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''The Langs' Fairy Books'' are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between 1889 and 1913 by
Andrew Lang Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University o ...
and his wife, Leonora Blanche Alleyne. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of
fairy tale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic (paranormal), magic, incantation, enchantments, and mythical ...
s also known as ''Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books'' or ''Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors''. In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153
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in ''The Blue Poetry Book''. Leonora Blanche Alleyne (1851–1933) was an English
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,
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, and
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. Known to her family and friends as Nora, she assumed editorial control of the series in the 1890s, while her husband, Andrew Lang (1844–1912), a Scots
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,
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, and
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, edited the series and wrote prefaces for its entire run. According to
Anita Silvey Anita Silvey is an author, editor, and literary critic in the genre of children’s literature. Born in 1947 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Silvey has served as Editor-in-Chief of ''The Horn Book Magazine'' and as vice-president at Houghton Miffli ...
, "The irony of Lang's life and work is that although he wrote for a profession—literary criticism; fiction; poems; books and articles on
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,
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, history, and
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... he is best recognized for the works he did ''not'' write." The authorship and translation of the '' Coloured Fairy Books'' is often and incorrectly attributed to Lang's husband alone. Nora is not named on the front cover or spines of any of the Coloured Fairy Books, which all tout Andrew as their editor. However, as Andrew acknowledges in a preface to ''The Lilac Fairy Book'' (1910), "The fairy books have been almost wholly the work of Mrs. Lang, who has translated and adapted them from the French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, and other languages." Although Andrew is often credited with selecting the stories in the ''Fairy Books'', most of the work was done by Nora. She and a team of other writers, who were mostly women and included
May Kendall May Kendall (born Emma Goldworth Kendall; 1861 – 1943) was an English poet, novelist, and satirist. She is best known as the co-author of the novel ''That Very Mab'' and the poetry collections ''Dreams to Sell'' and ''Songs from Dreamland''. ...
and
Violet Hunt Isobel Violet Hunt (28 September 1862 – 16 January 1942) was a British author and literary hostess. She wrote feminist novels. She founded the Women Writers' Suffrage League in 1908 and participated in the founding of International PEN. Bi ...
, translated these into English and adapted them to suit Victorian and Edwardian notions of propriety. Nora's collaboration is first credited in ''The Green Fairy Book'', the third in the series, and from this point on she writes most of the retellings, usually credited as "Mrs. Lang". Further volumes of stories published from 1908 to 1912 are credited as written by "Mrs. Lang", such as ''The Red Book of Heroes'' (1909) and ''The Book'' The ''12 Coloured Fairy Books'' were illustrated by
Henry Justice Ford Henry Justice Ford (1860–1941) was a prolific and successful English artist and illustrator, active from 1886 through to the late 1920s. Sometimes known as H. J. Ford or Henry J. Ford, he came to public attention when he provided the numerous b ...
, with credit for the first two volumes shared by G. P. Jacomb-Hood and
Lancelot Speed Lancelot Speed (13 June 1860 – 31 December 1931) was a coastal painter and a British illustrator of books in the Victorian era, usually of a fantastical or romantic nature. He is probably most well known for his illustrations for Andrew L ...
, respectively. A. Wallis Mills also contributed some illustrations.


''The Fairy Books''


Origin and influence

The best-known volumes of the series are the 12 ''Fairy Books'', each of which is distinguished by its own color. The Langs did not collect any fairy tales from
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s, yet only they and
Madame d'Aulnoy Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (1650/1651 – 14 January 1705), also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French author known for her literary fairy tales. When she termed her works ''contes de fées'' (fairy tales), sh ...
(1651–1705) have collected tales from such a large variety of sources. These collections have been immensely influential; the Langs gave many of the tales their first appearance in English. Andrew selected the tales for the first four books, while Nora took over the series thereafter. She and other translators did a large portion of the translating and retelling of the actual stories. Lang's urge to gather and publish fairy tales was rooted in his own experience with the folk and fairy tales of his home territory along the
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. British fairy tale collections were rare at the time;
Dinah Craik Dinah Maria Craik (; born Dinah Maria Mulock, often credited as Miss Mulock or Mrs. Craik; 20 April 1826 – 12 October 1887) was an English novelist and poet. She is best remembered for her novel ''John Halifax, Gentleman'', which presents the ...
's ''The Fairy Book'' (1869) was a lonely precedent. According to Roger Lancelyn Green, Lang "was fighting against the critics and educationists of the day" who judged the traditional tales' "unreality, brutality, and escapism to be harmful for young readers, while holding that such stories were beneath the serious consideration of those of mature age". Over a generation, Lang's books worked a revolution in this public perception. The series was immensely popular, helped by Lang's reputation as a
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and by the packaging device of the uniform books. The series proved of great influence in children's literature, increasing the popularity of fairy tales over tales of real life. It inspired such imitators as ''English Fairy Tales'' (1890) and ''More English Fairy Tales'' (1894) by
Joseph Jacobs Joseph Jacobs (29 August 1854 – 30 January 1916) was an Australian folklorist, translator, literary critic, social scientist, historian and writer of English literature who became a notable collector and publisher of English folklore. Jacob ...
. Other followers included the American ''The Oak-Tree Fairy Book'' (1905), ''The Elm-Tree Fairy Book'' (1909), and ''The Fir-Tree Fairy Book'' (1912) series edited by Clifton Johnson, and the collections of Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith.


