For many of these now famous stories it was their debut in the english. These pages contain the contents of andrew lang s fairy books. 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 lang 1844 1912 was a scottish poet, novelist, and literary critic. Traditional folk tales and fairy stories from around the w. Buy andrew lang ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Feb 23, 2011 buy the fairy books of andrew lang by lang, andrew from amazons fiction books store. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at.
Brown fairy book by andrew lang, first edition abebooks. Traditional folk tales and fairy stories from around the world. Andrew lang is best known as one of the most important collectors of folk and fairy tales. Yellow fairy book by andrew lang, first edition abebooks. In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in the blue poetry book. He also wrote poems and novels, and was a great writer in his own right but it was his collection of fairy tales that earned him such wide spread popularity and not his own literary works. The blue fairy book, the red fairy book, the green fairy book, the yellow fairy book. Unexpurgated edition of andrew lang s complete fairy book series, including the blue, red, green, yellow, pink, grey, violet, crimson, brown, orange, olive, and lilac fairy books. Yellow fairy book by andrew lang, first edition abebooks passion for books. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the blue fairy book. Collected together by andrew land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by lang s wife and other translators who also retold many of the tales. In the blue fairy book, the first in his legendary series, lang compiled and edited tales from the brothers grimm, madame daulnoy, and french, scandinavian, and middle eastern sources.
Andrew lang s blue fairy book 1889 was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of. Fairy books by andrew lang, first edition abebooks passion for books. The collection was assembled by scottish folklorist andrew lang although authorship of the stories is unknown. Andrew langs fairy books were edited by folklorist andrew lang, who is often credited as the author. This part of sacredtexts is devoted to the colored fairy books compiled by andrew lang. A book that has been read but is in good condition. Librivox recording of the blue fairy book, edited by andrew lang. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Donkey skin the goblin pony an impossible enchantment the story of dschemil and dachemila janni and the draken the partnership of the thief and the liar fortunatus and his purse. Project gutenberg titles by andrew lang lang, andrew, 18441912. Crimson cloth over boards stamped in gold, all edges gilt.
We are in the process of adding page numbering and illustrations to the text. The pink fairy book by andrew lang audiobook youtube. The fairy books are a series of 12 books, each with a different color. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Fairy book collection from andrew lang includes the entire.
At this time, we have added pagination to the yellow fairy book. Andrew langs fairy books of many colors collections. 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. In the blue fairy book, the first in his legendary series, lang compiled and edited tales from the brothers grimm. Lang published several collections of traditional tales, collectively known as andrew lang s fairy books. He was inspired by folk tales as a child growing up on the englandscotland border, and wanted to distribute tales of every type to. Andrew lang was born in selkirk, scotland on 31 march 1844, eldest son of jane plenderleath sellar and john lang. The series was immensely popular and proved of great influence in childrens literature, increasing the popularity of fairy tales over tales of real life. After all, lang himself wrote scholarly introductions to perrault and the brothers grimm and many others. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as andrew lang s fairy books. Free ebook and pdf of the green fairy book by andrew lang. Andrew lang s fairy books or andrew lang s coloured fairy books are a twelve book. They are sometimes called andrew lang s fairy books although the blue fairy book and other coloured fairy books are only 12 in the series. The red fairy book the yellow fairy book the violet fairy book the crimson fairy book the orange fairy book.
The blue fairy book andrew lang english pdf epub kindle. Andrew langs brown fairy book 1904 was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. These come up again and again among readers and experts as a favorite fairy tale collection. Lang is best remembered for his contribution to folklore and storytelling thanks to his 12volume fairy books collection. Currently, we have the complete text of this series.
The red fairy book is the second in a series of twelve books known as andrew lang s fairy books or andrew lang s coloured books. The collection, or at least certain stories drawn from it or purporting to be drawn from it, became widely known in the west from the 18th century, after it was translated from the arabic first into french and then into english and other european languages. The andrew lang lecture at the university of st andrews was founded in langs honor. Young andrew s education started at the selkirk grammar school.
Project gutenbergs fairy books edited by andrew lang, by. I rerated this series from a four to a five because at the time i read it, and it was sometim in my youth, the books were amazing to me. The rose fairy book is not included in this anthology, because the stories it contains can be found in the grey, brown, pink, lilac and orange fairy books. Andrew lang complete fairy books anthologies 14 in 1. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales. Andrew lang 18441912 was a scottish poet, novelist and literary critic, but his enduring legacy is not his prodigious writing. The first of a collection of twelve fairy tale books, gathered by andrew lang from various sources.
The twelve fairy tale books he edited contain stories from around the world, collected from various sources, and translated mainly by his wife and other enthusiasts. The andrew lang lectures at the university of st andrews are na. The arabian nights by andrew lang free at loyal books. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. 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.
Andrew lang 18441912 was a scots poet, novelist, and literary critic. The yellow fairy book by lang, andrew ed and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Andrew langs fairy books or andrew langs coloured fairy books are a twelvebook series of fairy tale collections. Read all 12 of andrew lang s fairy books by lang available from rakuten kobo. The yellow fairy book by andrew lang free at loyal books.
