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Simla Village Tales; Or, Folk Tales from the Himalayas
Himalayan folk-lore, with its beauty, wit, and mysticism, is a most fascinating study, and makes one grieve to think that the day is fast approaching when the honest rugged hll-folk of Northern India wll lose their fireside tales under the influence of modern civilisation.
The hurry and rush of official life in India's Summer Capital leaves no time for the song of birds or scent of flowers; these, hke the ancient and exquisite fireside tales of its people, have been hustled away into distant valleys and remote villages, where, on cold winter nights, Paharees, young and old, gather together to hear these oft-repeated tales.
From their cradle under the shade of ancient deodars, beside the rocks, forests and streams of the mighty Himalayan mountains, come these tales to place them upon the great Bookshelf of the World.
The hurry and rush of official life in India's Summer Capital leaves no time for the song of birds or scent of flowers; these, hke the ancient and exquisite fireside tales of its people, have been hustled away into distant valleys and remote villages, where, on cold winter nights, Paharees, young and old, gather together to hear these oft-repeated tales.
From their cradle under the shade of ancient deodars, beside the rocks, forests and streams of the mighty Himalayan mountains, come these tales to place them upon the great Bookshelf of the World.
280 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1906
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