Folk-tales of Hindustan

These stories originally appeared in their present form in the Modern Review with the introduction printed in this book. They are given as narrated by village folk, with slight omissions and alterations to suit the needs of juvenile readers. “The Modern Review contains, month by month, stories of a type that recall the delightful romances of the ‘Arabian Nights.’ In the September number Shaikh Chilli tells the story of Prince Mahbub which vies with the stories of Princess Scheher-zadi.”