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Andrew Lang's Fairy Books are a series of twelve collections of
fairy tales, totalling 437 tales in all, from a great number of
countries and cultures. For many of these now famous stories it was
their debut in the English language. Lang was a talented author and
literary critic known for his clear, lively prose. This omnibus
collection of all his fairy stories in two volumes is the richest
and widest ranging fairy story book on the market. This omnibus is
fully illustrated with charming black and white drawings, with the
exception of the Green, Pink, Violet and Crimson Fairy books. This
volume contains a full index of the stories.
Andrew Lang's Fairy Books are a series of twelve collections of
fairy tales, totalling 437 tales in all, from a great number of
countries and cultures. For many of these now famous stories it was
their debut in the English language. Lang was a talented author and
literary critic known for his clear, lively prose. This omnibus
collection of all his fairy stories in two volumes is the richest
and widest ranging fairy story book on the market. This omnibus is
fully illustrated with charming black and white drawings, with the
exception of the Green, Pink, Violet and Crimson Fairy books. This
volume contains a full index of the stories.
Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a prolific Scots man of letters, a
poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to anthropology. He
now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales. He was
educated at the Edinburgh Academy, St Andrews University and at
Balliol College, Oxford. As a journalist, poet, critic and
historian, he soon made a reputation as one of the ablest and most
versatile writers of the day. Lang was one of the founders of the
study of Psychical Research, and his other writings on anthropology
include The Book of Dreams and Ghosts (1897), Magic and Religion
(1901) and The Secret of the Totem (1905). He was a Homeric scholar
of conservative views. Other works include Homer and the Epic
(1893); a prose translation of The Homeric Hymns (1899), with
literary and mythological essays in which he draws parallels
between Greek myths and other mythologies; and Homer and his Age
(1906). He also wrote Ballades in Blue China (1880) and Rhymes la
Mode (1884).
Finest stories from around the world--most of them old favorites: "Sleeping Beauty," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Cinderella," "The Arabian Nights," 33 more. Includes original 138 black-and-white illustrations.
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