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Myth & Legend FictionFae & Fairy FictionClassic Fantasy

Indian Fairy Tales

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  • 1892 first published
  • 255 pages
  • 73 editions
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Joseph Jacobs, John D Batten and Gloria Cardew's Indian Fairy Tales (1892) is a mythic fiction and fae fiction story collection. Much of the action takes place in India. Readers will find themes of Mythology, Folklore and fairy tales.

90 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 73 editions.

At about 255 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About Indian Fairy Tales

Twenty-nine traditional tales from India include "The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal," "The Lion and the Crane," and "Why the Fish Laughed."
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Opening line

“THE Bodhissatta was at one time born in the region of Himavanta as a white crane ; now Brahmadatta was at that time reigning in Benares.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Mythology
  • Classic Literature
  • Folklore
  • Fairy tales
  • Folklore, india
  • Collections & anthologies fantasy
  • India
  • Fairy tales, India
  • Folklore, India

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Quick answers

Who wrote Indian Fairy Tales?

Indian Fairy Tales was written by Joseph Jacobs, John D Batten and Gloria Cardew and first published in 1892.

What genre is Indian Fairy Tales?

It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction, Fae & Fairy Fiction, Classic Fantasy and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

How long is Indian Fairy Tales?

The median edition has 255 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Indian Fairy Tales?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Wind in the Willows, Vikram and the Vampire and Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales.

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