William Elliot Griffis Books

Corea: The Hermit Nation

William Elliot Griffis

My purpose in this work is to give an outline of the history of the Land of Morning Calm—as the natives call their country—from before the Christian era to the present year. As “an honest tale speeds ..

Korean Fairy Tales

William Elliot Griffis

Everywhere on earth the fairy world of each country is older and perhaps more enduring than the one we see and feel and tread upon. So I tell in this book the folk lore of the Korean people, and of th..

Belgian Fairy Tales

William Elliot Griffis

The horse stopped and sniffed the air; but at the strange uniform, halted, even while he cocked his ear, awaiting further developments. Emile took in the situation at once, for he too had “horse sense..