The Olive Fairy Book

In our Fairy Cabinet (...) we have aimed at pleasing children, not 'grown-ups', at whom the old French writers directed their romances, but have hunted for fairy tales in all quarters, not in Europe alone. In this volume we open, thanks to Dr. Ignaz Kiinos, with a story from the Turks. 'Little King LOG' is an original invention by M. Anatole France, which he very kindly permitted Mrs. Lang to adapt from 'L'Abeille'. Major Campbell, as previously, tells tales which he collected among the natives of India. But the sources are usually named at the end of each story, and when they are not named children will not miss them. Mrs. Lang, except in cases mentioned, has translated and adapted to the conditions of young readers the bulk of the collection, and Mrs. Skovgaard-Pedersen has done 'The Green Knight' from the Danish. I must especially thank Monsieur Macler for permitting us to use some of his 'Contes Arméniens'.