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Indian folktales
India is the second most populous country with 1.2 billion people. During its 4000 years of history, four of the major religions in the world were formed in India.
The collection of Indian folktales consists of three books with 64 folktales.
The collection of Indian folktales consists of three books with 64 folktales.
Indian fairy tales
Notes: Selected and edited by Joseph Jacobs, the book holds 29 Indian folktales.
Author: Various
Editor: Joseph Jacobs
Published: 1910
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, London
Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit
Notes: The nine stories in this book were translated from Sanskrit - an ancient Indian language.
Translator: S. M. Mitra
Editor: Nancy Bell
Published: 1919
Publisher: Macmillan and Co., London
Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India
Notes: The book holds 26 Indian folktales.
Author: Mrs. Howard Kingscote and
Pandit Natesa Sastri
Published: 1890
Publisher: W. H. Allen & Co. 13 Waterloo Place, London
& Calcutta
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