The Crimson Fairy Book: Part of the Andrew Lang Collection (Timeless Classic Books)
- ISBN-10
- 1453899251
- ISBN-13
- 9781453899250
- Series
- The Crimson Fairy Book
- Pages
- 196
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-10-29
- Author
- Andrew Lang
Description
Andrew Lang's urge to collect and publish fairy tales was rooted in his own experience with the folk and fairy tales of his home territory along the English-Scottish border. When Lang began his efforts, he "was fighting against the critics and educationists of the day," who judged the traditional tales' "unreality, brutality, and escapism to be harmful for young readers, while holding that such stories were beneath the serious consideration of those of mature age." Over a generation, Lang's books worked a revolution in this public perception.The Crimson Fairy Book published in 1903 offers tales from many lands. There are 36 stories including: The Story of the Seven Simons, The Boy Who Could Keep a Secret, Tiidu the Piper,Paperarello, The Cottager and his Cat, Eisenkopf, The Three Robes, Shepherd Paul, The Magic Kettle, and more. A recent Amazon review: I'd heard a lot about this series, but I wasn't sure if the language would be too antiquated for my kids, but I fell madly in love, and bought more...I won't be happy till I've got the whole series in my collection, because each one of the "color fairy" books is more fabulous than the one before it!Really, if you love traditional fairy tales and fables, you'll love these. By the way, did you know that "SNOW WHITE" had a name change? She was originally called "SnowDrop". There are all sorts of lovely details like that in these books, and I love being able to tell my children some of the original charming details of stories that they know and love. We don't have much in the way of "oral traditions" in our society, but these are a step in the right direction. Originally, these were all collected from oral fables from all over the world, and like "brothers Grimm", Lang introduced America to some now beloved stories for the first time.
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