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This vibrant and illustrated selection of Croatian myths and heroic folk tales offers stunning glimpses into a centuries-old culture.

The familiar themes of the fairy tale - the gallant hero, fearsome beast, and damsel-in-distress - were popular... Read Full Overview

Croatian Tales of Long Ago (Croatian: Price iz davnine), is a short story collection written by the acclaimed children's author Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic (sometimes spelled as "Ivana Brlich-Mazuranich" in English), originally published in 1916 in Zagreb by the Matica hrvatska publishing... Read Full Overview

Widely regarded as a masterpiece of fantasy, Croatian Tales of Long Ago is a collection of short stories by the acclaimed author Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic that draws upon the ancient Slavonic mythology of pre-Christian Croatia.

Translated by F. S. Copeland. Illustrated by Vladimir Kirin. Croatian Tales of Long Ago is a collection of six short stories, based on the author's extensive knowledge of ancient Slavic mythology of Croatia. Mixing fairy stories with events, motifs, and legends dating back nearly... Read Full Overview

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it... Read Full Overview

ONCE upon a time very long ago there lived an old man in a glade in the midst of anancient forest. His name was Witting, and he lived there with his three grandsons. Now thisold man was all alone in the world save for these three grandsons, and he had been fatherand mother to... Read Full Overview

Color edition with ten color illustrations and many in black and white. Croatian Tales of Long Ago By Ivana Berlic-Mazuranic. Translated by F. S. Copeland. Illustrated by Vladimir Kirin. Croatian Tales of Long Ago is a collection of six short stories, based on the author's extensive... Read Full Overview