... There are traditional tales of the American Indians, and three others come from Iceland. All in all, this collection contains 48 stories, all narrated in the clear, lively prose for which Lang was famous.
Andrew Lang was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him
The first of Lang's works applying anthropology to myth, this volume includes "The Method of Folklore," "The Myth of Cronus," "Cupid, Psyche, and the 'Sun-Frog, '" "A Far-Travelled Tale," "Apollo and the Mouse," "Star Myths," "The Art of ...
This 12-books-in-one volume contains traditional folk tales and fairy storiesfrom around the world.
In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in The Blue Poetry Book. Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, and literary critic.
In writing this brief sketch of the Life of Tennyson, and this attempt to appreciate his work, I have rested almost entirely on the Biography by Lord Tennyson (with his kind permission) and on the text of the Poems.
This Crown size collection of Andrew Lang's Pink, Grey, Violet and Crimson Fairy books is another delectable volume of some of the best fairy tales from all over the world.
In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in The Blue Poetry Book. Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, and literary critic.
"Historical Mysteries" from Andrew Lang. Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology (1844-1912).
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a prolific Scots man of letters, a poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to anthropology.
GRANDMA'S TREASURES THE VIOLET FAIRY BOOK by Andrew Lang The Tales in this volume are intended for children, who will like, it is hoped, the old stories that have pleased so many generations.
This is the first critical edition of the works of Andrew Lang, the Scottish writer whose enormous output spanned the whole the range of late-nineteenth century intellectual culture: from literary criticism to anthropology, magic to ...
ANCESTRY, CHILDHOOD, YOUTH, FIRST LOVE, MARRIAGE THE visitor to Abbotsford, looking up at the ceiling of the hall, beholds, in the painted shields, the heraldic record of the "heredity" of Sir Walter Scott.
This is a facsimile reprint of the original book by Andrew Lang, rebuilt using the latest technology.
In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in The Blue Poetry Book. Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, and literary critic.
First published in 1901, The Violet Fairy Book is the 7th volume in this series. First published in 1894, The Yellow Fairy Book is the 4th volume in this series.
The Olive Fairy Book includes unusual stories from Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenia, the Sudan, and the pen of Anatole France.
This is the first critical edition of the works of Andrew Lang (1844-1912), the Scottish writer whose enormous output spanned the whole range of late-nineteenth century intellectual culture.
As for the stories about Greek and Roman beasts, Pliny, who tells them, is a most respectable author. On the whole, then, this is more or less of a true story- book.