Hartwell James

• Jul-2010
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Persia is rich in folk lore. For hundreds and hundreds of years the stories in this book, and many others as well, have been told to the wondering boys and girls of that country... The belief in the "Ghool," or "Old Man of the Desert," is still preva...

• Oct-2011
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India is undoubtedly the home of the fairy-tale. Of those now in existence, probably one-third of them came from India. Gypsies, missionaries, travelers, and traders carried them to other countries where they were told and retold until much of their ...

• May-2012
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• Mar-2013
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India is undoubtedly the home of the fairy-tale. Of those now in existence, probably one-third of them came from India. Gypsies, missionaries, travelers, and traders carried them to other countries where they were told and retold until much of their ...

• Jul-2014
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According to the decree of Heaven, there once lived in the Persian city of Kerman a cat like unto a dragon-a longsighted cat who hunted like a lion; a cat with fascinating eyes and long whiskers and sharp teeth. Its body was like a drum, its beautifu...

• Apr-2016
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From the Introduction.
It is very interesting to read stories that have been handed down by former dwellers on the earth, and so learn how they thought, felt and acted, for in many instances the characters and exploits of the legendary beings the...

• Feb-2017
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CONTENTS: The Cat and The Mouse The Son of the Soap Seller The King's Treasure The King and The Fisherman INTRODUCTION The stories collected in this volume have been selected from many sources, because in the judgment of the editor, they are sound pi...

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Every boy and girl -- and for that matter every man and woman, too -- rejoices when the winter snows have vanished and the earth once more puts on her beautiful dress of green, for then the flowers wake from their sleep and clothe the earth with b...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...