
12 The Hen and the Falcon
13 The Three Fish
14 The Frog, the Crab, and the Serpent
15 The Tyrant who became a Just Ruler
16 The Apes, the Glow-Worm, and the Popinjay
17 The Fox and the Piece of Meat
18 The Blind Man and the Snake
19 The Farmer, the Sheep, and the Robbers
20 The Sparrows and the Snake
21 The Ape and the Boar
22 The Rustic and the Nightingale
23 The Partridge and the Hawk
24 The King, the Falcon, and the Drinking-Cup
25 The Hare, the Fox, and the Wolf
26 The Merchant and His Iron
27 The Lean Cat and the Fat Cat
28 The King, the Hermit, and the Two Princes
29 The Two Travelers
30 The Lion and the Hare
31 The Crane and the Crab
32 The Ass, the Lion, and the Folk
33 The Crow, the Jackal, the Wolf, and the Camel
34 The Camel Driver and the Adder

Steel. Tales of the Punjab.

Today's free book is Tales of the Punjab by Flora Annie Steel (1917). You can find out more about this book in the Raja Rasalu unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. These stories also appear in Wide-Awake Stories: A Collection of Tales Told by Little Children, between Sunset and Sunrise, in the Panjab and Kashmir by F. A. Steel and R. C. Temple, which you can find at Hathi Trust.

This book is available at the Baldwin Project, Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books. There is also a free Kindle ebook.

The illustrations are by J. Lockwood Kipling, and I've made a Flickr collection.

Sir Buzz: text
The Rat's Wedding: text
The Faithful Prince: text
The Bear's Bad Bargain: text
Prince Lionheart and his Three Friends: text
The Lambikin: text

Bopoluchi: text
Princess Aubergine: text
Valiant Vicky, the Brave Weaver: text
The Son of Seven Mothers: text
The Sparrow and the Crow: text
The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal: text
The King of the Crocodiles: text
The Anklebone: text

The Close Alliance: text
The Two Brothers: text
The Jackal and the Iguana: text
The Death and Burial of Poor Hen-sparrow: text
Princess Pepperina: text
Peasie and Beansie: text
The Jackal and the Partridge: text
The Snake-woman and King Ali Mardan: text
The Wonderful Ring: text
The Jackal and the Pea-hen
The Grain of Corn: text
The Farmer and the Money-lender: text
The Lord of Death: text
The Wrestlers: text
The Legend of the Glacier-hearted Queen: text
The Barber's Clever Wife: text
The Jackal and the Crocodile: text
How Raja Rasalu was Born: text
How Raja Rasalu Went Out Into the World: text
How Raja Rasalu's Friends Forsook Him: text
How Raja Rasalu Killed the Giants: text
How Raja Rasalu Became a Jogi: text
How Raja Rasalu Journeyed to the City of King Sark: text
How Raja Rasalu Swung the Seventy Fair Maidens: text
How Raja Rasalu Played Chaupur with King Sarkap: text
The King Who was Fried: text
Prince Half-a-son: text
The Mother and Daughter Who Worshipped the Sun: text
The Ruby Prince: text

Wilson. Indian Story Book

Today's free book is The Indian Story Book by Richard Wilson with illustrations by Frank Pape. You can find out more about this book at the Indian Epics UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The book is available Internet Archive and Hathi Trust. There's also a free audiobook at LibriVox.

The illustrations are by Frank Pape, and I've made a Flickr collection.

RAMA'S QUEST
THE GENTLE CONQUEROR
THE FIVE TALL SONS OF PANDU
NALA THE GAMESTER
THE POOL OF ENCHANTMENT
THE PRINCE WONDERFUL
SABALA, THE SACRED COW
SHAKUNTALA AND DUSHYANTA
THE GREAT DROUGHT

Griswold. Hindu Fairy Tales

Today's free book is Hindu Fairy Tales by Florence Griswold. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Internet Archive and Hathi Trust.

The illustrations to the Internet Archive edition are by L. J. Bridgman, and I've made a Flickr collection.

The illustrations to the Hathi Trust edition are by Helen Jacobs, and I've made a Flickr collection for that also.