Sources

Some of Lang's collected stories were included without any attribution at all (e.g., " The Blue Mountains"), and the rest are listed with brief notes. The sources can be tracked down when given as "
Grimm Grimm may refer to: People * Grimm (surname) * Brothers Grimm, German linguists ** Jacob Grimm (1785–1863), German philologist, jurist and mythologist ** Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm * Christi ...
" or "
Madame d'Aulnoy Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (1650/1651 – 14 January 1705), also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French author known for her literary fairy tales. When she termed her works ''contes de fées'' (fairy tales), sh ...
" or attributed to a specific collection, but other notes are less helpful. For instance, " The Wonderful Birch" is listed only as "from the Russo-Karelian". Lang repeatedly explained in the prefaces that the tales which he told were all old and not his, and that he found new fairy tales no match for them:
But the three hundred and sixty-five authors who try to write new fairy tales are very tiresome. They always begin with a little boy or girl who goes out and meets the fairies of polyanthuses and
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s and apple blossoms: "Flowers and fruits, and other winged things". These fairies try to be funny, and fail; or they try to preach, and succeed. Real fairies never preach or talk slang. At the end, the little boy or girl wakes up and finds that he has been dreaming. Such are the new fairy stories. May we be preserved from all the sort of them!
The collections were specifically intended for children and were bowdlerised, as Lang explained in his prefaces.
J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and '' The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawl ...
stated in his essay "
On Fairy-Stories "On Fairy-Stories" is an essay by J. R. R. Tolkien which discusses the fairy story as a literary form. It was written as a lecture entitled "Fairy Stories" for the Andrew Lang lecture at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, on 8 March 1939. ...
" (1939) that he appreciated the collections but objected to his editing the stories for children. He also criticized Lang for including stories without magical elements in them, with "
The Heart of a Monkey The Heart of a Monkey is a Swahili fairy tale collected by Edward Steere in ''Swahili Tales''.Edward Steere (1870), '' Swahili Tales'', "The Story of the Washerman's Donkey". Andrew Lang included it in '' The Lilac Fairy Book''. It is Aarne-Thom ...
" given as an example, where the monkey claims that his heart is outside his body, unlike " The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body" or other similar stories. However, many fairy tale collectors include tales with no strictly marvelous elements.


Books


''The Blue Fairy Book'' (1889)

The first edition consisted of 5,000 copies, which sold for 6
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s each. The book assembled a wide range of tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the ''
Arabian Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ar, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, italic=yes, ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the ''Arabian ...
'', and four Norwegian fairytales, among other sources.“The Blue Fairy Book (1889)”
Mythfolklore.net 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.
*" The Bronze Ring" *"
Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess ''Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess'', a French fairy tale, is the second story in Andrew Lang's The Blue Fairy Book. Translations Andrew Lang gave as reference, at the end of the story, the tale of ''Le Prince Desir et la Princesse Mi ...
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" ( no, Østenfor sol og vestenfor måne) is a Norwegian fairy tale. It was included by Andrew Lang in ''The Blue Fairy Book'' (1890). "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" was collected by Peter Christen ...
" *" The Yellow Dwarf" *"
Little Red Riding Hood "Little Red Riding Hood" is a European fairy tale about a young girl and a sly wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th century European folk tales. The two best known versions were written by Charles Perrault and the Brothe ...
" *"The
Sleeping Beauty ''Sleeping Beauty'' (french: La belle au bois dormant, or ''The Beauty in the Sleeping Forest''; german: Dornröschen, or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess c ...
in the Wood" *"
Cinderella "Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsi ...
or the Little Glass Slipper" *"
Aladdin Aladdin ( ; ar, علاء الدين, ', , ATU 561, ‘Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' (''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part o ...
and the Wonderful Lamp" *" The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was" *"
Rumpelstiltskin "Rumpelstiltskin" ( ; german: Rumpelstilzchen) is a German fairy tale. It was collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of '' Children's and Household Tales''. The story is about a little imp who spins straw into gold in exchange for ...
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Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine ...
" *" The Master Maid" *" Why the Sea Is Salt" *"The Master Cat or
Puss in Boots "Puss in Boots" ( it, Il gatto con gli stivali) is an Italian fairy tale, later spread throughout the rest of Europe, about an anthropomorphic cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for h ...
" *" 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 "Hansel and Gretel" (; german: Hänsel und Gretel ) is a German fairy tale collected by the German Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (KHM 15). It is also known as Little Step Brother and Little Step Sister. Hansel ...
" *" Snow-White and Rose-Red" *" The Goose-girl" *" Toads and Diamonds" *" Prince Darling" *"
Blue Beard "Bluebeard" (french: Barbe bleue, ) is a French folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by Charles Perrault and first published by Barbin in Paris in 1697 in '' Histoires ou contes du temps passé''. The tale tells the ...
" *" 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 Black Bull of Norroway is a fairy tale from Scotland. A similar story titled The Red Bull of Norroway first appeared in print in ''Popular Rhymes of Scotland'' by Robert Chambers in 1842. A version titled The Black Bull of Norroway in the 1 ...
" *" The Red Etin"


