Project gutenbergs fairy books edited by andrew lang, by various. Andrew langs fairy books of many colors collections. I am planning to collect all of andrew lang s color fairy tale books. Collected together by andrew land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by langs wife and other translators who also retold many of the tales. A collection of traditional fairy tales from the folklore of russia, germany, france, iceland, and america. The coloured fairy books complete set of 12 400 illustrations kindle edition by lang, andrew, laughlin, melody. Traditional folk tales and fairy stories from around the world. In the introduction to this book, lang says this is the third, and probably the last, of the fairy books of many colours. Lang was a scottish poet and literary critic who wanted to share englishlanguage fairy tales with the masses. The andrew lang lectures at the university of st andrews are named after him. I am planning to collect all of andrew langs color fairy tale books.
The red fairy book the yellow fairy book the violet fairy book the crimson fairy book the orange fairy book the brown fairy book the lilac fairy book the pink fairy book the grey fairy book the green fairy book the olive fairy book with illustrations. Violet fairy book by andrew lang, first edition abebooks. Just a quick question about the lang fairy tales, i have ordered the olive and red cant wait and i havent been able to find a picture of the contents page in any of the fairy books, i was just wondering if in the contents page they state which country a specific fairy tale came from as it does not appear to be mentioned during the book at. In the preface of the lilac fairy book he credits his wife with translating and transcribing most of the stories in the collections. From the crimson fairy book, compiled by andrew lang in 1903, illustrations by hj ford. They are so beautiful, we should definitely have more of them. Link to the wikipedia article on andrew langs colored fairy books. Interior illustrations are not well produced in the kindle editions. These good people had a little window at the back of their house, which looked into the most lovely garden, full of all manner of beautiful flowers and vegetables. The red fairy book is only one of the numerous books andrew lang has put together. Project gutenbergs the fairy books of andrew lang, by andrew lang and others this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
Lang published several collections of traditional tales, collectively known as andrew lang s fairy books. Andrew lang 31 march 1844 20 july 1912 was a scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. Andrew langs fairy books coloured fairy books pook press. A treasure of the original lang fairy books are the beautiful and meticulous victorian illustrations, both as black and white engravings and as color plates. The blue, red, green, yellow, pink, grey, violet, crimson, brown, orange, olive, and lilac fairy books. In some kindle editions, the interior illustrations have been colorized, which detracts from their original beauty. Andrew lang s fairy books lang selected and edited 25 collections of stories that were published annually, beginning with the blue fairy book in 1889 and ending with the strange story book in 19. The yellow fairy book is a collection of 48 fairy tales written the way they were supposed to be written. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as andrew langs fairy books.
The 12 coloured fairy books were illustrated by henry justice ford the first two volumes shared with g. Collected together by andrew land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by lang s wife and other translators who also retold many of the tales. The red fairy book by andrew lang magick books library. Look closely at this illustration from andrew langs the.
The andrew lang lectures at the university of st andrews are named. Which fairy tale element is included in the illustrat. The tales in the grey fairy book are derived from many countrieslithuania, various parts of africa, germany, france, greece, and other regions of the world. Red fairy book by andrew lang, first edition abebooks. As things changed only one thing stayed constant, my favorite books are still andrew langs fairy books. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The yellow fairy book by andrew lang free at loyal books. Andrew lang s fairy books or andrew lang s coloured fairy books constitute a twelvebook series of fairy tale collections. Lang is now chiefly known for his publications on folklore, mythology, and. The fairy books, or coloured fairy books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour. Lang published several collections of traditional tales, collectively known as andrew langs fairy books. As well as editing the famous fairy books, andrew lang created a diverse oeuvre of short story collections, novels, poetry and a scholarly corpus of essays and nonfiction books. Andrew lang 1844 1912 was a scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology.
