Turkish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales Collected by Dr. Ignácz Kúnos

by Robert Nisbet Bain, Ignácz Kúnos, Celia Levetus

This enchanting collection of Turkish fairy tales and folk tales was compiled by Dr. Ignácz Kúnos in the 19th century. It includes stories of magic, adventure, and romance, all set against the backdrop of traditional Turkish culture. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in folklore and mythology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

322 pages, Paperback

Published July 18, 2023

About the author

R. Nisbet Bain was a British historian, folklorist, and translator. He wrote extensively on early modern Slavic and Scandinavian history, and translated collections of folk and fairy tales from Cossack, Finnish, Hungarian, and Russian into English. His important collections include Russian Fairy Tales (1892), Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales (1894), Turkish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales (1896), Tales from Tolstoi (1901), and Tales from Gorky (1902).