A review by kitsuneheart
Indian Fairy Tales by John Dickson Batten, Joseph Jacobs

3.0

The introduction by Jacobs is fairly interesting, as he speculates on the similarity between the tales in this collection and those of other European-focused collections. He proposes that India is the origin of many of these tales, and, while I can't attest to the actual provenance, I was glad he didn't just throw out the idea that they were transplanted from Europe.

Overall, it's an...okay collection. It really does sound mostly like the most popular of fairy tales--such as Cinderella--were plopped down in a new setting. I think if you're looking for authentic Indian stories, this isn't a good source, but it's fairly entertaining.

I listened to a free audio production from Librivox.