''The Red Fairy Book'' (1890)

''The Red Fairy Book'' appeared at Christmas 1890 in a first printing of 10,000 copies. Sources include French, Russian, Danish, and Romanian tales as well as
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.
*" The Twelve Dancing Princesses" *" The Princess Mayblossom" *" Soria Moria Castle" *" The Death of Koschei the Deathless" *" The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen" *"
The Master Thief "The Master Thief" is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Chr. Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. The Brothers Grimm included a shorter variant as tale 192 in their fairy tales. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Red Fairy Book''. George W ...
" *" Brother and Sister" *" Princess Rosette" *" The Enchanted Pig" *" The Norka" *" The Wonderful Birch" *"
Jack and the Beanstalk "Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale. It appeared as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" in 1734 4th edition On Commons and as Benjamin Tabart's moralized "The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk" in 1807. Henry Col ...
" *" The Little Good Mouse" *" Graciosa and Percinet" *" The Three Princesses of Whiteland" *"" *" The Six Sillies" *" Kari Woodengown" *" Drakestail" *" The Ratcatcher" *" The True History of Little Goldenhood" *" The Golden Branch" *" The Three Dwarfs" *" Dapplegrim" *" The Enchanted Canary" *" The Twelve Brothers" *"
Rapunzel "Rapunzel" ( , ) is a German fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm and first published in 1812 as part of '' Children's and Household Tales'' (KHM 12). The Brothers Grimm's story developed from the French literary fairy tale of '' Persinet ...
" *" The Nettle Spinner" *" Farmer Weatherbeard" *" Mother Holle" *" Minnikin" *" Bushy Bride" *"
Snowdrop ''Galanthus'' (from Ancient Greek , (, "milk") + (, "flower")), or snowdrop, is a small genus of approximately 20 species of bulbous perennial herbaceous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. The plants have two linear leaves and a single s ...
" *" The Golden Goose" *" The Seven Foals" *" The Marvellous Musician" *" The Story of Sigurd"


''The Blue Poetry Book'' (1891)

