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"The Blue Fairy Book" is Andrew Lang's classic selection of popular fairy tales. Contained in this work you will find the following tales: The Bronze Ring, Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, The Yellow Dwarf, Little Red Riding-Hood, The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, Cinderella; or, the Little Glass Slipper, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was, Rumpelstiltzkin, Beauty and the Beast, The Master-Maid, Why the Sea is Salt, The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots, Felicia and the Pot of Pinks, The White Cat, The Water-Lily. The Gold-Spinners, The Terrible Head, The Story of Pretty Goldilocks, The History of Whittington, The Wonderful Sheep, Little Thumb, The Forty Thieves, Hansel and Grettel, Snow-White and Rose-Red, The Goose-Girl, Toads and Diamonds, Prince Darling, Blue Beard, Trusty John, The Brave Little Tailor, A Voyage to Lilliput, The Princess on the Glass Hill, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, The History of Jack the Giant-Killer, The Black Bull of Norroway, and The Red Etin. About the Author Andrew Lang was one of the most famous literary critics around 1900. He also edited a series of children's fable books that preserved and illustrated a host of tales which are still used extensively today. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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.

The stories collected in the twelve volumes of Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books of Many Colors have captivated generations of readers. In The Blue Fairy Book, the first in his legendary series, Lang compiled and edited tales from the Brothers Grimm, Madame d’Aulnoy, and French, Scandinavian, and Middle Eastern sources. He captured the folkloric traditions and dark origins of dozens of the world’s best-known fairy-tale characters, including Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow-White, Cinderella, and Rumpelstiltskin.Here is a rich legacy of storytelling set once upon a time and lasting forevermore.These classic fairy tales, collected and published in 1889, may be unsuitable for children. Please use your discretion before reading and sharing these stories.Revised edition: Previously published as The Blue Fairy Book, this edition of The Blue Fairy Book (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

"The Blue Fairy Book" is Andrew Lang's classic selection of popular fairy tales. Contained in this work you will find the following tales: The Bronze Ring, Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, The Yellow Dwarf, Little Red Riding-Hood, The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, Cinderella; or, the Little Glass Slipper, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was, Rumpelstiltzkin, Beauty and the Beast, The Master-Maid, Why the Sea is Salt, The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots, Felicia and the Pot of Pinks, The White Cat, The Water-Lily. The Gold-Spinners, The Terrible Head, The Story of Pretty Goldilocks, The History of Whittington, The Wonderful Sheep, Little Thumb, The Forty Thieves, Hansel and Grettel, Snow-White and Rose-Red, The Goose-Girl, Toads and Diamonds, Prince Darling, Blue Beard, Trusty John, The Brave Little Tailor, A Voyage to Lilliput, The Princess on the Glass Hill, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, The History of Jack the Giant-Killer, The Black Bull of Norroway, and The Red Etin. About the Author Andrew Lang was one of the most famous literary critics around 1900. He also edited a series of children's fable books that preserved and illustrated a host of tales which are still used extensively today. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

The first in a series of 12 fairy tale anthologies beloved of children in the last century, each a veritable treasure trove of stories for children and adults alike, spellbinding and specialOnce upon a time there lived a king who was deeply in love with a princess, but she could not marry anyone, because she was under an enchantment. So the King set out to seek a fairy, and asked what he could do to win the Princess's love . . .This very special anthology includes wonderful renditions of the old favorites such as Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel, as well as some intriguing fairy tales that modern audiences have yet to discover such as Why the Sea is Salt, Prince Hyacinth, and The Dear Little Princess. Andrew Lang collected stories from communities and traditions all over the world for his fairy books: from the Arabian Nights, China, and the Brothers Grimm. Many of the tales were translated into English for the first time for these anthologies, from languages as far afield as Russian, Norse, and Japanese. The book is republished here with a stunning blue jacket, accompanied throughout by the original illustrations.

The first edition consisted of 5000 copies, which sold for 6 shillings each. The 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 Norwegian fairytales, among other 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. Stories Included Within This Book: The Bronze Ring Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess East of the Sun and West of the Moon The Yellow Dwarf Little Red Riding Hood The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was Rumpelstiltskin Beauty and the Beast The Master Maid Why the Sea Is Salt The Master Cat or Puss in Boots Felicia and the Pot of Pinks The White Cat The Water-lily. The Gold-spinners The Terrible Head The Story of Pretty Goldilocks The History of Whittington The Wonderful Sheep Little Thumb The Forty Thieves Hansel and Gretel Snow-White and Rose-Red The Goose-girl Toads and Diamonds Prince Darling Blue Beard Trusty John The Brave Little Tailor A Voyage to Lilliput The Princess on the Glass Hill The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou The History of Jack the Giant-killer The Black Bull of Norroway The Red Etin

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. Andrew Lang's Fairy Books (also known as Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors) are a series of twelve collections of fairy tales, published between 1889 and 1910. Each volume is distinguished by its own color. In all, 437 tales from a broad range of cultures and countries are presented.ContentsThe bronze ring -- Prince Hyacinth and the dear little princess -- East of the sun and West of the moon -- The yellow dwarf -- Little Red Riding-Hood -- The sleeping beauty in the wood -- Cinderella; or, the little glass slipper -- Aladdin and the wonderful lamp -- The tale of a youth who set out to learn what fear was -- Rumpelstiltzkin -- Beauty and the Beast -- The Master-Maid -- Why the sea is salt -- The Master cat; or, Puss in boots -- Felicia and the pot of pinks -- The white cat -- The water-lily -- The gold-spinners -- The terrible head -- The story of pretty Goldilocks -- The history of Whittington -- The wonderful sheep -- Little Thumb -- The forty thieves -- Hansel and Grettel -- Snow-White and Rose-Red -- The goose-girl -- Toads and diamonds -- Prince Darling -- Blue Beard -- Trusty John -- The brave little tailor -- A voyage to Lilliput -- The princess on the glass hill -- The story of Prince Ahmed and the fairy Paribanou -- The history of Jack the giant-killer -- The black bull of Norroway -- The Red Etin.

The first volume of the famous 12-book series of fairy tales compiled by Andrew Lang that spans all continents and includes 444 tales in total. The first part of the series, The Blue Fairy Book, includes such tales as Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Blue Beard and Rumpelstiltskin; as well as excerpts from Jonathan Swift and One Thousand and One Nights. This edition includes 10 illustrations by Henry J Ford.

The Blue Fairy Book is the first volume in the Langs' Fairy Books series, and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources. The Blue Book assembles a wide range of tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norwegian fairytales, among others.Table of Contents:The Bronze RingPrince Hyacinth and the Dear Little PrincessEast of the Sun and West of the MoonThe Yellow DwarfLittle Red Riding HoodThe Sleeping Beauty in the WoodCinderella, or the Little Glass SlipperAladdin and the Wonderful LampThe Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear WasRumpelstiltzkinBeauty and the BeastThe Master-MaidWhy the Sea is SaltThe Master Cat; or, Puss in BootsFelicia and the Pot of PinksThe White CatThe Water-Lily - The Gold-SpinnersThe Terrible HeadThe Story of Pretty GoldilocksThe History of WhittingtonThe Wonderful SheepLittle ThumbThe Forty ThievesHansel and GrettelSnow-White and Rose-RedThe Goose-GirlToads and DiamondsPrince DarlingBlue BeardTrusty JohnThe Brave Little TailorA Voyage to LilliputThe Princess on the Glass HillThe Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy ParibanouThe History of Jack the Giant-KillerThe Black Bull of NorrowayThe Red Etin