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Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends

Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930)

First published 2019
Publisher Bloomsbury China
Format eBook
Type Collection
ISBN 9781912392131

{{tr|Frederick H. Martens}} The title page lists Wilhelm and Martens. The introduction states that Wilhelm "edited" the tales and that they were translated into English by Martens. Other sources indicate that Wilhelm compiled the collection and translated them from Chinese into German and that Martens translated from the German into English. The Bloomsbury website states: "This elegantly presented edition of Richard Wilhelm & Frederick H. Martens' classic collection of 73 Chinese fairy tales has been re-edited by a leading Chinese historian to heighten its appeal to the modern Western reader."

Data from OCLC/WorldCat. The contents of 74 tales are divided in seven sections: - Nursery Fairy Tales (14 pieces) - Legends of the Gods (12 pieces) - Tales of Saints and Magicians (12 pieces) - Nature and Animal Tales (10 pieces) - Ghost Stories (11 pieces) - Historic Legends (10 pieces) - Literary Fairy Tales (5 pieces) {{Tr|Frederick H. Martens}}.

Page Title Author(s) Type
|0 Introduction (Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends) uncredited Essay
|0.1 Original Preface by Frederick H. Martens Frederick H. Martens Essay
|1 Women's Words Part Flesh and Blood Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|10 The Great Flood Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|11 The Fox and the Tiger Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|12 The Tiger's Decoy Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|13 The Fox and the Raven Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|14 Why Dog and Cat Are Enemies Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|15 How the Five Ancients Became Men Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|16 The Cowherd and the Weaving Girl Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|17 Yang Oerlang Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|18 Notscha Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|19 The Lady of the Moon Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|2 The Three Rhymesters Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|20 The Morning and the Evening Star Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|21 The Girl with the Horse's Head or The Silkworm Goddess Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|22 The Queen of Heaven Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|23 The Fire God Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|24 The Three Ruling Gods Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|25 A Legend of Confucius Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|26 The God of War Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|27 The Halos of the Saints Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|28 Laotsze Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|29 The Ancient Man Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|3 How Greed for a Trifling Thing Led a Man to Lose a Great One Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|30 The Eight Immortals (I) Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|31 The Eight Immortals (II) Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|32 The Two Scholars Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|33 The Miserly Farmer Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|34 Sky O'Dawn Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|35 King Mu of Dschou Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|36 The King of Huai Nan Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|37 Old Dschang Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|38 The Kindly Magician Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|39 The Flower Elves Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|4 Who Was the Sinner? Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|40 The Spirit of the Wu-Lian Mountain Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|41 The King of the Ants Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|42 The Little Hunting Dog Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|43 The Dragon After His Winter Sleep Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|44 The Spirits of the Yellow River Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|45 The Dragon-Princess Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|46 Help in Need Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|47 The Disowned Princess Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|48 Fox Fire Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|49 The Talking Silver Foxes Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|5 The Magic Cask Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|50 The Constable Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|51 The Dangerous Reward Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|52 Retribution Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|53 The Ghost Who Was Foiled Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|54 The Punishment of Greed Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|55 The Night on the Battlefield Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|56 The Kingdom of the Ogres Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|57 The Maiden Who Was Stolen Away Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|58 The Flying Ogre Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|59 Black Arts Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|6 The Favourite of Fortune and the Child of Bad Luck Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|60 The Sorcerer of the White Lotus Lodge Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|61 The Three Evils Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|62 How Three Heroes Came by Their Deaths Because of Two Peaches Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|63 How the River God's Wedding Was Broken Off Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|64 Dschang Liang Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|65 Old Dragonbeard Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|66 How Molo Stole the Lovely Rose-Red Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|67 The Golden Canister Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|68 Yang Gui Fe Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|69 The Monk of the Yangtze-Kiang Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|7 The Bird with Nine Heads Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|70 The Heartless Husband Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|71 Giauna the Beautiful Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|72 The Frog Princess Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|73 Rose of Evening Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|74 The Ape Sun Wu Kung Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|8 The Cave of the Beasts Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story
|9 The Panther Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930) Short Story

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends Cover 2019 Bloomsbury China eBook Collection
Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends Cover 2019 Bloomsbury China Hardcover Collection viii+279+[1]