Helen of Troy: Her Life and Translation Done Into Rhyme from the Greek Books
The conception of " The True Story Book " by Mr. Andrew Lang, was an admirable one, for no more fascinating stories of adventure could possibly be devised than some which have been enacted in this work-a-day world.
Our readers see the books the same way that their first readers did decades or a hundred or more years ago. Books from that period are often spoiled by imperfections that did not exist in the original.
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, ...
The Yellow Fairy Book is the sixth in the series of Fairy Books by Andrew Lang.
This beloved volume collects the world’s most famous fairy tales, children’s classics, and bedtime stories.
The collection has been incalculably important and, although he did not source the stories himself direct from the oral tradition he can make claim to the first English translation of many.First published in 1890, The Red Fairy Book is the ...
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. The Red Fairy Book is the second in the series
These collections have been immensely influential; the Langs gave many of the tales their first appearance in English.
The Red Fairy Book has been admired time and time again, enchanting readers with its carefully crafted prose and eclectic assortment of fairy tales.
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. The Red Fairy Book is the second in the series.
The Red Fairy Book has been admired time and time again, enchanting readers with its carefully crafted prose and eclectic assortment of fairy tales.
This volume contains a fascinating biographical account of the eighteenth century secret agent "Pickle".
About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.
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Pickle the Spy By Andrew Lang nternal feuds of the Jacobites at this period, and these are illuminated by the Stuart Papers, the letters of James and his ministers.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
He admits that he acted as a mouton, or prison spy, and gives a dreadful account of the horrors of Galbanon, where men lay in the dark and dirt for...
Pickle the Spy or, The Incognito of Prince Charles by Andrew Lang nternal feuds of the Jacobites at this period, and these are illuminated by the Stuart Papers, the letters of James and his ministers.