To any one who would like to look somewhat into the inner soul of the Oriental, and see the peculiar spiritual existences among which he lives, the following stories will serve as true interpreters, born as they are of the three great religions of the Far East, Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. An old manuscript copy of Im Bang's stories came into the hands of the translator, and he gives them now to the Western world that they may serve as introductory essays to the mysteries, ...

Volume Two (I-M) of this three part series includes stories from India, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Khasis, Korea, Isle of Man (Manx), Mexico, Mongolia. Contains excerpts from:Tales of the Sun Or Folklore of Southern IndiaCollected by Mrs. Howard Kingscote and Paṇḍit Naṭêsá Sástrî.Folk-Tales of BengalBy the Rev. Lal Behari DayClassic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and RomanceBy Sir Richard F. BurtonEdited by Isabel BurtonTales of th...

Wonderful Tales of Imps,Ghosts, and Fairies

To any one who would like to look somewhat into the inner soul of the Oriental, and see the peculiar spiritual existences among which he lives, the following stories will serve as true interpreters, born as they are of the three great religions of the Far East, Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism.An old manuscript copy of Im Bang's stories came into the hands of the translator, and he gives them now to the Western world that they may serve as introductory essays to the mysteries, and...

Yei Theodora Ozaki was an early 20th-century translator of Japanese short stories and fairy tales. Her translations were fairly liberal but have been popular, and were reprinted several times after her death.According to "A Biographical Sketch" by Mrs. Hugh Fraser, included in the introductory material to Warriors of old Japan, and other stories, Ozaki came from an unusual background. She was the daughter of Baron Ozaki, one of the first Japanese men to study in the West, ...

Once upon a time there were two brothers, who lived in the same house. And the big brother listened to his wife's words, and because of them fell out with the little one. Summer had begun, and the time for sowing the high-growing millet had come. The little brother had no grain, and asked the big one to loan him some, and the big one ordered his wife to give it to him. But she took the grain, put it in a large pot and cooked it until it was done. Then she gave it to the little fellow. He knew...

Century-old letters tell a story of timeless love in a vanished countryFirst translated by American scholar Elizabeth Cooper in 1914 and published as My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard, this haunting collection of letters was out of print until discovered by bestselling author Eileen Goudge. In its pages she found the story of Kwei-li, a noblewoman of nineteenth-century China.In rich, elegant detail, Kwei-li writes of passionate love for a man whom s...

What Men Liv by and Other Tales.

Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each chapter.- Reading time of the complete text: about 4 hours- Reading time of the summarized text: 11 minutes

A Collection of Japanese Traditional Tales(18 Stories with Color Images) is timeless classic tale for children by D. (David) Thomson, B. H. Chamberlain and Mrs.T.H. James.In this book (A Collection of Japanese Traditional Tales) contains 18 stories with more than 280 color images :1.Momotaro : Japanese Fairy Tale First Series No. 1 (1885)2.The Tongue Cut Sparrow : Japanese Fairy Tale First Series No. 2 (1885)3.Battle of The Monkey And The Crab...

This Smashwords edition of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was transcribed from the 1908 Second Edition of a translation by Herbert A. Giles. Broomhandle Books has edited the stories to provide modern punctuation and styling so as to make them more accessible to a reader in this e-book format. In addition, Chinese personal and place names have been rendered into modern pinyin.Stories 1 - 10 include:Story 1. Examination for the Post of Guardian AngelStory 2. The...

Claw prints: Ancient Chinese Poetry is a new English translation of classical Chinese poems, dating from 600 BCE to the Nineteenth Century. It presents the writings of about 146 poets. 295 poems were selected from different sources, especially A Compilation of Ancient Poetry Within Sight, besides Poems of a Thousand Masters and Three Hundred Tang Poems, giving equal emphasis to the poets from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. This translation attempts to preserve the essence and identity of ...