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Andrew Lang's Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's "Hued" Fairy Books establish a twelve-book arrangement of fantasy assortments. In spite of the fact that Andrew Lang didn't gather the narratives himself from the oral convention, the degree of his sources, who had gathered them initially (with the eminent exemption of Madame d'Aulnoy), made them a tremendously compelling assortment, particularly as he utilized unknown dialect sources, giving a considerable lot of these stories their first appearance in English. As recognized in the introductions, in spite of the fact that Lang himself made the majority of the choices, his significant other and different interpreters did an enormous bit of the deciphering and recounting the real stories. The Blue Fairy Book amassed a wide scope of stories, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norse stories, among different sources. (wikipedia)

Andrew Lang's Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's "Shaded" Fairy Books establish a twelve-book arrangement of fantasy assortments. Despite the fact that Andrew Lang didn't gather the tales himself from the oral convention, the degree of his sources, who had gathered them initially (with the remarkable special case of Madame d'Aulnoy), made them a tremendously powerful assortment, particularly as he utilized unknown dialect sources, giving a significant number of these stories their first appearance in English. As recognized in the preludes, despite the fact that Lang himself made the vast majority of the determinations, his significant other and different interpreters did an enormous part of the deciphering and recounting the genuine stories. The Blue Fairy Book amassed a wide scope of stories, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norse stories, among different sources.

Andrew Lang's Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's "Hued" Fairy Books comprise a twelve-book arrangement of fantasy assortments. In spite of the fact that Andrew Lang didn't gather the narratives himself from the oral custom, the degree of his sources, who had gathered them initially (with the outstanding special case of Madame d'Aulnoy), made them an enormously powerful assortment, particularly as he utilized unknown dialect sources, giving huge numbers of these stories their first appearance in English. As recognized in the preludes, in spite of the fact that Lang himself made the greater part of the choices, his significant other and different interpreters did an enormous bit of the deciphering and recounting the genuine stories. The Blue Fairy Book amassed a wide scope of stories, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norse stories, among different sources.

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: not only from Grimm, but exciting adventures by Charles Perrault and Madame D'Aulnoy, the Arabian Nights, and other stories from popular traditions. Here in one attractive paperbound volume - with enlarged print - are Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltzkin, Beauty and the Beast, Hansel and Gretel, Puss in Boots, Trusty John, Jack and the Giantkiller, Goldilocks, and many other favourites that have become an indispensable part of our culture heritage. All in all, this collection contains 37 stories, all arranged in the clear, lively prose for which Lang was famous. Not only are Lang's generally conceded to be the best English versions of standard stories, his collections are the richest and widest in range. His position as one of England's foremost folklorists as well as his first-rate literary abilities makes his collection invaluable in the English language. (Goodreads)

Andrew Lang's Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books constitute a twelve-book series of fairy tale collections. 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 d'Aulnoy), made them an immensely influential collection, especially as he used foreign-language sources, giving many of these tales their first appearance in English. As acknowledged in the prefaces, although Lang himself made most of the selections, his wife and other translators did a large portion of the translating and telling of the actual stories.The Blue Fairy Book assembled a wide range of tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norse stories, among other sources.