Black Tales for White Children
Black Tales for White Children is a 1914 folklore and fairy tales novel by Nancy Stigand and Chauncey Hugh Stigand.
A free LibriVox audiobook (3 h 19 min) is available.
About Black Tales for White Children
Chauncey Hugh Stigand wrote this book of 29 East African folktales together with his wife, Nancy Stigand. Stigard was an officer in the British Army and a British colonial official in Africa; before writing this book, he had served in British Somaliland and in British East Africa, and he would later serve in northern Africa. Stigand translated the stories in this book from Swahili tales that he collected from storytellers in eastern Africa. - Summary by Laura Gibbs
Free audiobook
Black Tales for White Children — LibriVox recording, 3 h 19 min in 30 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Quick answers
Who wrote Black Tales for White Children?
Black Tales for White Children was written by Nancy Stigand and Chauncey Hugh Stigand and first published in 1914.
What genre is Black Tales for White Children?
It is usually shelved as Fairy Tales & Folklore.
Is there a free audiobook of Black Tales for White Children?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 3 h 19 min.
What books are similar to Black Tales for White Children?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Wind in the Willows and Five Children and It.
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