Translator	Carey, Martha Ward, 1837-1921
Author of introduction, etc.	Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1859-1937
Contributor	Sébillot, Paul, 1843-1918
Illustrator	Smith, E. Boyd (Elmer Boyd), 1860-1943
Title	French fairy tales
Original Publication	New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1887, copyright 1903.
Note	Originally published in 1887 as: Fairy legends of the French provinces.
Note	Selected and translated from the French folk-lore journal "Mélusine" (1878-1887) and Paul Sébillot's "Contes des provinces de la France" (Paris, 1884) according to introductory note.
Contents	The legend of the Lake of Issarlès -- The fairies and the two hunchbacks -- The skilful thief -- The king's three sons -- The hare, the bear, and the fox -- Papa Tiger and Papa Sheep -- John Bit-of-a-man -- Long time -- Skilful John -- The tailor and the hurricane -- The baker's three daughters -- You must not work on Sunday -- Destiny -- The little ant that was going to Jerusalem, and the snow -- The most powerful husband in the world -- The nine brothers, who were changed to sheep, and their sister -- The king and his three sons -- Fanch Scouarnec -- The roebuck hunt -- Pierre and Hélène -- The three eggs -- The three brothers -- The cock's wife -- The castle hung in the air -- The two soldiers -- The three brothers and the giant -- The fairy and the daughter of the earth -- Sister and half-sister -- The fairies' ship -- The shepherd who won the king's daughter by a single word -- The enchanted ring -- The siren of La Fresnaye -- The little hunchback -- The princess of Tronkolaine.
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Language	English
LoC Class	PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject	Folklore -- France
Subject	Fairy tales -- France -- Translations into English
Category	Text
eBook-No.	79327
Release Date	Aug 10, 2026
Copyright	Public domain in the USA.
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