The Chinese Fairy Book

by Richard Wilhelm

Book Overview

Abundant with imperiled princesses, sorcerers both kind and evil, anthropomorphic animals, otherworldly ghosts, and more engaging characters, this captivating collection of yarns from ancient China offers 73 spellbinding stories. Glowing with timeless myths and legends, the tales have been carefully arranged as "Nursery Fairy Tales," "Legends of the Gods," "Tales of Saints and Magicians," "Nature and Animal Tales," "Ghost Stories," "Historic Legends,"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486454355
• ISBN13: 9780486454351
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8