Children's Stories from Japanese Fairy Tales & Legends - Illustrated by Harry G. Theaker

N. Kato, Harry G. Theaker

• Publisher: Pook Press
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781446545867
• Print ISBN:
  9781445505961
  9781447437925
• Subtopic: Folklore & Mythology

The stories in this edition of 'Japanese Fairy Tales and Legends' include: 'The Land of the Rising Sun', 'The Old Man who made Withered Trees to Bloom', 'The Marriage of the Rat's Daughter', 'The Story of Raiko and the Deamon', and many more. Accompanying the enchanting storytelling, are the colour and black-and-white illustrations by Harry G. Theaker. This collection of 'Children's Stories from Japanese Fairy Tales and Legends' was originally penned by N. Kato, and edited by Captain Edric Vredenburg, a noted British collector of folklore. He was a military man as well as an editor at Raphael Tuck and Sons; notable publishers of short stories and fairy tales. They produced many exceptional volumes classic tales, retold for young audiences. Pook Press celebrates the great 'Golden Age of Illustration' in children's literature – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.

Table of contents

• COVER
• TITLE
• CONTENTS
• THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN
• A DAUGHTER OF THE MOON
• THE STORY OF A GOODY OLD MAN
• THE BOWL-WEARING PRINCESS
• THE STORY OF THE KNIGHT WHO WAS RESTORED TO HIS ESTATE
• MOMOTARO, THE PEACH BOY
• THE STORY OF RAIKO AND THE DEMON
• MORE STORIES ABOUT RAIKO
• THE STORY OF SENTARO WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIE
• OYAYUBI-KOTARO, THE JAPANESE TOM THUMB
• THE OLD MAN WHO MADE WITHERED TREES TO BLOOM
• THE MARRIAGE OF THE RAT’S DAUGHTER
• SUSANO AND OHKUNI
• THE PRINCES HINODÉ AND IRIHI
• THE PLAIN OF HIGH HEAVEN