Swiss Fairy Tales: Tales from the Cantons and the Alps
William Elliot Griffis
Sep 2026 · Aeneas Press
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Complete and unabridged, with 60 full-page plates by William James Müller, Rudolf Koller and Janus la Cour. Swiss legends - William Tell, the alpine dwarfs, the bells under the lake, the saints of the passes - retold by an American writer who worked from the cantonal collections. One of a series in which Griffis did the same for Japan, Korea, Belgium and the Dutch. This edition carries sixty plates of Swiss painting bound with the text, among them works by Albert Anker, Robert Zünd and Rudolf Koller, with subjects from the Gotthard Post to the wine festival.
Complete and unabridged, with 60 full-page plates by William James Müller, Rudolf Koller and Janus la Cour. Swiss legends - William Tell, the alpine dwarfs, the bells under the lake, the saints of the passes - retold by an American writer who worked from the cantonal collections. One of a series ...
About the author
William Elliot Griffis (1843-1928) was an American clergyman, orientalist and author born in Philadelphia. He taught in Japan in the first years after the Meiji restoration and wrote extensively on Japan, Korea and the Netherlands. His works include The Mikado's Empire, Korean Fairy Tales, Belgian Fairy Tales, and Swiss Fairy Tales.
William Elliot Griffis (1843-1928) was an American clergyman, orientalist and author born in Philadelphia. He taught in Japan in the first years after the Meiji restoration and wrote extensively on Japan, Korea and the Netherlands. His works include The Mikado's Empire, Korean Fairy Tales, Belgia...
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