{"product_id":"polish-fairy-tales-paperback-2","title":"Polish Fairy Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaude Ashert Biggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eCecile Walton\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eA. J. Glinski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully-illustrated edition of A. J. Glinksi's classic tales provides a marvelous glimpse into the world of Polish legend and folklore-and reveals its closeness and affinity to the greater European family of nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlinksi, Poland's master folklore writer, and his nation's equivalent of the Brothers Grimm, spent many years in the mid-nineteenth century travelling all over his nation's lands, listening to and writing down the stories as told to him by the ordinary folk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this manner, he captured Polish folklore as it truly was-the way that the peasants would tell their children as part of a wide-ranging oral tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBound up in history, legend, moral virtues, and ancient European culture, these classic stories were introduced to the English-speaking world early in the twentieth century. They were an instant hit, with tales such as the Frog Princess, Princess Miranda and Prince Hero, and many others quickly winning their place in the great classic tales of European literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the introduction by Maude Ashurst Biggs: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are selections from a large collection made by A. J. Glinski, printed at Wilna in 1862. These fairy tales come from a far past and may even date from primitive Aryan times. They represent the folklore current among the peasantry of the Eastern provinces of Poland, and also in those provinces usually known as White Russia. The obvious likenesses between these and the folklore of Germany, the Celtic nations, or to the Indian fairy tales, will strike every reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition has been completely reset, and includes digital reproductions of all the original illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of contents: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Frog Princess\u003cbr\u003ePrincess Miranda and Prince Hero\u003cbr\u003eThe Eagles\u003cbr\u003eThe Whirlwind\u003cbr\u003eThe Good Ferryman and the Water Nymphs\u003cbr\u003eThe Princess of the Brazen Mountain\u003cbr\u003eThe Bear in the Forest Hut\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 29, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537230491955,"sku":"9781542832144","price":24.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OU9qcU1Xelh3VjNxTjExZVA1Q0xXUT09.webp?v=1760799464","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/polish-fairy-tales-paperback-2","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}