I read several of langs fairy books when i was little, and i can remember. Buy the fairy books of andrew lang by lang, andrew from amazons fiction books store. Project gutenbergs the fairy books of andrew lang, by andrew lang and. Bjorn sundmark andrew lang and the colour fairy books 20041118 1 andrew lang and the colour fairy books it has been remarked that the colour fairy books 18891910 edited by the victorian folklorist and man of letters andrew lang set a pattern for fairy tale anthologies that is still very much with us today burne. As things changed only one thing stayed constant, my favorite books are still andrew lang s fairy books. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the red fairy book. He was a poet, novelist, and literary critic, and contributor to anthropology. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Lang examined the origins of totemism in social origins 1903.
Originally published in 1889, the blue fairy book was the first of 12 volumes of fairy tales from around the world, collected by renowned folklorist andrew lang. Of all the kindle editions of the complete andrew lang coloured fairytale books ive sampled, this is the best. It includes lesser known tales, and colored illustrations that enhance the stories. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the blue fairy book. At this time, we have added pagination to the yellow fairy book. Link to the wikipedia article on andrew lang s colored fairy books. The blue fairy book 6 illustrations andrew lang s rainbow fairy books 1 kindle edition by lang, andrew. Project gutenberg s the fairy books of andrew lang, by andrew lang and others this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Librivox recording of the grey fairy book, by andrew lang. Andrew lang 18441912 published in 1894, the yellow fairy book is the fourth installment in the series of fairytale collections known as andrew langs coloured fairy books and is comprised of stories collected from various foreign language sources including french, german, english, scottish, russian, and polish. He was inspired by folk tales as a child growing up on the englandscotland border, and wanted to distribute tales of every type to an audience, even as british fairy tales. One of these previous owners were obviously dismayed at the absence of coloured illustrations and set about rectifying this.
Moreover, the tales not only intend to entertain, but also. The violet fairy book by andrew lang and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Some of the tales are very familiar being written by grimm, perrault and hans andersen, others are less well known, but all have a wonderful charm to them. The illustrations8 full page, plus smaller onesare all from the original 1891 edition. Lang, on the other hand, grew up reading classic fairy tales during his childhood in the rural scottish borders and he believed that the next generation of children. Lang is now chiefly known for his publications on folklore, mythology, and religion, an interest stemming from early life. Andrew lang, fairy books collection i by andrew lang. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He was inspired by folk tales as a child growing up on the englandscotland border, and wanted to distribute tales of every type to. The red fairy book is the second in a series of twelve books known as andrew langs fairy books or andrew langs coloured books.
A lovely set andrew lang s color fairy books, beautifully decorated in ornate gilt stamping. Of what i discovered this book is the best one out of them. Andrew lang march 31, 1844, selkirk july 20, 1912, banchory, kincardineshire was a prolific scots man of letters. In this series of books andrew lang set out to provide the young reader with a varied collection of fairy tales. Just a quick question about the lang fairy tales, i have ordered the olive and red cant wait and i havent been able. Buy andrew lang, fairy books collection i by lang, andrew isbn. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the blue fairy book 6 illustrations andrew langs rainbow fairy books 1. Set of coloured fairy books by lang, andrew jonkers rare books. Feb 23, 2011 buy the fairy books of andrew lang by lang, andrew from amazons fiction books store. Tear to cloth at base of spine of the blue fairy book. Andrew langs fairy books andrew lang fairy books a. The tales in this volume are intended for children, who will like, it is hoped, the old stories that have pleased so many generations. Librivox recording of the red fairy book, edited by andrew lang. Once upon a time there lived a man and his wife who were very unhappy because they had no children.
Andrew langs fairy books were edited by folklorist andrew lang, who is often credited as the author. When i was younger my mom used to read me a book until i fell asleep. The project gutenberg ebook of the olive fairy book, by. Inner hinges tender or exposed in the lilac, orange and grey. The andrew lang lectures at st andrews university are named for him. We are in the process of adding page numbering and illustrations to the text. They are sometimes called andrew lang s fairy books although the blue fairy book and other coloured fairy books are only 12 in the series.
