Wednesday 18 February 2015

The Blue Fairy Book [by Andrew Lang] [1889]


Andrew Lang’s Blue Fairy Book was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was followed by eleven other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books. The Blue Fairy Book was magically illistrated by H.J. Ford And G.P. Jacomb Hood

The first edition consisted of 5000 copies, which sold for 6 shillings each. The book assembled a wide range of tales, from around the world including many from Celtic Mythology.



The storys in the Blue Fairy Book

The Bronze Ring, Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess
East of the Sun and West of the Moon, The Yellow Dwarf
Little Red Riding Hood, The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was, Rumpelstiltskin
Beauty and the Beast, The Master Maid, Why the Sea Is Salt
The Master Cat or Puss in Boots, Felicia and the Pot of Pinks, The White Cat
The Water-lily, The Gold-spinners, The Terrible Head, The Story of Pretty Goldilocks
The History of Whittington, The Wonderful Sheep, Little Thumb, The Forty Thieves
Hansel and Gretel, Snow-White and Rose-Red, The Goose-girl, Toads and Diamonds
Prince Darling, Blue Beard, Trusty John, The Brave Little Tailor, A Voyage to Lilliput
The Princess on the Glass Hill, The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou
The History of Jack the Giant-killer The Black Bull of Norroway, The Red Etin


Links To The Free Book

[Free to download or read on line]

Blue Fairy Book [by Andrew Lang] [1889] [Format] Epub
Blue Fairy Book [by Andrew Lang] [1889] [Format] Kindle

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