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Alice Dracott
1863–1939
Known for gathering folk tales from the Himalayan region around Simla, this British-born folklorist preserved stories that might otherwise have been lost. Her work offers a vivid glimpse of local storytelling traditions in colonial India.
1 Audiobook
Simla Village Tales; Or, Folk Tales from the Himalayas
by Alice Dracott
About the author
Alice Elizabeth Dracott, born Alice Elizabeth Goodall, was a folklorist and writer whose life spanned 1863 to 1939. Sources consulted during this search identify her as a folklorist and note that Dracott was her married name.
She is best known for Simla Village Tales; Or, Folk Tales from the Himalayas, a collection of stories gathered from the Himalayan region near Simla. The book has remained her most visible work, and modern library and public-domain listings continue to associate her with preserving traditional tales from that area.
Some later booksellers describe her more broadly as a writer on mysticism and Indian traditions, but the clearest confirmed picture is of an author remembered chiefly for collecting and publishing folk narratives from India.