Kincaid, C. A., 1870-1954 / 2008-07-04 00:00:00
EBOOK DECCAN NURSERY TALES ***
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Deccan Nursery Tales
or
Fairy Tales from the South
by
C.A. Kincaid, C.V.O.
1914.
To my little son
Dennis
Whose interest in these stories
first induced me to offer them to the public
this little volume is affectionately inscribed
PREFACE
These stories first appeared in the Times of India newspaper, and my
acknowledgments are due to the editor for his courtesy in permitting
their publication.
I have translated all of them as literally as possible from the
original Marathi. But, owing to the difference between Marathi and
English canons of taste, I have had in a very few places slightly
to change the sense. In some places, owing to the obscurity of the
original text, I have had to amplify the translation. In other places
I have had to cut short the descriptions of Hindu rites and ceremonies
so as to avoid wearying the English reader.
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