Australian Fairy Tales by James Hume-Cook

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69011.html.images 283 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69011.epub3.images 3.3 MB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69011.epub.images 3.4 MB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69011.epub.noimages 188 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69011.kf8.images 5.4 MB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69011.kindle.images 5.3 MB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69011.txt.utf-8 214 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69011/pg69011-h.zip 4.4 MB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Hume-Cook, James, 1866-1942
Author of introduction, etc. Hughes, William Morris, 1864-1952
Illustrator Waller, Christian Mary Emily Yandell, 1875-1956
Title Australian Fairy Tales
Original Publication Australia: J. Howlett-Ross,1925.
Contents The magic well -- The fairy city -- The prince's palace -- The prince's marriage -- The skylark's story -- Gourds and quinces -- The grape vine's story -- When the stork called -- The raindrop's story -- The door mat's story -- Clover perfume's story -- Music's story -- The moon's garden party.
Credits Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary "Australian Fairy Tales" by James Hume-Cook is a collection of whimsical stories written in the early 20th century. The book centers around the enchanting adventures of Australian fairies, incorporating unique elements of the Australian landscape and culture into classic fairy tale themes. Through tales that capture the imagination, readers are introduced to charming characters, including Prince Waratah, as they navigate enchantment, adversity, and the pursuit of love. The opening of the book sets the stage for the first story, "The Magic Well." It begins with the father of three children being encouraged to tell Australian fairy tales after their quest for local magical beings, which leads to the discovery of the titular Magic Well by Prince Waratah. This well, located on a beautiful island, becomes the focal point of the fairies' adventures and the key to creating a flourishing city. As Prince Waratah embarks on a journey filled with challenges, readers witness not only the intriguing world of Australian fairies but also the importance of friendship and the triumph of good over evil as he strives to fulfill his dreams. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Fairy tales -- Australia
Category Text
EBook-No. 69011
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 77 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!