Green Fairy Book

Andrew Lang

• Publisher: Hesperides Press
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9781443721868
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473394049
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: World History
• Index: Social Sciences

This vintage volume contains Andrew Lang's 1892 work, "The Green Fairy Book". Lang wrote twelve coloured fairy books in total, each of which contain a lovely selection of fairy tales that can be enjoyed by all the family. In total the books comprise 437 fairy tales that originate from, or are inspired by a wide range of cultures and countries. These wonderful fairy tales make for timeless bedtime reading, and will appeal to collectors of fairy-based literature. The stories contained herein include: "The Blue Bird", "The Half-Chick", "The Enchanted Watch", "Rosanella", "Sylvain and Jocosa", "Fairy Gifts", "Prince Featherhead and the Princess Celandine", "The Three Little Pigs", "Heart of Ice", "The Enchanted Ring", "The Snuff-Box", and many more. Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, and critic. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Dedication
• Andrew Lang
• To The Friendly Reader
• Contents
• The Blue Bird
• The Half-Chick
• The Story of Caliph Stork
• The Enchanted Watch
• Rosanella
• Sylvain and Jocosa
• Fairy Gifts
• Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla
• Prince Featherhead and the Princess Celandine
• The Three Little Pigs
• Heart of Ice
• The Enchanted Ring
• The Snuff-Box
• The Golden Blackbird
• The Little Soldier
• The Magic Swan
• The Dirty Shepherdess
• The Enchanted Snake
• The Biter Bit
• King Kojata (From the Russian)
• Prince Fickle and Fair Helena (From the German)
• Puddocky (From the German)
• The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs
• The Story of the Three Bears
• Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida
• Little One-Eye, Little Two-Eyes, and Little Three-Eyes
• Jorinde and Joringel
• Allerleirauh; Or, the Many-Furred Creature
• The Twelve Huntsmen
• Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle
• The Crystal Coffin
• The Three Snake-Leaves
• The Riddle
• Jack My Hedgehog
• The Golden Lads
• The White Snake
• The Story of a Clever Tailor
• The Golden Mermaid
• The War of the Wolf and the Fox
• The Story of the Fisherman and His Wife
• The Three Musicians
• The Three Dogs