It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of fairyland. Three-headed trolls, horses that carry their masters up mountains of glass, giants and dwarfs, monsters and magicians, fairies and ogres these are the companions who will thrill young boys and girls of all lands and all times, as Andrew Lang's phenomenally successful collections of stories have proved. 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 have also brought pleasure to the many parents...
It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of fairyland. Three-headed trolls, horses that carry ...
"The Red Fairy Book," the second in Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1890. This edition contains all thirty-seven of the original stories and all ninety-nine of the original illustrations. *** The collections were specifically intended for children, and consequently edited for that end. *** When Andrew began publishing these books there were almost no English fairy tale books in circulation. The series proved of great influence in children's literature, and inspired a host of imitators. The series also proved to be an inspiration to J.R. Tolken and his...
"The Red Fairy Book," the second in Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1890. This edition contains all thirty-sev...
Our Friend the Charlatan (1901). George Gissing was an English novelist, who wrote twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903. Lancelot Speed (1860-1931) was a Victorian illustrator of books, usually of a fantastical or romantic nature. He is probably most well known for his illustrations for Andrew Lang's fairy story books. Speed is credited as the designer on the 1916 silent movie version of the novel She by H. Rider Haggard, which he had illustrated. George Gissing he was also the director of a number of early British silent films. Although his early works are naturalistic, he developed...
Our Friend the Charlatan (1901). George Gissing was an English novelist, who wrote twenty-three novels between 1880 and 1903. Lancelot Speed (1860-193...
