12.7cm x 20.3cm
5” x 8”
184 Pages
12.7cm x 20.3cm
5” x 8”
220 Pages
These books are treasure chests of classic Gypsy Folklore, and makes fascinating
reading for those interested in folklore in general, but especially for those interested
in the Roma people.
Francis Hindes Groome collated and prepared this collection of seventy six stories,
making only few changes and remaining true to the original stories, so to let the
written story enchant us as if it were being presented in the vernacular.
In buying these books you will have donated towards the further education and achievement
of young Traveller or Gypsy Folk.
BOOK ONE
Tales and stories from
Turkish Gypsies
Roumanian Gypsies
and
Bukowina Gypsies
INTRODUCTION
Distribution of Gypsies
Story-Telling a living Gypsy art
Theory
TURKISH-GYPSY STORIES
No. 1.--The Dead Man's Gratitude
No. 2.--Baldpate
No. 3.--The Riddle
No. 4.--Story of the Bridge
ROUMANIAN-GYPSY STORIES
No. 5.--The Vampire
No. 6.--God's Godson
No. 7.--The Snake who became
the King's Son-in-law
No. 8.--The Bad Mother
No. 9.--The Mother's Chastisement
No. 10.--The Three Princesses and
the Unclean Spirit
No. 11.--The Two Thieves
No. 12.--The Gypsy and the Priest
No. 13.--The Watchmaker
No. 14.--The Red King and the Witch
No. 15.--The Prince and the Wizard
No. 16.--The Apples of Pregnancy
BUKOWINA-GYPSY STORIES
No. 17.--It all comes to Light
No. 18.--The Golden Children
No. 19.--The Two Children
No. 20.--Mare's Son
No. 21.--The Deluded Dragon
No. 22.--The Gypsy and the Dragon
No. 23.--The Seer
No. 24.--The Prince, his Comrade,
and Nastasa the Fair
No. 25.--The Hen that laid Diamonds
No. 26.--The Winged Hero
No. 27.--Tropsyn
No. 28.--The Beautiful Mountain
No. 29.--Pretty-face
No. 30.--The Rich and the Poor Brother
No. 31--The Three Brothers
No. 32.--The Enchanted City
No. 33.--The Jealous Husband
No. 34.--Made over to the Devil
No. 35.--The Lying Story
No. 36.--Happy Boz'll
BOOK TWO
Tales and Stories from
Transylvania, Slovakia,
Moravia, Bohemia
Poland, England
Wales and Scotland
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