Author(s): Maggie Gunzel,Francis Groome
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 308
Publisher: Abela Publishing
Language: English
Date Published: 2013-05-27
Dimensions: 127 x 203 x 16mm
Publication City/Country: Sandhurst, United Kingdom
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Illustrations: 1, colour illustrations

This second volume of Gypsy Folk Tales contains stories, tales and legends from Transylvania, Slovakia, Moravia, Bohemia, Poland, England, Wales and Scotland. This book is a treasure chest of 39 classic Gypsy Folklore stories and makes fascinating reading for those interested in folklore in general, but especially for those interested in the Roma people. Francis Hindes Groome collated and prepared this collection, making only few changes and remaining true to the original stories, so to let the written story enchant us as if it were being presented in the vernacular. The stories are further enhanced by the numerous impressive illustrations recently completed by Maggie Gunzel, the Dutch artist and illustrator who, unlike many illustrators of the 19th C and 20th C, has also stayed true to the subject matter. In his various other works, Groome raises the point that Europe possibly owes a great deal of its folklore heritage to Gypsies, who brought tales from East to West. If this is the case, then even the most rooted of Europeans must attribute a portion of their culture to the Gypsy lifestyle. A percentage of the net sale from this book will be donated to the Relief Fund for Romania.