The Blue Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang (Editor)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0804901961
- ISBN 13
- 9780804901963
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Brossard, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
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: not only from Grimm, but exciting adventures by Charles Perrault and Madame D'Aulnoy, the Arabian Nights, and other stories from popular traditions. Here in one attractive paperbound volume - with enlarged print - are Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltzkin, Beauty and the Beast, Hansel and Gretel, Puss in Boots, Trusty John, Jack and the Giantkiller, Goldilocks, and many other favorites that have become an indispensable part of our culture heritage.
All in all, this collection contains 37 stories, all arranged in the clear, lively prose for which Lang was famous. Not only are Lang's generally conceded to be the best English versions of standard stories, his collections are the richest and widest in range. His position as one of England's foremost folklorists as well as his first-rate literary abilities makes his collection invaluable in the English language.
Synopsis
The Fairy Books, or "Coloured" Fairy Books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour. 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 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 1889, The Blue Fairy Bookis the 1st volume in this series.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 202000654
- Title
- The Blue Fairy Book
- Author
- Andrew Lang (Editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Unknown printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0804901961
- ISBN 13
- 9780804901963
- Publisher
- Airmont
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- This edition first published
- September 1987
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy; Short Stories;
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