Synopsis
33 tales from Portugal, Ireland, Wales, and points East and West, among them "The Brown Bear of Norway," "The Enchanted Deer," "The Story of a Very Bad Boy," and "The Brownie of the Lake." 51 illustrations., In "The Lilac Fairy Book, " a large number of the tales - including a variation on the beauty and the beast story called "Brown Bear of Norway" - are from Irish sources; the Welsh "Mabinogion" provided the Arthurian legend of "The Winning of Olwen"; and other tales are from the more exotic traditions of India, Portugal, Brittany, and Scandinavia., "Admirable series of photographic reprints of the first editions. . . . Altogether very good value." -- New York Review of Books . Over 30 tales from Portugal, Ireland, Wales, and points East and West, among them "The Brown Bear of Norway," "The Enchanted Deer," "The Story of a Very Bad Boy," and "The Brownie of the Lake." 51 illustrations.
