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Author Birch, Cyril, 1925-

Title Chinese myths and fantasies / retold by Cyril Birch ; illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe
Published London : Oxford University Press, 1961

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Description 200 pages ; illustrations ; 23 cm
Series Oxford myths and legends
Oxford myths and legends.
Contents Conquerors of chaos: Heaven and earth and man -- Greatest archer -- Quellers of the flood -- Fairies, ghosts and others: Dinner that cooked itself -- How marriages are made -- Three precious packets -- Man who nearly became fishpaste -- Shiver of ghosts -- Magicians of the way -- Inn of donkeys -- Pavilion of peril -- Rainmakers -- Revolt of the demons: Aunt Piety -- Eggborn -- The text -- Eterna -- Recruits -- Revolt
Analysis juvenile Nonfiction
Notes Illustrations on lining papers
Subject Mythology, Chinese.
Tales -- China.
Folklore -- China.
Legends, Chinese
Mythology, Chinese -- Juvenile literature.
Mythology, Chinese.
Tales -- China.
Folklore -- China.
Genre/Form Fairy tales.
Author Kiddell-Monroe, Joan.
ISBN 0192741128