The World's Desire, coauthored with Andrew Lang, is the continuing story of Odyseus, who returns to Ithaca to find his home destroyed. Aphrodite orders him to go to Egypt to seek out the immortal Helen, whom he wooed before marrying Penelope. This book might be called The Further Adventures of Odysseus or The Odyssey, Part 2.
The World's Desire, coauthored with Andrew Lang, is the continuing story of Odyseus, who returns to Ithaca to find his home destroyed. Aphrodite order...
The Yellow Fairy Book, the fourth in Andrew Lang 's Coloured Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1894. This edition contains all 48 of the original stories and all 105 of the original illustrations. *** The collections were specifically inte
The Yellow Fairy Book, the fourth in Andrew Lang 's Coloured Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1894. This edition contains all 48 of the ...
The Violet Fairy Book, the seventh in Andrew Lang 's Coloured Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1901. This edition contains all 35 of the original stories and all 59 of the original black-and-white illustrations. * * * The collections were
The Violet Fairy Book, the seventh in Andrew Lang 's Coloured Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1901. This edition contains all 35 of the...
"The Green Fairy Book," the third in Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1892. This edition contains all 42 of the original stories and all 100 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 Green Fairy Book," the third in Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1892. This edition contains all 42 of the...
"The Blue Fairy Book," the first of twelve in Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1889. This edition contains all 37 of the original stories and all 127 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...
"The Blue Fairy Book," the first of twelve in Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1889. This edition contains all ...
"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...
Andrew Lang is known for being a poet, novelist, literary critic, and student of anthropology. He is most famous for his folk stories and fairy tales. These short stories tell of the life of Ulysses, the stealing of Helen, battles, Trojan victories, slaying and avenging of Patroclus, the cruelty of Achilles, battles with Amazons and Memnon, the killing of Paris, the Trojan horse and the saving of Helen. This is a great book for older children interested in history and mythology.
Andrew Lang is known for being a poet, novelist, literary critic, and student of anthropology. He is most famous for his folk stories and fairy tales....
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...