Contains 153 poems by great British and American poets.
*Anonymous **" A Red, Red Rose" **" Annan Water" **" Battle of Otterbourne" **" Cherry Ripe" **" The Demon Lover" **"
Helen of Kirkconnel "Helen of Kirkconnel" is a famous Scottish ballad. History It was published by Walter Scott in Volume 2 of ''Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border''. An early version was also published by John Mayne. It is also known as "Kirkconnel Lea" and "Fa ...
" **" Kinmont Willie" **" Lawlands of Holland" **" Lyke-Wake Dirge" **" Mary Ambree" **" Sir Hugh, or the Jew's Daughter" **"
Sir Patrick Spens "Sir Patrick Spens" is one of the most popular of the Child Ballads (No. 58) (Roud 41), and is of Scottish origin. It is a maritime ballad about a disaster at sea. Background ''Sir Patrick Spens'' remains one of the most anthologized of Briti ...
" **" The Twa Corbies" **" The Wife of Usher's Well" **" Willie Drowned in Yarrow" * Richard Barnfield **"The Nightingale" *
William Blake William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. ...
**"Night" **" Nurse's Song" **" The Chimney-sweeper" **" The Lamb" *
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Elizabeth Barrett Browning (née Moulton-Barrett; 6 March 1806 – 29 June 1861) was an English poet of the Victorian era, popular in Britain and the United States during her lifetime. Born in County Durham, the eldest of 12 children, Elizabe ...
**" To Flush, my Dog" *
William Cullen Bryant William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the '' New York Evening Post''. Born in Massachusetts, he started his career as a lawyer but showed an interest in poetr ...
**" To a Waterfowl" *
John Bunyan John Bunyan (; baptised 30 November 162831 August 1688) was an English writer and Puritan preacher best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory '' The Pilgrim's Progress,'' which also became an influential literary model. In additi ...
**" The Pilgrim" *Minstrel Burn **" Leader Haughs" *
Robert Burns Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the List of national poets, national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best kn ...
**"Bannockburn" **" I Love my Jean" **" O, wert Thou in the Cauld Blast" **" The Banks o' Doon" **"The Farewell" **" There'll never be Peace till Jamie comes Hame" *
Lord Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was an English romantic poet and Peerage of the United Kingdom, peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and h ...
**" Could Love for Ever, Run like a River" **" So, we'll go no more a Roving" **" Stanzas written on the Road between Florence and Pisa" **"
The Destruction of Sennacherib "The Destruction of Sennacherib" is a poem by Lord Byron first published in 1815 in his '' Hebrew Melodies'' (in which it was titled The Destruction of Semnacherib). The poem is based on the biblical account of the historical Assyrian siege of ...
" * Thomas Campbell **" Hohenlinden" **" Lord Ullin's Daughter" **" The Battle of the Baltic" **"The Last Man" **" The Soldier's Dream" **" Ye Mariners of England" *
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge (; 21 October 177225 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake ...
**" Christabel" **" Kubla Khan" **"
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner ''The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'' (originally ''The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere'') is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797–1798 and published in 1798 in the first edition of ''Lyrical Ballad ...
" * William Collins **" Ode written in MDCCXLVI" **" To Evening" *
William Cowper William Cowper ( ; 26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800) was an English poet and Anglican hymnwriter. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th-century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and sce ...
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Boadicea Boudica or Boudicca (, known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as ()), was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61. Sh ...
" **" Epitaph on a Hare" **" John Gilpin" **" On a Spaniel called 'Beau' Killing a Young Bird" **" The Dog and the Water-lily" **" The Poplar Field" **" The Solitude of Alexander Selkirk" *
Charles Dibdin Charles Dibdin (before 4 March 1745 – 25 July 1814) was an English composer, musician, dramatist, novelist, singer and actor. With over 600 songs to his name, for many of which he wrote both the lyrics and the music and performed them himself, ...
**"Tom Bowling" *
Michael Drayton Michael Drayton (1563 – 23 December 1631) was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era. He died on 23 December 1631 in London. Early life Drayton was born at Hartshill, near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. Almost noth ...
**" Ballad of Agincourt" *
John Dryden '' John Dryden (; – ) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the p ...
**" Alexander's Feast; or, the Power of Music" *
Jean Elliot Jean Elliot (April 1727 – 29 March 1805), also known as Jane Elliot, was a Scottish poet. She wrote one of the most famous versions of '' The Flowers of the Forest'', a song lamenting the Scottish army's defeat in the Battle of Flodden. ...
**" The Flowers o' the Forest" *
Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish novelist, playwright, dramatist and poet, who is best known for his novel '' The Vicar of Wakefield'' (1766), his pastoral poem ''The Deserted Village'' (1770), and his p ...
**" Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog" *
Thomas Gray Thomas Gray (26 December 1716 – 30 July 1771) was an English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar, and professor at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He is widely known for his '' Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,'' published in 1751. G ...
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Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard ''Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'' is a poem by Thomas Gray, completed in 1750 and first published in 1751. The poem's origins are unknown, but it was partly inspired by Gray's thoughts following the death of the poet Richard West in 1742 ...
" **" The Bard" * Robert Herrick **" To Blossoms" **" To Daffodils" *
Thomas Heywood Thomas Heywood (early 1570s – 16 August 1641) was an English playwright, actor, and author. His main contributions were to late Elizabethan and early Jacobean theatre. He is best known for his masterpiece '' A Woman Killed with Kindness'', ...
**"Morning" *
James Hogg James Hogg (1770 – 21 November 1835) was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both Scots and English. As a young man he worked as a shepherd and farmhand, and was largely self-educated through reading. He was a friend of many ...
**" A Boy's Song" **" The Skylark" *
Thomas Hood Thomas Hood (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845) was an English poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as " The Bridge of Sighs" and "The Song of the Shirt". Hood wrote regularly for '' The London Magazine'', '' Athenaeum'', and '' Punch ...
**" A Lake and a Fairy Boat" **" I Remember, I Remember" *
Ben Jonson Benjamin "Ben" Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637) was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for t ...
**" Hymn to Diana" *
John Keats John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tuberculos ...
**" La Belle Dame Sans Mercy" **" On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" **"Winter" *
Charles Lamb Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his '' Essays of Elia'' and for the children's book '' Tales from Shakespeare'', co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764– ...
**"Hester" *
Mary Lamb Mary Anne Lamb (3 December 1764 – 20 May 1847) was an English writer. She is best known for the collaboration with her brother Charles on the collection ''Tales from Shakespeare'' (1807). Mary suffered from mental illness, and in 1796, aged 3 ...
