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BLACK FRIDAY EARLY BIRD SPECIAL – GYPSY FOLK TALES – 2 Bookset
2016-11-20 in children’s stories, Eastern European Folklore, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Folk Tales and Folklore, Folklore, Moral Tales, Norse Folklore | Tags: black friday special, Bohemia, Bukowina, dragons, England, folk tales, gypsy, illustrated, jealousy, Moravia, people, poland, priest, roma, Romania, roses, Scotland, Slovakia, Transylvania, turkey, vampires, violins, wales | Leave a comment
Authentic Gypsy Folk Tales illustrated 2 book set – Black Friday Special
These two books are a treasure chest of 76 classic Gypsy Folk Tales and Stories, and makes fascinating reading for those interested in folklore in general, but especially for those interested in the original Roma, or Gypsy, people.Two unique volumes of illustrated Gypsy tales full of Gypsy mischief, adventure and romance containing 76 unique Gypsy folk tales from Turkey, Romania, Bukowina, Transylvania, Slovakia, Moravia, Bohemia, Poland, England, Wales and Scotland.
In book one you will find stories from Turkish, Romanian and Bukowina Gypsies and in book two tales from from Transylvania, Slovakia, Moravia, Bohemia, Poland, England, Wales and Scotland. Herein you will find tales like The Vampire, The Gypsy and the Priest, Baldplate, The Deluded Dragon, The Jealous Husband, The Creation of the Violin, The Three Girls, Bobby Rag, De Little Fox, the Old Smith, The Princess and the Forester’s Son and many, many more.
In the second volume of Gypsy Folk Tales contains stories, tales and legends from Transylvania, Slovakia, Moravia, Bohemia, Poland, England, Wales and Scotland.
Francis Hindes Groome collated and published this collection in 1899, making only few changes and remaining true to the original stories, so to let the written story enchant us as if it were being narrated in the vernacular. The stories are further enhanced by the numerous impressive black and white and colour illustrations recently completed by Maggie Gunzel the Dutch artist and illustrator who, unlike many illustrators of the 19th C. and 20th C, has stayed true to the subject matter.
A percentage of the net sale from this book will be donated to the RELIEF FUND FOR ROMANIA.
See the book’s webpages for a full list of the 76 tales in these exquisite volumes, including a free extract from both volumes.
Buy eBooks link: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Anon_E_Mouse_BLACK_FRIDAY_EARLY_BIRD_SPECIAL_GYPSY?id=po-CDQAAQBAJ
Buy Paperbacks link: http://abelapublishing.com/black-friday-early-bird-special-39-off–gypsy-folk-tales–2-bookset_p27279562.htm
About the Translator & Compiler
Francis Hindes Groome (Born 30 August 1851 in Monk Soham, Suffolk, England – died 24 January 1902 in London), son of Robert Hindes Groome Archdeacon of Suffolk. A writer and foremost commentator of his time on the Romani people, their language, life, history, customs, beliefs, and lore.
In October 1901, Francis Hindes Groome’s library of books, letters, and manuscripts bearing upon the study of the Gypsies was purchased by the Boston Athenæum. The collection comprises over one hundred volumes, some which are rare, and others contain rare tracts and magazine articles. There are also Mr. Groome’s own books with his marginal additions, over thirty volumes of manuscript notes, lectures, and his correspondence with M. Paul Bataillard, the eminent French student of the Gypsies, covering the years 1872-1880.
BLACK FRIDAY EARLY BIRD SPECIAL – LEGENDS OF AFRICA 5 Bookset – African Folklore & Legends
2016-11-20 in Action and Adventure, African folklore and Folk Tales, Anansi, Animal Life, children’s stories, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Folk Tales and Folklore, Folklore, Moral Tales | Tags: african Folklore, african legends, anansi stories, black friday special, bushmen, east africa, egyptian, myths, north africa, south african, west Africa | Leave a comment
African Legends 5 Bookset available as eBooks or in Paperback format
Five ancient and forgotten African volumes containing 116 authentic African Myths and Legends Tales from all four corners of the continent –1 volume from ANCIENT EGYPT,
Two volumes from SOUTH AFRICA,
1 volume from West Africa’s YORUBA people
PLUS a special volume of west AFRICAN ANANSI “The Trickster Spider” Stories
Stories and Legends full of ancient African lore and wisdom containing 116 African themed folk tales spread across 5 books from all four corners of the continent. Tales like:
the ancient Egyptian story of “The Adventures of Sanehat”,
the Zulu tale of “The Lost Message”,
the Yoruba tale of “The Iroko Tree”, and
the Anansi tale of “Anansi And The Lion” ……..plus 111 more!
The books in this set are:
Old Hendriks Tales ISBN: 978-1-909302-15-0
Yoruba Legends ISBN: 978-1-907256-33-2
Ananzi Stories ISBN: 978-1-907256-52-3
South African Folk Tales ISBN: 978-0-956058-45-4
Egyptian Tales ISBN: 978-1-909302-34-1
About the collators and translators
This is a collection of 5 old and forgotten books containing African legends and tales collated and published by:
A O Vaughan, M I Ogumefu, G W Dasent, J A Honey and W M Flinders-Petrie