Tales of King Cambrinus

Charles Deulin (1827-1877) was a French writer, theatre critic, and folklorist who is mostly remembered today for his contemporary adaptations of European folk tales. His work has been kept in print for its humor, sense of wonder, and love for the culture of eastern France/western Belgium. He published two collections of fairytales, Tales of a Beer-Drinker (1868) and Tales of King Cambrinus (1874), both included in this volume.

Meet Cambrinus, the king of beer; Green-Jeans, the dragon slayer; Martin and Martine, the bell ringing lovers; Little Peter, who will become the fabled Manikin-Pis; the Wandering Jew; Death and the Devil as drinking companions; and many more colorful characters.

Deulin reinvigorated classic tales by incorporating local vernacular language and infusing them with the character of the Low Countries in which he lived, a region where customs and folklore rhyme with the pleasures of tasting and beer-drinking. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Introduction. 
TALES OF A BEER-DRINKER.. 
Cambrinus, King of Beer 
Death’s Godson. 
The Inn of the Seven Deadly Sins. 
Green-Jeans, The Conqueror of the Lumçon. 
The Little Soldier 
The White Sparrow.. 
Manikin-Pis. 
The Guerliche’s Nutmeg-Balls. 
Death’s Godson (II) 
Martin and Martine. 
The Candle of the Kings. 
Misery’s Pear Tree. 
Walnut John’s Thirty-Five Encounters. 
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TALES OF KING CAMBRINUS. 
Preface. 
Gayant the Bold. 
The Tailors’ Flag. 
The Devil’s Stewpot 
The Twelve Dancing Princesses. 
The Lady of the Lights. 
The Nettle-Spinner 
La Ramée’s Tale. 
The Wolf-Oak. 
Caillou qui Biques!
The Viol d’Amore. 
Love’s Desire. 
The Champion Crosse-Player 
Caracol Bistécol 
The Maids of Wheat-Marie. 
Pipette’s Paradise. 
Notes. 

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