Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa

By Elphinstone Dayrell

'Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria' is a book published in 1910. The book contains forty folk stories and fairy tales from Southern Nigeria, with titles such as 'Why the Cat Kills the Rat' and 'The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder'. The stories were collected by Elphinstone Dayrell, then the District Commissioner of the region. The book has an introduction by Andrew Lang, famous for his series of fairy books.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Apr 25, 2021
• ISBN: 4057664637673

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