Belgian Fairy Tales eBook

William Elliot Griffis was an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer, and prolific author. Griffis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a sea captain and later a coal trader.Belgian Fairy Tales is a collection of tales penne by Griffis. Contents include: The War Storm And Baldy The Horse - The Swan Maidens And The Silver Knight - A Congress Of Belgian Fairies - The Ogre In The Forest Of Hazel Nuts - The Fairy Of The Poppies - The Story Of The Fleur-De-Lys - The Irish Princess And Her Ship Of Sod - Wine-Crust, The Blue-Beard Of Flanders - Lyderic, The Orphan - The Long Wappers, And Their Tricks - The Pilgrim Pigeons - The Fairy Queen And The Carrier Doves - The Far Famed Oriental - Puss Geiko And Her Travels - The Marriage Of The Fairies - The Enchanted Windmill - Turk, Turban, Tulip And Dragon - Up And Down And Up Again - The Golden Dragon Of The Boringue - The Red Caps And The Hunters - The Split Tailed Lion - Rinaldo And His Wondeful Horse Bayard - The Belgian Bunny - The Fairies Of The Kitchen - A Society To Make Fairy Tales Come True.Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.