There was once upon a time a king who was so much beloved by his subjects that he thought himself the happiest monarch in the whole world. All twelve of andrew lang s fairy books, in a single file. Published in 1889, the blue fairy book contains 37 stories. The first of a collection of twelve fairy tale books, gathered by andrew lang from various sources. The grey fairy book is part of a 12 book series that was a big part of my childhood and pivotal to my joy of reading. The grey fairy book is a marvelous collection of tales from eastern europe, africa, and islamic countries. Andrew lang 18441912 was a scottish poet, novelist and literary critic, but his enduring legacy is not his prodigious writing. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks. The blue, red, green, yellow, pink, grey, violet, crimson, brown, orange, olive, and lilac. Though we have made best efforts the books may have occasional errors that do not impede. The collection was assembled by scottish folklorist andrew lang although authorship of the stories is unknown. Lang was a scottish poet and literary critic who wanted to share englishlanguage fairy tales with the masses. A lovely set andrew langs color fairy books, beautifully decorated in ornate gilt stamping.
Lang, miss eleanor sellar, miss blackley, and miss hang. Lang, on the other hand, grew up reading classic fairy tales during his childhood in the rural scottish borders and he believed that the. The grey fairy book by andrew lang, 9780486217918, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Andrew langs the green fairy book is a definite musthave simply because of the variety of the stories. Andrew lang s the green fairy book is a definite musthave simply because of the variety of the stories. Or harry potter or the chronicles of narnia, but maybe for a slightly younger age. The grey fairy book dover childrens classics paperback june 1, 1967. 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. Green fairy book by andrew lang, first edition abebooks. Andrew lang, a scotsman, was a literary critic, novelist, poet, and a. An impossible enchantment the best one in the collection imo. The brown fairy book, published in 1904, is the ninth of twelve collected fairy story books that were researched, translated and compiled by andrew lang 18441912 and his wife, leonora blanche alleyne lang.
The grey fairy book, the sixth in the series, was originally published in 1900. Red fairy book by andrew lang, first edition abebooks. Blue fairy book 1889 red fairy book 1890 green fairy book 1892 yellow fairy book 1894 pink fairy book 1897 grey fairy book 1900 violet fairy book 1901 crimson fairy book 1903 brown fairy book 1904 orange fairy book 1906 olive fairy book 1907 lilac fairy book 1910 rose fairy book. Many are comfortable, familiar, and traditional while others had definite writers and are a little less wellknown. In the green fairy book, the third in the series, lang has assembled stories from spanish and chinese traditions. Literature network andrew lang the grey fairy book the little gray man the little gray man a nun, a countryman, and a blacksmith were once wandering through the world together. 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. The blue fairy book the red fairy book the green fairy book the yellow fairy book the pink fairy book. Yet another installment in langs fairy books, the grey fairy book didnt have quite as many. Andrew lang 1844 1912 the tales in the grey fairy book are derived from many countries lithuania, various parts of africa, germany, france, greece, and other regions of the world.
Donkey skin the goblin pony an impossible enchantment the story of dschemil and dschemila janni and the draken the partnership of the thief and the liar fortunatus and his purse the goatfaced girl what came of picking flowers the story of bensurdatu the magicians horse the little gray man herr lazarus and. Once again we get to visit, the horrible, fantastic world of the fairy tale, complete with amazing drawings. These are the unknown tales that disney ignores, but are beautiful in their own right. This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Buy ebook the grey fairy book by andrew lang, ebook format, from the dymocks online bookstore. The langs fairy books are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children. The collection was assembled by scottish folklorist andrew lang although authorship of the. 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 langs colored fairy books university of pittsburgh. I am dying of hunger, as you see, and three days have i been here and no one has given me anything. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. The series was immensely popular and proved of great influence in childrens literature, increasing the popularity of fairy tales over tales of real life. Lang is best remembered for his contribution to folklore and storytelling thanks to his 12volume fairy books collection. Project gutenberg titles by andrew lang lang, andrew, 18441912.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. 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 grey fairy book the green fairy book the olive fairy book with illustrations. 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, leonora blanche alleyne. 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. The blue fairy book 4 reached a fountain beside which an old woman all in rags sat upon a stone. Andrew lang 18441912 was a scots poet, novelist, and literary critic. There was once upon a time a woman who had an only daughter.
The collections were specifically intended for children, and consequently edited for that end. The grey fairy book by andrew lang the tales in this volume are intended for children, who will like, it is hoped, the old stories that have pleased so many generations. Andrew lang, a scotsman, was a literary critic, novelist, poet, and a contributor to the field of anthropology. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Andrew lang 31 march 1844 20 july 1912 was a scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the grey fairy book. The andrew lang lectures at the university of st andrews are named after him. The grey fairy book by andrew lang free at loyal books. This book contains dozens of tales from africa, germany, france, greece, and other countries. Librivox recording of the grey fairy book, by andrew lang.
The fairy book 10 volumes green red blue yellow olive. Blue fairy tale book by andrew lang world of tales. The series was immensely popular and proved of great influence in childrens literature, increasing the popularity of fairy tales. Aug 27, 2010 donkey skin the goblin pony an impossible enchantment the story of dschemil and dschemila janni and the draken the partnership of the thief and the liar fortunatus and his purse the goatfaced girl what came of picking flowers the story of bensurdatu the magicians horse the little gray man herr lazarus and. The three sons of hali is from the last century cabinet des fees, a very large collection. This edition contains all thirtyfive of the original stories and all fiftyeight of the original blackandwhite illustrations. Andrew langs fairy books were edited by folklorist andrew lang, who is often credited as the author. Andrew lang 18441912 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 red fairy book is the second in a series of twelve books known as andrew langs fairy books or andrew langs coloured books. 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. Andrew lang is best known as one of the most important collectors of folk and fairy tales.
All twelve of andrew langs fairy books, in a single file. A project gutenberg linked index to all stories in the 12 volumes. Tear to cloth at base of spine of the blue fairy book. The tales in the grey fairy book are derived from many countries lithuania, various parts of africa, germany, france, greece, and other. When the child was about seven years old she used to pass every day, on her way to school, an orchard where there was a wild plum tree, with delicious ripe plums hanging from the branches. Literature network andrew lang the grey fairy book the story of the queen of the flowery isles the story of the queen of the flowery isles there once lived a queen who ruled over the flowery isles, whose husband, to her extreme grief, died a few years after their marriage. In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in the blue poetry book. Andrew langs fairy books of many colors collections. 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. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The grey fairy book by andrew lang magick books library. Andrew lang 18441912 wrote twelve books of fairy tales that he differentiated one from the other by color. Lang published several collections of traditional tales, collectively known as andrew langs fairy books. Based on tales in the blue, red, yellow, grey, voiolet and olive fairy books by andrew lang and a.
A lovely set andrew lang s color fairy books, beautifully decorated in ornate gilt stamping. The grey fairy book andrew lang audiobook and ebook all. Langloh parker flora annie steel william elliot griffis elphinstone dayrell sophie. The grey fairy book andrew lang by andrew lang, grandmas. Corner clipped from front free endpaper in the lilac fairy book. Book 6 of 12 in the andrew langs fairy books series. May 21, 2009 buy the grey fairy book by lang, andrew, ford, h. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
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