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Hungarian Folktales (The World’s Greatest Myths and Legends)

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Hungarian Folktales gathers stories of magic, adventure and transformation from Hungary's storytelling tradition. Flame Tree's description names collections associated with Baroness Orczy, János Kriza, John Erdélyi and Julius Pap, and gives Prince Mirkó as one example of the tales included.

This is an English-language paperback in The World's Greatest Myths and Legends series, ISBN 9781804175811. The publisher credits the introduction to Boglárka Klitsie-Szabad; the retailer also associates J. K. Jackson with the edition. These are editorial and introductory roles around collected traditional stories, rather than evidence that the tales were newly written by those contributors.

For someone exploring Hungarian culture beyond food and souvenirs, the book offers a literary route into it. The publisher's description includes peril and violence as well as fairy-tale elements, so the Hungarian subject alone should not be taken as an age recommendation for young children. Browse the books and culture collection for other kinds of cultural gifts.

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