The Swedish Fairy Book (Illustrated Edition)

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Various Authors . The Swedish Fairy Book (Illustrated Edition)

The Swedish Fairy Book (Illustrated Edition)

Table of Contents

PREFACE

I. KNÖS

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II. LASSE, MY THRALL!

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III. FINN, THE GIANT, AND THE MINSTER OF LUND

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IV. THE SKALUNDA GIANT

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V. YULETIDE SPECTERS

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VI. SILVERWHITE AND LILLWACKER

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VII. STOMPE PILT

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VIII. THE GIRL AND THE SNAKE

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IX. FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL

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X. STARKAD AND BALE

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XI. THE WEREWOLF

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XII. FIRST BORN, FIRST WED

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XIII. THE LAME DOG

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XIV. THE MOUNT OF THE GOLDEN QUEEN

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XV. OLD HOPGIANT

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XVI. THE PRINCESS AND THE GLASS MOUNTAIN

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XVII. QUEEN CRANE

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XVIII. TALES OF THE TROLLS

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II

III

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XIX. CHARCOAL NILS AND THE TROLL-WOMAN

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XX. THE THREE DOGS

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XXI. THE POOR DEVIL

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XXII. HOW SMALAND AND SCHONEN CAME TO BE

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XXIII. THE EVIL ONE AND KITTA GRAU

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XXIV. THE LADY OF PINTORP

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XXV. THE SPECTRE IN FJELKINGE

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XXVI. THE ROOSTER, THE HAND-MILL AND THE SWARM OF HORNETS

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XXVII. TORRE JEPPE

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XXVIII. THE MAN WHO DIED ON HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY

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Various Authors

Translator: Frederick H. Martens Illustrator: George W. Hood

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So it was agreed that they should pay the duke a visit and bring the princess with them, in order that she might examine his possessions, and with that they parted.

When the duke reached home, Lasse had a lively time of it, for he was given any number of commissions. But he rushed about, carrying them out, and everything was arranged so satisfactorily that when the king arrived with his daughter, a thousand pens could not have described it. They went through all the rooms and looked around, and everything was as it should be, and even better thought the king, who was very happy. Then the wedding was celebrated and when it was over, and the duke returned home with his young wife, he, too, gave a splendid banquet, and that is how it went.

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