Books with title Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales by Grace James

The only edition available that includes all 40 of Warwick Goble's original watercolor-over-ink illustrations, this hardcover collectible is a faithfull facsimile of the classic 1910 Macmillan compilation of Japanese fairy tales. Goble was fascinated by Japanese art, so the Golden Age master is the perfect match for the 38 stories that were collected by Grace James, a noted folklorist and author best known for the John and Mary series. Contents include the title tale as well as "The Good Thunder," "The Star Lovers," "The Wind in the Pine Tree," "The Beautiful Dancer of Yedo," and many others.

Beautiful book of Japanese Fairy Tales. This is a scan of a first edition of Green Willow and other Japanese Fairy Tales published by Macmillan in 1910. Forty full-page colour illustrations by Warwick Goble. Blue Cover. First Trade Edition.This book collects 38 fairy tales including... Green WillowThe FluteThe Tea-KettleThe Peony LanternThe Sea King and the Magic JewelsThe Good ThunderThe Black BowlThe Star LoversHoraizanThe Story of Susa, the ImpetuousReflectionsThe Wind in the Pine TreeFlower of the PeonyThe MalletThe Bell of DōjōjiThe Maiden of UnaiThe Robe of FeathersThe Singing Bird of HeavenThe Cold LadyThe Fire QuestA Legend of KwannonThe Espousal of the Rat’s DaughterThe Land of YomiThe Spring Lover and the Autumn LoverThe Strange Story of the Golden CombThe Jelly-Fish takes a JourneyUrashimaTamamo, the Fox MaidenMomotaroThe Matsuyama MirrorBroken ImagesThe Tongue-cut SparrowThe NurseThe Beautiful Dancer of YedoHana-Saka-JijiThe Moon MaidenKarmaThe Sad Story of the Yaoya’s Daughter

Beautiful book of Japanese Fairy Tales. This is a scan of a first edition of Green Willow and other Japanese Fairy Tales published by Macmillan in 1910. Forty full-page colour illustrations by Warwick Goble. Blue Cover. First Trade Edition.This book collects 38 fairy tales including... Green WillowThe FluteThe Tea-KettleThe Peony LanternThe Sea King and the Magic JewelsThe Good ThunderThe Black BowlThe Star LoversHoraizanThe Story of Susa, the ImpetuousReflectionsThe Wind in the Pine TreeFlower of the PeonyThe MalletThe Bell of DōjōjiThe Maiden of UnaiThe Robe of FeathersThe Singing Bird of HeavenThe Cold LadyThe Fire QuestA Legend of KwannonThe Espousal of the Rat’s DaughterThe Land of YomiThe Spring Lover and the Autumn LoverThe Strange Story of the Golden CombThe Jelly-Fish takes a JourneyUrashimaTamamo, the Fox MaidenMomotaroThe Matsuyama MirrorBroken ImagesThe Tongue-cut SparrowThe NurseThe Beautiful Dancer of YedoHana-Saka-JijiThe Moon MaidenKarmaThe Sad Story of the Yaoya’s Daughter

Beautiful book of Japanese Fairy Tales. This is a scan of a first edition of Green Willow and other Japanese Fairy Tales published by Macmillan in 1910. Forty full-page colour illustrations by Warwick Goble. Blue Cover. First Trade Edition.This book collects 38 fairy tales including... Green WillowThe FluteThe Tea-KettleThe Peony LanternThe Sea King and the Magic JewelsThe Good ThunderThe Black BowlThe Star LoversHoraizanThe Story of Susa, the ImpetuousReflectionsThe Wind in the Pine TreeFlower of the PeonyThe MalletThe Bell of DōjōjiThe Maiden of UnaiThe Robe of FeathersThe Singing Bird of HeavenThe Cold LadyThe Fire QuestA Legend of KwannonThe Espousal of the Rat’s DaughterThe Land of YomiThe Spring Lover and the Autumn LoverThe Strange Story of the Golden CombThe Jelly-Fish takes a JourneyUrashimaTamamo, the Fox MaidenMomotaroThe Matsuyama MirrorBroken ImagesThe Tongue-cut SparrowThe NurseThe Beautiful Dancer of YedoHana-Saka-JijiThe Moon MaidenKarmaThe Sad Story of the Yaoya’s Daughter

Beautiful book of Japanese Fairy Tales. This is a scan of a first edition of Green Willow and other Japanese Fairy Tales published by Macmillan in 1910. Forty full-page colour illustrations by Warwick Goble. Blue Cover. First Trade Edition.This book collects 38 fairy tales including... Green WillowThe FluteThe Tea-KettleThe Peony LanternThe Sea King and the Magic JewelsThe Good ThunderThe Black BowlThe Star LoversHoraizanThe Story of Susa, the ImpetuousReflectionsThe Wind in the Pine TreeFlower of the PeonyThe MalletThe Bell of DōjōjiThe Maiden of UnaiThe Robe of FeathersThe Singing Bird of HeavenThe Cold LadyThe Fire QuestA Legend of KwannonThe Espousal of the Rat’s DaughterThe Land of YomiThe Spring Lover and the Autumn LoverThe Strange Story of the Golden CombThe Jelly-Fish takes a JourneyUrashimaTamamo, the Fox MaidenMomotaroThe Matsuyama MirrorBroken ImagesThe Tongue-cut SparrowThe NurseThe Beautiful Dancer of YedoHana-Saka-JijiThe Moon MaidenKarmaThe Sad Story of the Yaoya’s Daughter

<i>Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales</i> is a collection of 38 "tales and legends" from the Land of the Rising Sun, published in 1912. Grace James diligently gathered these beautiful stories from various sources, including the <i>Ko-ji-ki</i>, which is the oldest Japanese chronicle of myths that has survived the test of time and human hands to this day.Warwick Goble, well-known illustrator of his time, enhances the appeal of the anthology by furnishing it with 16 artistic depictions of some of the characters in the stories. As he specialized in Asian themes, particularly Japanese and Indian ones, he is a fitting choice for the creation of this book.Children and young adults will find these stories a fine introduction to Japanese culture. Despite its translation into a Western language, various Eastern elements remain, such as the names of the characters and places, as well as the designations of certain figures. Also, certain Asian values, such as profound respect for elders and superiors, help youngsters understand why they are important and how they are supposed to be practiced. However, since the tales date back more than a hundred years ago, some customs featured may be deemed too conservative for modern readers. These old legends and tales effectively transports one to another era and place. As such, this anthology is a great tool for escaping into a fictional realm while, at the same time, learning or being reminded of timeless moral lessons that remain applicable today.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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