**" The Child and the Snake" *
Walter Savage Landor Walter Savage Landor (30 January 177517 September 1864) was an English writer, poet, and activist. His best known works were the prose '' Imaginary Conversations,'' and the poem "Rose Aylmer," but the critical acclaim he received from contempor ...
**" Rose Aylmer" * Lady Anne Barnard **" Auld Robin Gray" *
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include " Paul Revere's Ride", '' The Song of Hiawatha'', and '' Evangeline''. He was the first American to completely tra ...
**" The Beleaguered City" **"The Day is Done" **" The Fire of Drift-wood" **"
The Village Blacksmith "The Village Blacksmith" is a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in 1840. The poem describes a local blacksmith and his daily life. The blacksmith serves as a role model who balances his job with the role he plays with his famil ...
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The Wreck of the Hesperus "The Wreck of the Hesperus" is a narrative poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, first published in ''Ballads and Other Poems'' in 1842. It is a story that presents the tragic consequences of a skipper's pride. On an ill-fated voyag ...
" * Richard Lovelace **" To Althea from Prison" **" To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars" *
Thomas Babington Macaulay Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, (; 25 October 1800 – 28 December 1859) was a British historian and Whig politician, who served as the Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841, and as the Paymaster-General between 1846 and 18 ...
**" Ivry" **" The Armada" **" The Battle of Naseby" *
Christopher Marlowe Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe (; baptised 26 February 156430 May 1593), was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrights. Based upon the " ...
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The Passionate Shepherd to his Love "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" (1599), by Christopher Marlowe, is a pastoral poem from the English Renaissance (1485–1603). Marlowe composed the poem in iambic tetrameter (four feet of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed ...
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Andrew Marvell Andrew Marvell (; 31 March 1621 – 16 August 1678) was an English metaphysical poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. During the Commonwealth period he was a colleague and friend ...
**" Song of the Emigrants in Bermuda" **" The Girl Describes her Fawn" *
William Julius Mickle William Julius Mickle (29 September 1734 in Langholm, in Dumfrieshire – 28 October 1788 in Forest Hill) was a Scottish poet. Son of the minister of Langholm, Dumfriesshire, he was for some time a brewer in Edinburgh, but failed. He m ...
**" Cumnor Hall" *
John Milton John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet and intellectual. His 1667 epic poem ''Paradise Lost'', written in blank verse and including over ten chapters, was written in a time of immense religious flux and politi ...
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L'Allegro ''L'Allegro'' is a pastoral poem by John Milton published in his 1645 ''Poems''. ''L'Allegro'' (which means "the happy man" in Italian) has from its first appearance been paired with the contrasting pastoral poem, '' Il Penseroso'' ("the mela ...
" **" Il Penseroso" **" Lycidas" **" On The Morning of Christ's Nativity" *
Thomas Moore Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his ''Irish Melodies''. Their setting of English-language verse to old Irish tunes marked the transition in popular Irish culture from Iris ...
**" As Slow our Ship" **"The Light of Other Days" **"
The Harp that once through Tara's Halls ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
" **" The Minstrel-Boy" * Carolina Nairne **" The Land o' the Leal" *
Thomas Nashe Thomas Nashe (baptised November 1567 – c. 1601; also Nash) was an Elizabethan playwright, poet, satirist and a significant pamphleteer. He is known for his novel '' The Unfortunate Traveller'', his pamphlets including ''Pierce Penniless,'' ...
**" Spring" *
Thomas Love Peacock Thomas Love Peacock (18 October 1785 – 23 January 1866) was an English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company. He was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley and they influenced each other's work. Peacock wrote satirical novels, ...
**" War-song of Dinas Vawr" *
Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wide ...
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Annabel Lee "Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman.Meyers, Jeffrey. ''Edgar Allan Poe: His Life and Legacy''. New York: Cooper Sq ...
" **" The Haunted Palace" **" The Sleeper" **" The Valley of Unrest" **" To Helen" **" To One in Paradise" **"
Ulalume "Ulalume" () is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1847. Much like a few of Poe's other poems (such as "The Raven", "Annabel Lee", and " Lenore"), "Ulalume" focuses on the narrator's loss of his beloved due to her death. Poe originally wrote the ...
" * Winthrop Mackworth Praed **" The Red Fisherman; or, the Devil's Decoy" *
Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy' ...
**" A Weary Lot is Thine, Fair Maid" **" Alice Brand" **" Allen-a-Dale" **" County Guy" **"Evening" **" Gathering Song of Donald Dhu" **" Hunting Song" **" Hymn for the Dead" **" Jock of Hazeldean" **" Lucy Ashton's Song" **" Nora's Vow" **" Proud Maisie" **" Rosabelle" **" St. Swithin's Chair" **"The Cavalier" **" The Eve of St. John" **"The Outlaw" **" The Sun upon the Weirdlaw Hill" **" Twist ye, Twine ye" **" Where Shall the Lover Rest?" **" Young Lochinvar" *
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
**" A Sea Dirge" **" Fidele" **" Orpheus with his Lute" **" Where the Bee Sucks, there Suck I" **" Who is Silvia? What is she" **"Winter" *
Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley ( ; 4 August 17928 July 1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views, Shelley did not achieve fame during his lifetime, but recognition of his ach ...
**" Arethusa" **" To a Skylark" **"The Recollection" *
James Shirley James Shirley (or Sherley) (September 1596 – October 1666) was an English dramatist. He belonged to the great period of English dramatic literature, but, in Charles Lamb's words, he "claims a place among the worthies of this period, not so m ...
**" Death the Leveller" *
Philip Sidney Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
**"Sleep" * Robert Surtees **" Barthram's Dirge" *
Charles Wolfe Charles Wolfe (14 December 1791 – 21 February 1823) was an Irish poet, chiefly remembered for "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" which achieved popularity in 19th century poetry anthologies. Family Born at Blackhall, County Kild ...
**" The Burial of Sir John Moore at Corunna" **" To Mary" *
William Wordsworth William Wordsworth (7 April 177023 April 1850) was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication '' Lyrical Ballads'' (1798). Wordsworth's ...
**" I Wandered Lonely" **" Lucy Gray; or, Solitude" **" On the Departure of Sir Walter Scott" **" from Abbotsford for Naples, 1831" **" The Kitten and Falling Leaves" **" The Reverie of Poor Susan" **"
The Solitary Reaper "The Solitary Reaper" is a lyric poem by English Romantic poet William Wordsworth, and one of his best-known works. The poem was inspired by him and his sister Dorothy's stay at the village of Strathyre in the parish of Balquhidder in Scotlan ...
" **" To the Cuckoo" **" Two April Mornings" **" Yarrow Unvisited, 1803" **" Yarrow Visited, September 1814" *
Henry Wotton Sir Henry Wotton (; 30 March 1568 – December 1639) was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. When on a mission to Augsburg, in 1604, he famously said, "An ambassador is an honest gentlema ...
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Elizabeth of Bohemia Elizabeth Stuart (19 August 159613 February 1662) was Electress of the Palatinate and briefly Queen of Bohemia as the wife of Frederick V of the Palatinate. Since her husband's reign in Bohemia lasted for just one winter, she is called the Win ...
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''The Green Fairy Book'' (1892)

