Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India by Katherine Neville Fleeson

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35564.html.images 200 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35564.epub3.images 2.4 MB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35564.epub.images 2.4 MB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35564.epub.noimages 132 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35564.kf8.images 2.5 MB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35564.kindle.images 2.5 MB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35564.txt.utf-8 154 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/35564/pg35564-h.zip 2.3 MB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Fleeson, Katherine Neville
Photographer Briggs, W. A. (William A.)
LoC No. 99004909
Title Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India
Credits Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Summary " Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India" by Katherine Neville Fleeson is a collection of folk tales written in the late 19th century. The work features a wide array of stories that reflect the traditions, beliefs, and cultural practices of the Laos people, often passed down orally through generations. With a rich blend of adventure, moral lessons, and elements of fantasy, this collection showcases the unique narratives and characters that inhabit the Laos landscape. The opening of the work introduces the setting and purpose, explaining that these tales were collected by the author during her time among the Laos people. The stories serve both as entertainment and a means of teaching lessons to the youth, embodying the hopes and challenges of the community. It features a variety of characters, including a revered old woman from the jungle and hunters seeking enchantment, and hints at a strong connection to the spiritual world through the portrayal of natural elements and guiding spirits. The introduction sets the stage for the enchanting stories that follow, establishing a nexus of culture, morality, and folklore inherent to Laos. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
Subject Folklore -- Laos
Category Text
EBook-No. 35564
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 7, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 70 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!