The Chinese Fairy Book
Martens, Translator Frederick H.
The fairy tales and legends of olden China have in common with the "Thousand and One Nights" an oriental glow and glitter of precious stones and gold and multicolored silks, an oriental wealth of fantastic and supernatural action. And yet they strike an exotic note distinct in itself. The seventy-three stories here presented after original sources, embracing "Nursery Fairy Tales, " "Legends of the Gods, " "Tales of Saints and Magicians, " "Nat...