NOTE BY THE PUBLISHER
Very few of the twenty fairy tales included in thisvolume have been presented before in an Englishdress; this will doubtless enhance their value in the eyesof the young folk, for whom, principally, they are intended.It is hoped that older readers will find some additionalinterest in tracing throughout the many evidences of kinshipbetween these stories and those of more pronouncedEastern origin.
The translation has been carefully revised by a well-knownwriter, who has interfered as little as possible withthe original text, except in those instances where slightalterations were necessary.
The illustrations speak for themselves, and are whatmight have been expected from the artist who designedthose for the “Lullabies of Many Lands,” issued lastChristmas.
November 1895.