18 books like Celtic Fairy Tales

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Baum's American Fairy Tales L. Frank Baum · 1901 · ★ 3.7 · 94p · ≈ 3h · Moderate This collection of fantasy stories was originally serialized in regional newspapers, prior to being published as a complete volume. The stories, as critics have noted, lack the high-fantasy aspect of the best of Baum's work, in Oz or out. With ironic or nonsensical morals attached to their ends, their tone is more satirical, glib, and tongue-in-cheek than is usual in children's stories; the… Shares Contes de fées, Tales, Fairy Tales, Classic Literature

Tales of Ancient Egypt Roger Lancelyn Green · 1967 · ★ 3.8 · 215p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Selected tales evoke the mystery, superstitions, and myths of Egypt under the pharaohs. Shares Tales, Folklore, Fairy Tales, Mythology

Irish fairy and folk tales William Butler Yeats · 1800 · 351p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Includes tales of fairies, changelings, ghosts, witches, saints, the devil, giants, kings, queens, and robbers. Shares Irish Folk literature, Tales, Folklore, Fairy Tales

Dornröschen Gebrüder Grimm [Brothers Grimm] · 1959 · 29p · ≈ 58m · Moderate Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years. Shares Tales, Folklore, Fairy Tales

Volksmärchen der Deutschen Johann Karl August Musäus · 1815 · 507p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Shares Tales, Folklore, Fairy Tales with this book.

Indian Fairy Tales Joseph Jacobs · 1892 · 280p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Twenty-nine traditional tales from India include "The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal," "The Lion and the Crane," and "Why the Fish Laughed." Shares Folklore, Fairy Tales, Mythology, Classic Literature

The King of Ireland's Son Padraic Colum · 1916 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Moderate I Connal was the name of the King who ruled over Ireland at that time. He had three sons, and, as the fir-trees grow, some crooked and some straight, one of them grew up so wild that in the end the King and the King's Councillor had to let him have his own way in everything. This youth was the King's eldest son and his mother had died before she could be a guide to him. Shares Irish Folk literature, Folklore, Fairy Tales

The Olive Fairy Book (Complete & Unabridged) Andrew Lang · 1907 · ★ 4.0 · 226p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Twenty-nine tales from the folklore of Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenia, and the Sudan. Shares Folklore, Fairy Tales, Short Stories

Ancient tales and folklore of Japan Richard Gordon Smith · 1908 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Tales, Folklore, Mythology with this book.

Japanese fairy tales Yei Theodora Ozaki · 2002 · 186p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Japanese folktales are somewhat of a loaded term. In commonplace usage, it signifies a certain set of well-known classic tales, with a vague distinction of whether they fit the rigorous definition of folktale or not. The admixed imposters are literate written pieces, dating back to the Muromachi period (14th-16th centuries) or even earlier times in the Middle Ages. These would not normally… Shares Folklore, Fairy Tales

Traditions of the Tinguian Fay-Cooper Cole · 1915 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Abstracts: p. 202-226. Shares Folklore, Mythology

The golden age of myth & legend Thomas Bulfinch · 1900 · 495p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Shares Folklore, Mythology with this book.

The bee-man of Orn Frank R. Stockton · 1964 · ★ 4.0 · 44p · ≈ 1h · Moderate When a Sorcerer tells him that he has been transformed from another sort of being, the Bee-man sets out to discover what he was in his earlier incarnation. Story is accompanied by a DVD which provides a behind-the-scenes look at the illustrator at work. Shares Tales, Fairy Tales

Малахитовая шкатулка Pavel Bazhov · 1944 · 411p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Tales from the Ural Mountains. Shares Tales, Fairy Tales

The Little House in the Fairy Wood Ethel Cook Eliot · 2007 · ★ 4.5 · 109p · ≈ 3h · Light That morning began no differently from any morning, though it was to be the beginning of all things new for Eric. This first sentence of Ethel Cook's book The House in the Fairy Wood starts the reader off on a delightful adventure. Written in 1918 this children's tale tells the story of Eric a young boy forced to work in a cannery. One day Eric goes exploring in the woods behind the factory and… Shares Contes de fées, Fairy Tales

The Yellow Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1894 · 287p · ≈ 9h · Challenging First published in 1894, this extensive fairy tale anthology was edited by Andrew Lang, a pioneering author and critic. By bringing together folk tales from all over the world and having them translated into English, many for the first time, he was able to create rich and varied collections of stories, opening readers' eyes to a whole world of magical possibility overseas. Shares Contes de fées, Folklore, Fairy Tales, Magic

The Brown Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1904 · 215p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Thirty-two fairy tales from the folklore of Africa, Australia, Brazil, India, New Caledonia, and Persia. Shares Folklore, Fairy Tales

The Sleeping Beauty Arthur Quiller-Couch · 1910 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Shares Folklore, Fairy Tales with this book.

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