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This is andrew langs classic selection of popular fairy tales. Many people in the late victorian era considered traditional fairytales to be unfit for children because of their brutal and violent themes. The blue fairy book wikisource, the free online library. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales also known as andrew langs coloured fairy books or andrew langs fairy books of many colors. Andrew langs fairy books of many colors collections. Anyway, if i recall correctly, i had at least one of andrew langs fairytale collections when. The fairy books of andrew lang by andrew lang free ebook. Andrew langs blue fairy book 1889 was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. Blue fairy book by andrew lang public domain books for.

The blue fairy book 6 you must then demand as much wood as three mules can carry, and a great cauldron, and must shut yourself up in a room with the sultan, and when the cauldron boils you must throw him into it, and there leave him until his flesh is completely separated from his bones. The blue fairy book was the first volume in the series and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources. The blue fairy book is andrew langs classic selection of popular fairy tales. Project gutenberg titles by andrew lang lang, andrew. The bronze ring a story from the blue fairy book by. Andrew lang 18441912 was a scots poet, novelist, and literary critic. The blue fairy book by andrew lang magick books library. The collection was assembled by scottish folklorist andrew lang although authorship of the stories is unknown. A project gutenberg linked index to all stories in the 12 volumes. His blue fairy book 1889 was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. Andrew langs fairy books or andrew langs coloured fairy books constitute a twelvebook series of fairy tale collections. The first of a collection of twelve fairy tale books, gathered by andrew lang from various sources. The swan fairy always had an ambassador at the young kings court, and on hearing the grumbles of the citizens that lino showed no signs of taking a wife, the good man resolved that he would try.

First in a series of twelve fairy books, published between 1889 and 1910. See the complete coloured fairy books series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The first book released in the series was the blue fairy book in 1889. She had, by a former husband, two daughters of her own humor, who were, indeed, exactly. The blue fairy book was the first volume in the series, and so it contains some. Andrew lang 18441912 published in 1889, the blue fairy book is the first book in the series of story collections known as andrew langs coloured fairy books, which bring to life the classic fairytales by grimm, madame daulnoy and perrault among other folklore sources. Although lang didnt collect the stories from the oral tradition himself, he can make claim to the first english translation of many, which are often cited. The blue, red, green, yellow, pink, grey, violet, crimson, brown, orange, olive, and lilac fairy books by andrew lang 4. More about andrew lang at the 12volume fairy book series at abe books.

Cinderella 1 from the blue fairy book 1889 author andrew lang. The blue fairy book by andrew lang hardcover first. Many people in the late victorian era considered traditional fairytales to be unfit for children because of their brutal and violent. The bronze ring, an illustrated story from the 1889 edition of the blue fairy book by andrew lang, new illustrations derived from the original artwork of the 1889 edition. The blue fairy book 1889 by andrew lang the red fairy book. His blue fairy book 1889 was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition. In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in the blue poetry book. For more than a century it has been the book that introduces young readers to timeless fairy tales that include hansel and gretel, aladdin and the wonderful lamp, beauty and the beast, the master cat. They are sometimes called andrew langs fairy books although the blue fairy book and other coloured fairy books. Langs making of religion was heavily influenced by the 18th century idea of the noble savage. Jrr tolkien, the author of the wonderful book the hobbit and the lord of the rings trilogy, was even a huge fan of andrew langs book, the red fairy book. First published in 1889, the blue fairy bookis the 1st volume in this series. Blue fairy tale book by andrew lang world of tales.

Blue fairy book by andrew lang, first edition abebooks. Lang selected and edited 25 collections of stories that were published annually, beginning with the blue fairy book in 1889 and ending with the strange story book in 19. The red fairy book is the second in a series of twelve books known as andrew langs fairy books or andrew langs coloured books. The bronze ring, the yellow dwarf, little red ridinghood, the sleeping beauty in the wood, cinderella, aladdin and the wonderful lamp, rumpelstiltzkin, beauty and the beast, the mastermaid, puss in boots, the white cat, the water. Although andrew lang did not collect the stories himself from the oral tradition, the extent of his sources, who had collected them originally with the notable exception of madame daulnoy, made them an immensely influential collection, especially as he used foreign. Published in 1889, the blue fairy book contains 37 stories. The red fairy book edited by andrew lang to master billy tremayne miles a profound student yet an amiable critic preface in a second gleaning of the fields of fairy land we cannot expect to find a second perrault. Collected together by andrew lang they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by langs wife and other translators who also retold many of the tales. If you are new to lang, it started in 1889 with the blue fairy book, and then a series developed, yellow, crimson, orange, red, and so forth. Collected together by andrew land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by langs wife and. The blue fairy book is the first of twelve fairy stories that were researched, translated and compiled by andrew lang 18441912 and his wife, lang, a scotsman, was a literary critic, novelist, poet, and a contributor to the field of anthropology. The series was immensely popular and proved of great influence in childrens literature, increasing the popularity of fairy tales over tales of real life. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as andrew langs fairy books. The best known books of the series are the twelve collections of fairy tales, known as andrew langs coloured fairy books or andrew langs fairy books of many colors.

The neighbouring kingdom was governed by the swan fairy, who had an only daughter, the princess hermosa, who was as charming in her way as lino in his. He strolled about the country as ragged as a colt, till he met with a wagoner who was going to london, and who gave him leave to walk all the way by the. Fairy tale by andrew lang blue fairy book dick whittington was a very little boy when his father and mother died. Published june 1st 1965 by dover publications first published 1889. In all, 437 tales from a broad range of cultures and countries are presented. The blue fairy book was the first volume in the series and so. Andrew langs coloured fairy books constitute a twelvevolume series of fairy tale collections. Once there was a gentleman who married, for his second wife, the proudest and most haughty woman that was ever seen. Collection of fariy tales including little red ridinghood, aladdin, rumpelstiltzkin, beauty and the beast, cinderella the glass slipper and the sleeping beauty in the wood amongst around thirty others.

The blue fairy tale book by andrew lang ebook lulu. The blue fairy book 1889 collections of fairy tales. In the preface lang specifies that the tales in this novel were intended for children who will like, it is hoped, the. The novel was edited by lang with several illustrations by h. Andrew lang was so good a seeing into the minds of children. The langs fairy books are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between 1889 and 19 by andrew lang and his wife. Andrew langs fairy books also known as andrew langs coloured fairy books or andrew langs fairy books of many colors are a series of twelve collections of fairy tales, published between 1889 and 1910. Andrew lang 18441912 was a scottish poet, novelist and literary critic, but his enduring legacy is not his prodigious writing. Lang is best remembered for his contribution to folklore and storytelling thanks to his 12volume fairy books collection. Originally published in 1889, the blue fairy book was the first of 12 volumes of fairy tales from around the world, collected by renowned folklorist andrew lang. Special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page.

Even more than a 100 years after the guy passed, kids read his books. The bronze ring, prince hyacinth and the dear little princess, east of the sun and west of the moon, the yellow dwarf, little red ridinghood, the sleeping beauty in the wood, cinderella. The fairy books, or coloured fairy books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour. Lang published several collections of traditional tales, collectively known as andrew langs fairy books. Although andrew lang did not collect the stories himself from the oral tradition, the extent of his sources, who had collected them. Librivox recording of the blue fairy book, edited by andrew lang. Andrew lang, fairy books collection i paperback july 17, 2014.