The Violet Fairy Book These finely engraved illustrations of

These finely engraved illustrations of figures from ancient religion and mythology offer a compelling study

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Jelly Roll Morton

The Violet Fairy Book These finely engraved illustrations ofRoumania, Japan, Serbia, Lithuania, Africa, Portugal, and Russia are among the sources of these 35 stories that tell of a haunted forest, chests of gold coins, a magical dog, and a man who outwits a dragon. Perhaps the best English versions available of these classic stories. 74 illustrations. Reprint of the first 1901 edition. juvenile fiction; myth; legends; fantasy; classics; adventures; man vs. nature; childrens fiction; folktales; fairytales;