Told that modern Italy had no folk tales of its own, Rachel Busk asked a humble Roman friend and found a rich store of them. Here are Roman versions of Cinderella and the Three Love-Oranges, stories of Filagranata and the Pot of Marjoram, saints’ legends and local traditions, often with the narrator’s own words preserved.
A pioneering Victorian collection of Italian popular lore, for readers of folk tales and lovers of Rome. Download the free EPUB.