There are 12 volumes of langs fairy books in the complete set published by folio. Ford forms part of andrew langs coloured fairy books series a series of twelve collections of fairy tales. Andrew langs fairy books or andrew langs coloured fairy books constitute a twelvebook series of fairy tale collections. Andrew langs fairy books folio society devotees librarything. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales. Ford returns with another gorgeous set of plates and illustrations, his princesses unmatched in intricate detail. The blue fairy book 6 illustrations andrew langs rainbow fairy books 1 kindle edition by lang, andrew. Click to read more about the pink fairy book by andrew lang. The series was immensely popular and proved of great influence in childrens literature, increasing the popularity of fairy tales over tales of real life. Andrews, and balliol college, oxford, became a prolific and versatile london journalist. The red fairy book by lang, andrew used books and rare. The red fairy book is the second in a series of twelve books known as andrew lang s fairy books or andrew lang s coloured books.
This second book in the series from andrew lang is even better than the first blue fairy book. Andrew lang first editions adrian harrington rare books. A lovely set andrew langs color fairy books, beautifully decorated in ornate gilt stamping. Andrew lang s pink, grey, violet and crimson fairy books by andrew lang. Find an answer to your question look closely at this illustration from andrew lang s the olive fairy book. The numerous and beatiful pen and ink illustrations are done by henry j. This part of sacredtexts is devoted to the colored fairy books compiled by andrew lang. The children who read fairy books, or have fairy books read to them, do not read prefaces, and the parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, who give fairy books to their daughters, nieces, and cousines, leave prefaces unread.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the blue fairy book 6 illustrations andrew lang s rainbow fairy books 1. The blue fairy book was the first volume in the series and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources. Although lang didnt collect the stories from the oral tradition himself, he can make claim to the first english translation of many, which are often cited as inspiration to j.
This delphi edition offers a comprehensive range of langs prolific works, with thousands of beautiful illustrations, as well as the usual bonus texts. The orange fairy book andrew lang with illustrations by h. It has an excellent group of stories from different fairy tale writers, including perrault, daulnoy, and grimm. Edited by andrew lang, with the final volume, the lilac fairy book, appea.
Of all the kindle editions of the complete andrew lang coloured fairy tale books ive sampled, this is the best. The blue fairy book assembled a wide range of tales, with seven from the brothers grimm, five from madame daulnoy, three from the arabian nights, and four norse stories, among other sources. Although andrew lang did not collect the stories himself from the oral tradition, the extent of his sources, who had collected them originally with the notable exception of madame daulnoy, made them an immensely influential collection, especially as. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales also known as andrew langs coloured fairy books or andrew langs fairy books of many. Jacombhood and lancelot speed respectively, and the sequels alone. The blue fairy book hardback illustrated andrew lang folio. This index file allows you to open all of the offline files, chapters and illustrations in this set now on your hard disk. Edited by andrew lang with numerous illustrations by h. Such as the yellow fairy book and the lilac fairy book. Andrew lang 18441912, scottish man of letters educated at the edinburgh academy, st. Being one of the earlier books, it features illustrations not only of the excellent h. Project gutenbergs fairy books edited by andrew lang, by. The langs fairy books are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between 1889 and 19 by andrew lang and his wife, leonora blanche alleyne. Andrew lang 18441912 certainly looms large as one of the.
Although andrew lang did not collect the stories himself from the oral tradition, the extent of his sources, who had collected them originally with the notable exception of madame daulnoy, made them an immensely influential collection, especially as he used foreign. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the coloured fairy books complete set of 12 400 illustrations. The collection was assembled by scottish folklorist andrew lang although authorship of the stories is unknown. Currently, we have the complete text of this series. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales also known as andrew lang s coloured fairy books or andrew lang s fairy books of many. For a start, it includes the original illustrations to each tale, properly integrated in the text under the titles to avoid the common mistakes of disturbing gaps or misapplication. Corner clipped from front free endpaper in the lilac fairy book. Fords illustrations for andrew langs blue fairy book. It has not been abridged, nor have any of the original pictures been taken out. This book was originally printed in the 19th century. By andrew lang illustrated paperback march 28, 2017. Ashlimans folktexts, a library of folktales, folklore, fairy tales, and mythology.
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