In his Preface to this volume, Lang expressed the view that it would be "probably the last" of the collection. Their continuing popularity, however, demanded subsequent collections. In The Green Fairy Book, the third in the series, Lang has assembled stories from Spanish and
Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of v ...
traditions. *" 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 Enchanted Snake or The Snake is an Italian fairy tale. Giambattista Basile wrote a variant in the ''Pentamerone''. Andrew Lang drew upon this variant,Heidi Anne Heiner,Tales Similar to East of the Sun & West of the Moon for inclusion in ''The ...
" *"The Biter Bit" *" King Kojata" *" Prince Fickle and Fair Helena" *" Puddocky" *" 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 "Allerleirauh" ( en, "All-Kinds-of-Fur", sometimes translated as "Thousandfurs") is a fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm. Since the second edition published in 1819, it has been recorded as Tale no. 65. Andrew Lang included it in '' The G ...
; 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 Golden Bird'' ( German: ''Der goldene Vogel'') is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 57) about the pursuit of a golden bird by a gardener's three sons. It is classified in the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index as type ATU 55 ...
" *" The War of the Wolf and the Fox" *" The Story of the Fisherman and his Wife" *" The Three Musicians" *"
The Three Dogs The Three Dogs is a German fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Green Fairy Book'', listing his source as the Brothers Grimm. A version of this tale appears in '' A Book of Dragons'' by Ruth Manning-Sanders. It is Aarne-Thompson type ...
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''The True Story Book'' (1893)

