| Author | Lal Behari Day |
|---|---|
| Publication date | 1883 |
Folk-Tales of Bengal is a collection of folk tales and fairy tales of Bengal written by Lal Behari Dey. The book was published in 1883. The illustrations by Warwick Goble were added in 1912. All these stories were passed from generation to generation for centuries.
Stories
This list represents the 1912 Contents (page xi) that is displayed in small caps.
- Life's Secret
- Phakir Chand
- The Indigent Brahman
- The Story of the Rakshasas
- The Story of Swet-Basanta
- The Evil Eye of Sani
- The Boy whom Seven Mothers suckled
- The Story of Prince Sobur
- The Origin of Opium
- Strike but Hear
- The Adventures of Two Thieves and of their Sons
- The Ghost-Brahman
- The Man who wished to be Perfect
- A Ghostly Wife
- The Story of a Brahmadaitya
- The Story of a Hiraman
- The Origin of Rubies
- The Match-making Jackal
- The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead
- The Ghost who was Afraid of being Bagged
- The Field of Bones
- The Bald Wife
References
- Sinhal, Kounteya (9 April 2015). "Lost history unearthed in Scot Cemetery". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-01-07. This article fashions the author's name "Lalbehari De". The 1912 title page credits "Rev. Lal Behari Day" (all caps).
- Folk Tales of Bengal. Macmillan and Co. 1883.
External links
- Folk-Tales of Bengal (1912 illustrated ed.) as Project Gutenberg #38488
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