John Theophilus Naaké
“Play, oh Pipe, play!” Illustration by unknown artist, published in Slavonic Fairy Tales by John Theophilus Naaké (1874), Henry S. King and Co.
John Theophilus Naaké was a folklorist and editor from The British who authored Slavonic Fairy Tales: From the Russian, Polish, Serbian, and Bohemian. This Slavic fairy tale collection was published in 1874 and translated by the author from works by K. W. Wojcicki and W. S. Karajich, and other notable Slavic authors. Slavonic Fairy Tales marked the first time many of these tales appeared in English.
Fairy tales by John Theophilus Naaké
- Men-Wolves
- The Maiden Who Was Swifter than the Horse
- The Maiden who was Wiser than the King
- Madey
- Spirit Treasures
- Story of Little Simpleton
- The Snow-Child
- Story of Gol Voyansky
- Story of Vasilisa with the Golden Tress, and of Ivan the Pea
- The Wise Judgment
- The Wicked Wood-Fays
- The Wonderful Bird
- Wisdom and Fortune
- Why the Sole of the Man is Uneven
- The Wonderful Hair
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