The Leprechaun Of Ardmore Tower : p. 103 p. 105 ARDMORE TOWER, Ardmore, Ireland p. 107 THE LEPRECHAUN OF ARDMORE TOWER THE Leprechaun--that flash from elf-land--was perched comfortably upon the west window ledge, high up in Ardmore Tower. Dawn was just beginning to send misty, gray lights over the rolling land. Winds that have...
Illustrations : p. xi ILLUSTRATIONS KUTB MINAR, "Delhi, India (in color)" "Frontispiece PAGE THE PHAROS, "Alexandria, Egypt" 3 THE TOWER OF THE WINDS, "Athens, Greece" 17 THE PORCELAIN PAGODA, "Chin-ling, China" 31 KUTB MINAR, "Delhi, India" 43 CARILLON TOWER, "Ghent, Belgium" 57 WEST TOWER, LAON CATHEDRAL, "L...
Aeolus And The Tower Of The Winds : p. 15 p. 17 "Athens, Greece"> THE TOWER OF THE WINDS, "Athens, Greece" p. 19 AEOLUS AND THE TOWER OF THE WINDS THE winds of Greece are blowing, today, in sunny Athens, around the Tower of the Winds on Aeolus Street. The tower stands in an enclosed, grassy space, with a few trees and scattered...
The Story Told : p. 1 p. 3 "Alexandria, Egypt"> THE PHAROS, "Alexandria, Egypt" p. 5 THE STORY TOLD BY THE KEEPER OF THE PHAROS IN THE year 279 B.C., the Pharos, the great lighthouse, stood on the island of Pharos off the northern coast of Egypt. On a fair morning in that year, Sethos, keeper of the light...
The Raven Of The Giralda : p. 77 p. 79 THE GIRALDA, Seville, Spain p. 81 THE RAVEN OF THE GIRALDA ONCE upon a time, a wise raven lived in the top of the Giralda, the Moorish bell tower of the cathedral in Seville, Spain. The raven was old, so old that his head was not black, but gray. The tower, too, is old, and is crowned...
Bibliography And Notes : p. 131 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND NOTES p. 133 A FEW FACTS ABOUT THE TOWERS AND THE LEGENDS THE PHAROS, Alexandria, Egypt. The Pharos was considered one of the seven wonders of the. world. The lantern and upper stories fell, about 700 A.D. Some restorations were made in 880, and again in 980, but...
Preface : p. vii PREFACE THE Bible tells of a remote time when men journeyed from the East and found a plain in the land of Shinar.... "And they said to one another, 'Come, let us build us a city, and a tower whose top may reach heaven.'" Centuries after the building of this Tower of Babel, an Arab poet, El...
Title Page And Front Matter : p. i TO THE AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS OF THE BOOKS WHICH HAVE FURNISHED SOURCES FOR THE LEGENDS, THANKS ARE HEREWITH GIVEN. LISTS OF THESE BOOKS AND ARTICLES ARE INCLUDED WITH THE NOTES AT THE END OF THE BOOK. SPECIAL THANKS SHOULD BE GIVEN TO MR. A. K. CHIU, OF THE WIDENER LIBRARY, FOR HIS...
Untitled : Title Page and Front Matter Preface Contents Illustrations The Story Told by the Keeper of the Pharos Aeolus and the Tower of the Winds The Moon That Shone on the Porcelain Pagoda The Brahman's Star The Dragon of Ghent The Ox That Helped The Raven of the Giralda The Goblin of Giotto's Tower...
The Goblin Of Giotto's Tower : p. 91 p. 93 "Florence, Italy"> GIOTTO'S CAMPANILE, "Florence, Italy" p. 95 THE GOBLIN OF GIOTTO'S TOWER NO ONE has ever seen the goblin of Giotto's Tower, though many have heard its voice and any flower vender, in the busy square in Florence where the tower stands, can tell you the legend...
The Ox That Helped : p. 67 p. 69 "Laon, France"> WEST TOWER, LAON CATHEDRAL, "Laon, France" p. 71 THE OX THAT HELPED "A Legend of Laon" GRAND-PRE Jean sat on a low bench outside the doorway of his little cottage on the Laon hillside. As far as his old eyes could see were sunny vineyards with giant trees beyond--trees...
The Tower That Sings : p. 117 p. 119 "Lake Wales, Florida"> THE SINGING TOWER, "Lake Wales, Florida" p. 121 THE TOWER THAT SINGS THE golden plover, perched on a low bush near the old Pawnee Indian, Lone-Chief, began talking. Lone-Chief was looking across the Cimarron, a river of Oklahoma, near which the Pawnee tribe had...
The Brahman's Star : p. 41 p. 43 "Delhi, India"> Kutb Minar, "Delhi, India" p. 45 THE BRAHMAN'S STAR "A Tale of Kutb Minar" LATE one afternoon, a few centuries ago, a Brahman, who was toiling along the hot plain south of Delhi in North India, kept his eyes fixed upon the distant tower of Kutb Minar. This solitary...
The Dragon Of Ghent : p. 55 p. 57 "Ghent, Belgium"> CARILLION TOWER, "Ghent, Belgium" p. 59 THE DRAGON OF GHENT AT ONE side of the Place Saint Bavon in the center of Ghent, Belgium, rises the impressive carillon tower with its fifty-two singing bells. On the largest bell, which is taller than a tall man, is a Flemish...
The Moon That Shone On The Porcelain Pagoda : p. 29 p. 31 "Chin-ling, China"> THE PORCELAIN PAGODA, "Chin-ling, China" p. 33 THE MOON THAT SHONE ON THE PORCELAIN PAGODA THE mid-autumn moon was shining on the high pagoda that stood outside the Red Bird Gate, the southern entrance to Chin-ling, * China. Wing Ling (Peaceful Forest), a wide-awake...