Contains 24 true stories, mainly drawn from European history.
*" A Boy among the Red Indians" *" Casanova's Escape" *"Adventures on the Findhorn" *"The Story of Grace Darling" *" The 'Shannon' and the 'Chesapeake'" *" Captain Snelgrave and the Pirates" *" The Spartan Three Hundred" *" Prince Charlie's Wanderings" *" Two Great Matches" *"The Story of Kaspar Hauser" *" An Artist's Adventure" *"The Tale of Isandhlwana and
Rorke's Drift The Battle of Rorke's Drift (1879), also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War. The successful British defence of the mission station of Rorke's Drift, under the command of Lieutenants John Chard of the ...
" *"How Leif the Lucky found Vineland the Good" *"The Escapes of
Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best kn ...
" *"The Worthy Enterprise of John Foxe" *" Baron Trenck" *"The Adventure of John Rawlins" *"The Chevalier Johnstone's Escape from Culloden" *"The Adventures of Lord Pitsligo" *"The Escape of Caesar Borgia from the Castle of Medina del Campo" *" The Kidnapping of the Princes" *" The Conquest of Montezuma's Empire" *"Adventures of Bartholomew Portugues, a Pirate" *" The Return of the French Freebooters"


''The Yellow Fairy Book'' (1894)

Its initial printing was 15,000 copies. The Yellow Fairy Book is a collection of tales from all over the world. It features many tales from
Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consist ...
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Cat and Mouse in Partnership "Cat and Mouse in Partnership" (german: Katze und Maus in Gesellschaft) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in '' Grimms' Fairy Tales'' (KHM 2). It is a story of Aarne-Thompson type 15 ("Stealing the Partner's Butter"). Origin ...
" *" The Six Swans" *" The Dragon of the North" *" Story of the Emperor's New Clothes" *" The Golden Crab" *" The Iron Stove" *" The Dragon and his Grandmother" *" The Donkey Cabbage" *"
The Little Green Frog The Little Green Frog ( French: ''La Petite Grenouille Verte'') is a French literary fairy tale, from the '' Cabinet des Fées''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Yellow Fairy Book''. Synopsis Two kings, Peridor and Diamantino, were cousins and ...
" *" The Seven-headed Serpent" *" The Grateful Beasts" *" The Giants and the Herd-boy" *" The Invisible Prince" *"
The Crow The Crow is a supernatural superhero comic book series created by James O'Barr revolving around the titular character of the same name. The series, which was originally created by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his fiancée at ...
" *" How Six Men Travelled Through the Wide World" *" The Wizard King" *" The Nixy" *" The Glass Mountain" *" Alphege, or the Green Monkey" *" Fairer-than-a-Fairy" *" The Three Brothers" *" The Boy and the Wolves, or the Broken Promise" *" The Glass Axe" *" The Dead Wife" *" In the Land of Souls" *" The White Duck" *" The Witch and Her Servants" *" The Magic Ring" *" The Flower Queen's Daughter" *" The Flying Ship" *" The Snow-daughter and the Fire-son" *" The Story of King Frost" *" The Death of the Sun-hero" *" The Witch" *" The Hazel-nut Child" *" The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus" *" Prince Ring" *"
The Swineherd "The Swineherd" ( da, Svinedrengen) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a prince who disguises himself as a swineherd to win an arrogant princess. The tale was first published December 20, 1841 by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, ...
" *" How to tell a True Princess" *" The Blue Mountains" *" The Tinder-box" *" The Witch in the Stone Boat" *"
Thumbelina Thumbelina (; da, Tommelise) is a literary fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark, with "The Naughty Boy" and "The Travelling Companion" in t ...
" *" The Nightingale" *" Hermod and Hadvor" *" The Steadfast Tin-soldier" *" Blockhead Hans" *" A Story about a Darning-needle"


''The Red True Story Book'' (1895)

Contains 30 true stories, mainly drawn from European history. Includes the life of
Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the corona ...
and the Jacobite uprising of 1745.
*" Wilson's Last Fight" *"The Life and Death of Joan the Maid" *"How the Bass was held for King James" *"The Crowning of Ines de Castro" *"The Story of Orthon" *"How Gustavus Vasa won his Kingdom" *" Monsieur de Bayard's Duel" *"Story of Gudbrand of the Dales" *" Sir Richard Grenville" *"The Story of Molly Pitcher" *"The Voyages, Dangerous Adventures, and Imminent Escapes of Captain Richard Falconer" *" Marbot's March" *" Eylau. The Mare Lisette" *"How Marbot crossed the Danube" *" The Piteous Death of Gaston, Son of the Count of Foix" *" Rolf Stake" *"The Wreck of the 'Wager'" *" Peter Williamson" *" A Wonderful Voyage" *"The
Pitcairn Island Pitcairn Island is the only inhabited island of the Pitcairn Islands, of which many inhabitants are descendants of mutineers of HMS ''Bounty''. Geography The island is of volcanic origin, with a rugged cliff coastline. Unlike many other ...
ers" *"A Relation of three years' Suffering of Robert Everard upon the Island of Assada, near Madagascar, in a voyage to India, in the year 1686" *" The Fight at Svolder Island" *"The Death of Hacon the Good" *" Prince Charlie's War" *" The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition" *"The Story of Emund" *" The Man in White" *"The Adventures of 'The Bull of Earlstoun" *"The Story of Grisell Baillie's Sheep's Head" *" The Conquest of Peru"


''The Animal Story Book'' (1896)

