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Greek Wonder Tales
Lucy M.J. Garnett
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R669
Discovery Miles 6 690
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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1913 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1909 Edition.
1909. With 21 illustrations. Contents: Part I. Social Life: The
Turks of the Capital; Official and Military Turks; Denizens of the
Palaces; Provincial and Country Folk; Holiday Life. Part II.
Religious Beliefs and Institutions: Mosques and Their Guardians;
Beliefs and Superstitions; Fasts, Feasts and Pilgrimage;
Intellectual Progress; Mysticism and Freethought. Part III.
Domestic Life: The Harem System; Family Ceremonies-(1) Birth and
Circumcision Ceremonies; Family Ceremonies-(2) Marriage Ceremonies;
Family Ceremonies-(3) Funeral Ceremonies; Turkish Homes and Home
Life; and The Future of the Osmanli Turks. See other titles by this
author available from Kessinger Publishing.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
Edited With Essays On The Science Of Folklore, Greek Folkspeech,
And The Survival Of Paganism.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
Edited With Essays On The Science Of Folklore, Greek Folkspeech,
And The Survival Of Paganism.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
1913. In translating the following tales from the various Greek
dialects in which they have been orally transmitted from generation
to generation by the unlettered folk, Garnett retained native terms
for the mythical personages who figure in them only when no
adequate English equivalent could be found. Contents: mother of the
sea, or story of Yianko; wild man; king of the birds; thrice noble,
of the three Citrons; Nereid; tower of the forty Dhrakos and the
king of the golden apple; Stringla princess; queen of the Gorgons;
sugar man; quest of the golden wand; snake prince; widow's son;
talking wand; beautiful princess. Illustrated.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
1909. With 21 illustrations. Contents: Part I. Social Life: The
Turks of the Capital; Official and Military Turks; Denizens of the
Palaces; Provincial and Country Folk; Holiday Life. Part II.
Religious Beliefs and Institutions: Mosques and Their Guardians;
Beliefs and Superstitions; Fasts, Feasts and Pilgrimage;
Intellectual Progress; Mysticism and Freethought. Part III.
Domestic Life: The Harem System; Family Ceremonies-(1) Birth and
Circumcision Ceremonies; Family Ceremonies-(2) Marriage Ceremonies;
Family Ceremonies-(3) Funeral Ceremonies; Turkish Homes and Home
Life; and The Future of the Osmanli Turks. See other titles by this
author available from Kessinger Publishing.
1909. With 21 illustrations. Contents: Part I. Social Life: The
Turks of the Capital; Official and Military Turks; Denizens of the
Palaces; Provincial and Country Folk; Holiday Life. Part II.
Religious Beliefs and Institutions: Mosques and Their Guardians;
Beliefs and Superstitions; Fasts, Feasts and Pilgrimage;
Intellectual Progress; Mysticism and Freethought. Part III.
Domestic Life: The Harem System; Family Ceremonies-(1) Birth and
Circumcision Ceremonies; Family Ceremonies-(2) Marriage Ceremonies;
Family Ceremonies-(3) Funeral Ceremonies; Turkish Homes and Home
Life; and The Future of the Osmanli Turks. See other titles by this
author available from Kessinger Publishing.
In translating the following tales from the various Greek dialects
in which they have been orally transmitted from generation to
generation by the unlettered folk, Garnett retained native terms
for the mythical personages who figure in them only when no
adequate English equivalent could be found. Contents: mother of the
sea, or story of Yianko; wild man; king of the birds; thrice noble,
of the three Citrons; Nereid; tower of the forty Dhrakos and the
king of the golden apple; Stringla princess; queen of the Gorgons;
sugar man; quest of the golden wand; snake prince; widow's son;
talking wand; beautiful princess. Illustrated.
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