The Pink Fairy Book, the fifth in Andrew Lang s Coloured Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1897. This edition contains all 41 of the original stories and all 69 of the original black-and-white 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 Pink Fairy Book, the fifth in Andrew Lang s Coloured Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1897. This edition contains all 41 of the orig...
"The Grey Fairy Book," the sixth in the series, was originally published in 1900. This edition contains all thirty-five of the original stories and all fifty-eight of the original black-and-white 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 Middle-Earth...
"The Grey Fairy Book," the sixth in the series, was originally published in 1900. This edition contains all thirty-five of the original stories and al...
"The Crimson Fairy Book," the eighth in Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1903. This edition contains all 36 of the original stories and all 53 of the original black-and-white 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 Crimson Fairy Book," the eighth in Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1903. This edition contains all 36 of ...
The Brown Fairy Book, the ninth in Andrew Lang 's Coloured Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1904. This edition contains all 32 of the original stories and all 50 of the original black-and-white illustrations. *** The collections were spec
The Brown Fairy Book, the ninth in Andrew Lang 's Coloured Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1904. This edition contains all 32 of the or...
"The Lilac Fairy Book," the twelfth in Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1910. This edition contains all 33 of the original stories and all 52 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 Middle-Earth...
"The Lilac Fairy Book," the twelfth in Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1910. This edition contains all 33 of t...
"The Orange Fairy Book," the tenth in Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1906. This edition contains all 33 of the original stories and all 58 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 Middle-Earth...
"The Orange Fairy Book," the tenth in Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1906. This edition contains all 33 of th...
The Olive Fairy Book, the eleventh in Andrew Lang 's Coloured Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1907. This edition contains all 29 of the original stories and all 51 of the original illustrations. *** The collections were specifically inte
The Olive Fairy Book, the eleventh in Andrew Lang 's Coloured Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1907. This edition contains all 29 of the...
This book forms part of Andrew Langs Coloured Fairy Books series - a series of twelve collections of fairy tales, published between 1889 and 1910. Each volume is distinguished by its own colour, and all in all, 437 tales from a wide array of cultures and countries are presented. Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist and literary critic, with a passion for folkloric story telling.
Most of his volumes (including this, the Blue Fairy Book) were beautifully illustrated by Henry J. Ford (1860 - 1941), an inordinately talented artist who came to public attention with his...
This book forms part of Andrew Langs Coloured Fairy Books series - a series of twelve collections of fairy tales, published between 1889 and 1910. Eac...
This charming early work, first published in 1989, is the first book in Andrew Langs' series of twelve ‘coloured’ fairy books. Each volume is distinguished by its own colour, and all in all, 437 tales from a wide array of cultures and countries are presented. The Blue Fairy Book is illustrated with numerous black and white illustrations by the master artist H.J. Ford and G. P. Jacomb Hood. This book is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the shelf of all folklorists and lovers of fairy tales. A delightful read for both adult and child.
This collection...
This charming early work, first published in 1989, is the first book in Andrew Langs' series of twelve ‘coloured’ fairy books. ...