A lovely set andrew lang s color fairy books, beautifully decorated in ornate gilt stamping. Andrew lang 31 march 1844 20 july 1912 was a scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. Andrew lang s fairy books or andrew lang s coloured fairy books constitute a twelvebook series of fairy tale collections. Lang is now chiefly known for his publications on folklore, mythology, and religion.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. See all books authored by andrew lang, including the blue fairy book, and the red fairy book, and more on. Published in 1889, the blue fairy book contains 37 stories. His 12 collections of fairy tales are known as andrew lang s coloured fairy books or andrew lang s fairy books of many colors. From the day that they were first printed, the lang fairy tale books of many colors have entertained thousands of boys and girls, as they also brought pleasure to the many parents who have read these unforgettable classics to their children.
Andrew lang 18441912 published in 1894, the yellow fairy book is the fourth installment in the series of fairytale collections known as andrew langs coloured fairy books and is comprised of stories collected from various foreign language sources including french, german, english, scottish, russian, and polish. See the complete coloured fairy books series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The red fairy book andrew lang english pdf epub kindle. Fairy books by andrew lang, first edition abebooks. Andrew langs coloured fairy books constitute a twelvevolume series of fairy tale collections. Read andrew lang complete fairy books anthologies 14 in 1 by andrew lang available from rakuten kobo. Tales from the green fairy book by lang, andrew ed. Corner clipped from front free endpaper in the lilac fairy book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the grey fairy book. The fairy books, or coloured fairy books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour. Librivox recording of the grey fairy book, by andrew lang. Project gutenbergs the fairy books of andrew lang, by andrew lang and others this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
Scholars point out that while his name is all over the series, he was just an editor and collector of the tales. The best known books of the series are the twelve collections of fairy tales, known as andrew lang s coloured fairy books or andrew lang s fairy books of many colors. This was one of many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as andrew langs fairy books. Andrew lang books list of books by author andrew lang. Andrew lang fba 31 march 1844 20 july 1912 was a scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology.
Andrew langs fairy books or andrew langs coloured fairy books constitute a twelvebook series of fairy tale collections. Andrew lang and the colour fairy books muep when lang published the blue fairy book, a singleauthor or national focus would have been just as natural as the rainbow mix that he comes up with. His blue fairy book 1889 was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This book is a compendium of the twelve fairy books of andrew lang. All stories in the 12 volumes andrew lang s complete fairy book series with alphabetical listing of all 420 stories illustrated kindle edition by lang, andrew, widger, david. The coloured fairy books complete set of 12 400 illustrations kindle edition by lang, andrew, laughlin, melody. Download the blue fairy book andrew lang pdf genial.
Andrew lang fairy books by andrew lang 12 books epubbooks. Librivox recording of the red fairy book, edited by andrew lang. I read and reread all 12 books in andrew lang s fairy book series in my exceedingly distant youth. The blue, red, green, yellow, pink, grey, violet, crimson, brown, orange, olive, and lilac fairy books. Andrew lang 18441912 the arabian nights is a collection of persoarabic folk tales and other stories. What the rose did to the cypress ballcarrier and the bad one how ballcarrier finished his task the bunyip father grumbler the story of the yara the cunning. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the coloured fairy books complete set of 12 400 illustrations. The red fairy book andrew lang pdf download free ebooks. Free books of english literature in english, pdf, epub, mobi, fb2, azw3, kindle. The blue fairy book was the first volume in the series and so it contains some of the best known tales. Jul 17, 2014 lang is now chiefly known for his publications on folklore, mythology, and religion. Project gutenberg s the fairy books of andrew lang, by andrew lang and others this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
You can click on the book covers below, or view lists of the fairy tales by book, title, and by andrew lang s sources. The fairy books of andrew lang a project gutenberg linked index to all stories in the 12 volumes language. Tolkien on march 8, 1939 and revised into tolkiens on fairystories. These publications have also been referred to as the coloured fairy books and andrew lang s fairy books of many colors.
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 foreignlanguage sources, giving. The fairy books of andrew lang by andrew lang free ebook. Andrews, which now hosts the andrew lang lecture series in his honour. The stories collected in the twelve volumes of andrew lang s fairy books of many colors have captivated generations of readers.
Andrew langs blue fairy book 1889 was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. Project gutenbergs fairy books edited by andrew lang, by various. Andrew lang first editions adrian harrington rare books. Andrew lang, fairy books collection i by andrew lang. Andrew lang s fairy books are a series of twelve collections of fairy tales, totalling 437 tales in all, from a great number of countries and cultures. Andrew lang s blue fairy book 1889 was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. Lang was a scottish poet and literary critic who wanted to share englishlanguage fairy tales with the masses. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales also known as andrew lang s coloured fairy books or andrew lang s fairy books of many colors. Lang is now chiefly known for his publications on folklore, mythology, and religion, an interest stemming from early life. The tales in the grey fairy book are derived from many countrieslithuania, various parts of africa, germany, france, greece, and other regions of the world.
The complete fairy books kindle edition by andrew lang author visit amazons andrew lang page. The poetical works of andrew lang, in four volumes, vol. The blue fairy book amazonclassics edition audiobook. Blue fairy tale book by andrew lang world of tales. Andrew lang s fairy books 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.
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 foreignlanguage sources, giving many of these tales their first appearance in english. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Inner hinges tender or exposed in the lilac, orange and grey. Andrew lang was a scottish writer and literary critic best known for collecting folk and fairy tales and publishing them in a series. Tear to cloth at base of spine of the blue fairy book.
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