Tales of the Persian genii,
retold by Frances Jenkins Olcott. With illus. by Willy Pogany.

Description

Main Author

Olcott, Frances Jenkins.

Related Names

Pogány, Willy, 1882-1955.

Language(s)

English

Published

London, Harrap, 1919.

Subjects

Fairy tales
Fairy tales > Fairy tales / Iran
Iran

Note

Selected tales retold from: 1. Tales of the genii; or, The delightful lessons of Horam the son of Asmar, translated by J. Ridley. 2. The history of Farrukruz the favourite of fortune, retold from The delight of hearts, by Barkhurdár bin Mahmúd Turkman Faráhí, surnamed Mumtáz, which may be found in its English translation in W. A. Clouston's A group of Eastern romances and stories from the Persian, Tamil, and Urdu. 3. The history of King Azad and the two royal sheykhs, retold from The Bāgh o bahār of Mīr Amman of Dilhī, from the English translation edited by D. Forbes.

Physical Description

x, 225 p. 4 col. plates. 21 cm.

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