1. HOW THESE STORIES CAME TO BE
2. THE MONKEYS AND THE HOLLOW CANES
3. THE GOOD ELEPHANT AND THE UNGRATEFUL MAN
4. FOOTSTEPS IN THE AIR
5. THE WREATHS OF NAVA-RATNA
6. THE FAIRIES IN THE MOUNTAIN OF THE MOON
7. MAY YOU LIVE A HUNDRED YEARS
8. THE MISER AND THE MESS OF POTTAGE
9. THE KING OF THE GOLDEN GEESE
10. THE QUEST FOR A MAGIC NAME
11. THE SLIPPERS OF THE KING

Day. Folk-Tales of Bengal

Today's free book is Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day, illustrated by Warwick Goble. You can find out more about this book in the Folktales of Bengal unit of the Myth-Folklore UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The links below are to the Gutenberg edition, and I've also included two animated gifs showing the book's beautiful illustrations from the Internet Archive scan.

The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, and Google Books.

The illustrations are by Warwick Goble, and I have made a Flickr collection.

1. Life’s Secret

2. Phakir Chand 

3. The Indigent Brahman 

4. The Story of the Rakshasas 

5. The Story of Swet-Basanta 

6. The Evil Eye of Sani 

7. The Boy whom Seven Mothers suckled 

8. The Story of Prince Sobur 

9. The Origin of Opium 

10. Strike but Hear 

11. The Adventures of Two Thieves and of their Sons 

12. The Ghost-Brahman 

13. The Man who wished to be Perfect 

14. A Ghostly Wife 

15. The Story of a Brahmadaitya

16. The Story of a Hiraman 

17. The Origin of Rubies 

18. The Match-making Jackal 

19. The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead 

20. The Ghost who was Afraid of being Bagged 

21. The Field of Bones 

22. The Bald Wife 

Kipling. Jungle Book.

Today's free book is The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, Google Books, and a free audiobook at LibriVox. Amazon has a free Kindle ebook.

I have not been able to find out the name of the illustrator; I've made a Flickr collection.

Table of Contents

Mowgli's Brothers
Hunting-Song of the Seeonee Pack
Kaa's Hunting
Road-Song of the Bandar-Log
"Tiger! Tiger!"
Mowgli's Song
The White Seal
Lukannon
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
Darzee's Chant
Toomai of the Elephants
Shiv and the Grasshopper
Her Majesty's Servants
Parade Song of the Camp Animals

Inayat. Twenty Jataka Tales

Today's free book is Twenty Jataka Tales by Noor Inayat (Khan) with illustrations by H. Willebeek Le Mair. You can find out more about this book at the Indian Epics UnTextbook.

For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Hathi Trust. The illustrations are by H. Willebeek Le Mair, and I've made a Flickr collection.

1 The Monkey-Bridge
2 The Guilty Dogs
3 Banyan
4 The Tortoise and the Geese
5 The Fairy and the Hare
6 The Golden Feathers
7 The Young Parrot
8 The Empty Lake
9 The Swan Kingdom
10 The Master's Test
11 The Two Pigs
12 The Patient Buffalo
13 The Sarabha
14 The Goblin Town
15 The Great Elephant
16 The Quarrelsome Quails
17 The Forest Fire
18 The End of the World
19 The Golden Goose
20 The Noble Horse

Church. Stories from the Bible

Today's free book is Stories from the Bible by Alfred Church with illustrations inspired by Julius Schnorr. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image.

The book is available at Internet Archive and Hathi Trust.

The illustrations are inspired by Julius Schnorr, and I've made a Flickr collection.

The Story of Abraham:
I — Abram
II — Abraham
The Story of Joseph
The Story of Moses:
I — In Egypt
II — The Going Forth
III — In the Wilderness
The Story of Joshua
The Story of Ruth
The Story of David:
I — The Champion
II — The Outcast
III— The King
The Story of Ahab and his House
The Story of Jeremiah the Prophet
The Rebuilding of Jerusalem
The Story of Queen Esther
The Story of the Maccabees