Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends (Classic Folk and Fairy Tales)

A long-lost collection of Indian fairy tales transcribed by the daughter of the British governor of Bombay.

• Includes Mary Frere's original introduction to the first published edition

• Updated by folklorist Kirin Narayan with an introduction discussing the oral tradition, the British Colonial period, and the relationship between Frere and her nursemaid, Anna DeSouza