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Hindoo fairy legends, Old Deccan days (edition 1967)

by Mary Eliza Isabella Frere (Author)

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A collection of folk tales from India's fairyland where rajas, ranis, rakshas, jackals, magicians, and cobras prevail.
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Title:Hindoo fairy legends, Old Deccan days
Authors:Mary Eliza Isabella Frere (Author)
Info:Dover Publications (1967), 224 pages
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A collection of folk tales from India's fairyland where rajas, ranis, rakshas, jackals, magicians, and cobras prevail.

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Anna Liberata de Souza, South Indian Storyteller, Christian Convert, Ayah to Frere's House. Mary Frere as folklorist simply wrote down Anna's recountings of folk stories and Anna's own life story. Frere's book is notable for being the first English translation of East Indian folklore and was well-received and reviewed in its time, going into multiple reprintings.
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