The book was a success, and subsequent editions were. Jacomb Hood also contributed some illustrations. The Blue Fairy Book is a collection of fairy tales compiled by Andrew Lang and first published in 1889. Many of the books were illustrated by Henry J. IN Norroway, langsyne, there lived a certain lady, and. The bronze ring - Prince Hyacinth and the dear little princess - East of the sun and west of the moon - The yellow dwarf - Little Red. Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified.

Sudden the tapers cease to burn, The minstrels cease to play. Longmans, Green, and Company, 1889 - Adventure stories - 390 pages. 'The irony of Lang's life and work is that although he wrote for a professionвЂ”literary criticism fiction poems books and articles on anthropology, mythology, history, and travel.he is best recognized for the works he did not write.' Description: A favorite collection of the best-known fairy tales, drawn from the folklore of many nations. 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.The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in the series and so it contains. And song of game and glee Then tuned to plaintive strains their tongue, Of Scotland’s luve and lee. 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. 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. Dancing princesses, golden eggs, and evil knights are found in this second volume of Andrew Langs fairy tales gathered in the late 19th century. Andrew Lang's Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's 'Coloured' Fairy Books constitute a twelve-book series of fairy tale collections.

The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang