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These are reprint editions reprinted with the help of original book just to give the original look and feel we do not change its format and text due to which in some cases the text is not like new. About The Book: Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India collects myths, legends, and customs of the Lao people recorded during Fleeson’s travels through northern Siam and French Laos at the turn of the century. Through tales of naga serpents, village spirits, Buddhist morality stories, and origin myths, she reveals how animism blends with Theravāda belief, guiding everyday life from rice planting to marriage. Fleeson’s ethnographic sketches, interwoven with commentary on ritual objects and music, preserve indigenous oral traditions then threatened by colonial modernity About The Author: Katherine Neville Fleeson (1859–1905) was an American writer and folklorist known for documenting Southeast Asian traditions. Her notable work Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India preserves the myths and cultural practices of the Lao people. She contributed significantly to early ethnographic literature through vivid storytelling and cultural observation. The Title 'Laos folk-lore of Farther India written/authored/edited by Fleeson, Katherine Neville', published in the year 1899. The ISBN 9789373163390 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 188 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Folklore. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms.