Lang published 25 different African stories in his Fairy Book series, with illustrations by Henry Justice Ford; more about Ford.
This was the home of my Internet Archive bibliography work; now I am not sure what it will be...
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Public Domain Art: Lang's Violet Fairy Book
African Folktales at Internet Archive: Traditional Tales from Namibia
Carrying on with the this week's theme of stories from southern African, here is The Stolen Water and Other Stories: Traditional Tales from Namibia by Jennifer Davis, just a click away at Internet Archive.
This book contains 25 folktales, and in the acknowledgments, you'll see that the author thanks the many people who helped in gathering these stories, which is a welcome contrast to many older books (like Savory's Zulu book yesterday) in which there is not credit given to the people who helped in collecting and recording the stories. The book was published in Windhoek, Namibia in 1993:
The illustrations are by Libby Costandius, and there are LOTS of them, which really helps bring the story to life. You can see in this screenshot that the stories are abundantly illustrated:
Here is Jackal, dressed up as a dancing girl, hoping to crash a party and eat all the food:
And the illustrations are helpful for imagining the dangerous supernatural characters too, like the monster in the story of "Nehova and the Monster."
So, if you like stories about people or animals or supernatural creatures, you will find them all here, just a click away at Internet Archive:
The Stolen Water and Other Stories:
Traditional Tales from Namibia
by Jennifer Davis
Monday, August 30, 2021
Public Domain Art: Lang's Lilac Fairy Book
African Folktales at Internet Archive: Zulu Fireside Tales
Sunday, August 29, 2021
Public Domain Art: Lang's Grey Fairy Book
Lang published 25 different African stories in his Fairy Book series, with illustrations by Henry Justice Ford; more about Ford.
African Folktales at Internet Archive: Zimani's Drum / Lazy Sun
You might also remember Lilly from a book I blogged about earlier, also illustrated by Reasoner: Wanyana and Matchmaker Frog: A Bagandan Tale.