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.
