“Andrew Lang and his associates managed to break the stranglehold of the pious sentimentality handed out to children by collecting—from all over the world—fairy tales of all people, and bringing out the volumes we all know and love ...
All in all, this collection contains forty-two stories, all narrated in the clear, lively prose for which Lang was famous.
Another fabulous Lang collection
The Fowler with great joy ran home to his wife, who speedily made a savoury stew of the Yellow Bird. But when Badi-al-Zaman reached the cottage and began eagerly to search in the dish for its head and its heart he could not find either ...
How is this book unique?
This book contains a rich range of classic fairy tales, including 'The Blue Beard', 'The Three Little Pigs' and 'The Story of the Three Bears'.
Forty-two tales culled from various cultures provide an enchanting journey through the world of fantasy
His compelling prose and vivid imagery make this collection a standout amongst its peers. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Green Fairy Book is both modern and readable.
Perhaps the best and handsomest of these tales of wonder is " The Green Fairy Book," edited by Andrew Lang. This is the third of Andrew Lang's stories of fairies, the blue book and the red book having preceded it.
This is the third of the Fairy Books of Many Colours. The stories in all the books are borrowed from many countries; some are However much these nations differ about trifles, they all agree in liking fairy tales. ...
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 1892, The Green Fairy Book is ...
In this way these tales are older than reading and writing, far older than printing. The oldest fairy tales ever written down were written down in Egypt, about Joseph's time, nearly three thousand five hundred years ago.
Classic fairy tale by various and Andrew Lang. Fairy book for Children, Bedtime stories for your kid.
Fairy tales from the folklore of France, Germany, Scotland, England, Italy, and one from China.