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The Laughing Prince: A Book of Jugoslav Fairy Tales and Folk Tales
Fascinating collection of fairy tales and folk tales, presented by the author in order to give a true idea of the amazing vigor and the artistic inventiveness of the Jugoslav imagination, and also of the various influences, Oriental and Northern as well as Slavic, which have made that imagination what it is to-day. First published in 1921.
Contains the following stories:
The Laughing Prince
Beauty and the Horns
The Pigeon's Bride
The Lame Little Fox
The Enchanted Peafowl
The Dragon's Strength
The Little Singing Frog
The Nightingale in the Mosque
The Girl in the Chest
The Wonderful Hair
The Best Wish
The Vila's Spring
Lord and Master
The Silver Tracks
Contains the following stories:
The Laughing Prince
Beauty and the Horns
The Pigeon's Bride
The Lame Little Fox
The Enchanted Peafowl
The Dragon's Strength
The Little Singing Frog
The Nightingale in the Mosque
The Girl in the Chest
The Wonderful Hair
The Best Wish
The Vila's Spring
Lord and Master
The Silver Tracks
- GenresFairy Tales
164 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1921
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August 7, 2023
Parker fillmore is a good author .folklores and fairy tale were very interesting .was not bored or did not drag .I read most of his stories and can say that he is one of the beat folklorists
May 21, 2013
Overall, The Laughing Prince is a solid book of mid-level fairy tales. They tended to run long, with lots of side-quests (you saved the princess once? now save her twice more!), but I rarely felt like the stories were dragging.
Generally the stories were non-objectionable for all audiences, although one tale (Lord and Master) had a moral of 'beat your wife if she won't listen', and a few of the later tales were a bit heavy-handedly religious. So a parent might want to read through the tales before sharing them with their children.
All in all, though, it was a good read.
Generally the stories were non-objectionable for all audiences, although one tale (Lord and Master) had a moral of 'beat your wife if she won't listen', and a few of the later tales were a bit heavy-handedly religious. So a parent might want to read through the tales before sharing them with their children.
All in all, though, it was a good read.
March 31, 2022
Some interesting variants on fairy tales. None of the Pop Top 20 even in new form, though wide familiarity with European tales will recognize them in new trimmings. Some show signs of being a bit retold for children Victorian style.
March 30, 2017
Not TOO Anglicized, not too Victoriana Either
Some new, some that were co-opted by Lang, but here is meat to Lang's bones. The writing isn't bad either! All in all, not a bad read. Enjoy.
Some new, some that were co-opted by Lang, but here is meat to Lang's bones. The writing isn't bad either! All in all, not a bad read. Enjoy.
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