British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1880)
Wirt Sikes, US consul to Cardiff from 1876 to 1883, describes the mythology and traditions of Wales, a land steeped in folklore….more
19th Century
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1880)
First English translation of Pu Songling’s collection of classical Chinese stories, including magical pear trees, thimble-sized babies, ghostly cities, and mean spi…more
The First Shape Book: Little Red Riding Hood (1863)
This 1863 rendering of Perrault’s classic tale, is thought to be the very first shape book, or die cut book, at least in the United States….more
The Death and Burial of Cock Robin
The Death of Cock Robin, also known as The Death and Burial of Cock Robin is a somewhat macabre English nursery rhyme describing the murder and the funeral of a rob…more
Fables for the Frivolous (1899)
One of the earliest works by the American parodist Guy Wetmore Carryl, this collection of fables are adapted from Jean de La Fontaine’s Aesop-style originals from m…more
The Hare of Inaba (1892)
Japanese folktale involving a mistreated hare, a bridge of crocodiles, eighty mean brothers, one good brother, and a beautiful princess….more
Leo Tolstoy´s Fables for Children (1904)
Leo Tolstoy’s stories for younger readers, most of which had their seed in primers which he wrote for the school which he established in 1849 for peasant children a…more
Navaho Legends (1897)
Book from the American Folk-Lore Society compiling Navaho myths and legends and including also a lengthy introduction on the history, beliefs and customs of the Nav…more
A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden (1899)
A classic from Walter Crane, considered to be the most prolific and influential children’s book creator of his generation and one of the strongest contributors to…more
Aino Folktales (1888)
The folktales and legends of the Ainu, a group of indigenous people living in Japan and Russia – thought to originate from the Jōmon-jin people whom many think mig…more
Welsh Fairytales and Other Stories (1894)
Collection of stories told to the author during his stay in Anglesey during the winter of 1891-2, mostly involving fairies in some form or other, and either the fin…more