Bibliograph

Bengal peasant life, Folk-tales of Bengal. Recollections of my school-days

Type

Label

Bengal peasant life, Folk-tales of Bengal. Recollections of my school-days

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Bengal peasant life

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

Folk-tales of Bengal. Recollections of my school-days

Summary

"Folk Tales of Bengal" is a wonderful collection of classic stories, containing thirty-two color illustrations, by Warwick Goble. The narratives were collated by the Reverend Lal Behari Day (1824 - 1892); a Bengali Indian journalist, who converted to Christianity, and became a Christian missionary himself. He was a well-respected folklorist, and immersed himself in Bengali culture. The twenty-two stories of "Folk Tales of Bengal" include: "The Indignant Brahman," "The Evil-Eye of Sani," "The Story of Swet-Basanta," "A Ghostly Wife," "The Origin of Rubies," "The Match-Making Jackal," and many more

Target audience

juvenile

Contributor