Contains 65 stories about animals. Some of them are simple accounts of how animals live in the wild. Others are stories about pets, or remarkable wild animals, or about hunting expeditions. Many are taken from
Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...
.
*"'Tom': an Adventure in the Life of a
Bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the ...
in Paris" *"Saï the
Panther Panther may refer to: Large cats *Pantherinae, the cat subfamily that contains the genera ''Panthera'' and ''Neofelis'' **''Panthera'', the cat genus that contains tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards. ***Jaguar (''Panthera onca''), found in Sout ...
" *"The
Buzzard Buzzard is the common name of several species of birds of prey. ''Buteo'' species * Archer's buzzard (''Buteo archeri'') * Augur buzzard (''Buteo augur'') * Broad-winged hawk (''Buteo platypterus'') * Common buzzard (''Buteo buteo'') * Easter ...
and the Priest" *" Cowper and his Hares" *"A Rat Tale" *"Snake Stories" *"What Elephants can Do" *"The Dog of Montargis" *"How a Beaver builds his House" *" The War Horse of Alexander" *"Stories about Bears" *"Stories about Ants" *"The Taming of an Otter" *"The Story of Androcles and the Lion" *"Monsieur Dumas and his Beasts" *"The Adventures of Pyramus" *"The Story of a Weasel" *"Stories about Wolves" *"Two Highland Dogs" *"Monkey Tricks and Sally at the Zoo" *"How the Cayman was killed" *"The Story of Fido" *" Beasts Besieged" *" Mr. Gully" *"Stories from Pliny" *"The Strange History of Cagnotte" *"Still Waters Run Deep; or, the Dancing Dog" *"
Theo Theo is a given name and a hypocorism. Greek origin Many names beginning with the root "Theo-" derive from the Ancient Greek word ''theos'' (''θεός''), which means god, for example: *Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, ...
and his Horses: Jane, Betsy, and Blanche" *"Madame Théophile and the
Parrot Parrots, also known as psittacines (), are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes (), found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittac ...
" *"The Battle of the Mullets and the
Dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae ( ...
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Monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incomple ...
Stories" *"Eccentric Bird Builders" *" The Ship of the Desert" *"Hame, hame, hame, where I fain wad be" *" Nests for Dinner" *"Fire-eating Djijam" *"The Story of the Dog Oscar" *"
Dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae ( ...
s at Play" *"The
Starling Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. The Sturnidae are named for the genus '' Sturnus'', which in turn comes from the Latin word for starling, ''sturnus''. Many Asian species, particularly the larger one ...
of Segringen" *"Grateful Dogs" *"
Gazelle A gazelle is one of many antelope species in the genus ''Gazella'' . This article also deals with the seven species included in two further genera, '' Eudorcas'' and ''Nanger'', which were formerly considered subgenera of ''Gazella''. A third ...
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Cockatoo A cockatoo is any of the 21 parrot species belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea ( true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up the o ...
Stories" *"The
Otter Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic, or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the Mustelidae family, which also includ ...
who was reared by a Cat" *"Stories about Lions" *"Builders and Weavers" *"More Faithful than Favoured" *"
Dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae ( ...
s,
Turtle Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked t ...
s, and Cod" *"More about
Elephant Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae ...
s" *"Bungey" *"Lions and their Ways" *"The History of Jacko I." *"Signora and Lori" *"Of the Linnet, Popinjay, or Parrot, and other Birds that can Speak" *"Patch and the Chickens" *"The Fierce Falcon" *"Mr. Bolt, the Scotch Terrier" *"A Raven's Funeral" *"A Strange Tiger" *" Halcyons and their Biographers" *"The Story of a Frog" *"The Woodpecker Tapping on the Hollow Oak Tree" *"Dogs Over the Water" *"The Capocier and his Mate" *"Owls and
Marmot Marmots are large ground squirrels in the genus ''Marmota'', with 15 species living in Asia, Europe, and North America. These herbivores are active during the summer, when they can often be found in groups, but are not seen during the winter, w ...
s" *"Eagles' Nests"


''The Pink Fairy Book'' (1897)

Forty-one
Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese dia ...
, Scandinavian, and Sicilian tales. *" The Cat's Elopement" *" How the Dragon Was Tricked" *" The Goblin and the Grocer" *" The House in the Wood" *" Urashimataro and the Turtle" *" The Slaying of the Tanuki" *" The Flying Trunk" *"The Snow Man" *" The Shirt-Collar" *" The Princess in the Chest" *" The Three Brothers" *" The Snow-queen" *" The Fir-Tree" *" Hans, the Mermaid's Son" *"Peter Bull" *"
The Bird 'Grip' The Bird 'Grip' is a Swedish fairy tale.Andrew Lang, ''The Pink Fairy Book'',The Bird 'Grip' Andrew Lang included it in '' The Pink Fairy Book''. It is Aarne-Thompson type 550, the quest for the golden bird/firebird; other tales of this type incl ...
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Snowflake A snowflake is a single ice crystal that has achieved a sufficient size, and may have amalgamated with others, which falls through the Earth's atmosphere as snow.Knight, C.; Knight, N. (1973). Snow crystals. Scientific American, vol. 228, n ...
" *" I Know What I Have Learned" *" The Cunning Shoemaker" *" The King Who Would Have a Beautiful Wife" *" Catherine and Her Destiny" *" How the Hermit Helped to Win the King's Daughter" *" The Water of Life" *" The Wounded Lion" *" The Man Without a Heart" *"
The Two Brothers The Two Brothers is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 60. It is Aarne-Thompson type 303, "The Blood Brothers", with an initial episode of type 567, "The Magic Bird Heart". A similar story, of Sicilian origin, wa ...
" *" Master and Pupil" *" The Golden Lion" *"
The Sprig of Rosemary The Sprig of Rosemary is a Spanish fairy tale collected by Dr. D. Francisco de S. Maspons y Labros in ''Cuentos Populars Catalans''. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Pink Fairy Book''. It is related to the international cycle of '' The Search fo ...
" *" The White Dove" *" The Troll's Daughter" *" Esben and the Witch" *" Princess Minon-Minette" *" Maiden Bright-eye" *" The Merry Wives" *" King Lindworm" *" The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther" *" The Little Hare" *" The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue" *" The Story of Ciccu" *" Don Giovanni de la Fortuna"


''The Arabian Nights' Entertainments'' (1898)

Contains 34 stories from the ''
Arabian Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ar, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, italic=yes, ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the ''Arabian ...
'', adapted for children. The story of
Aladdin Aladdin ( ; ar, علاء الدين, ', , ATU 561, ‘Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' (''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part o ...
is in this volume as well as in the ''Blue Fairy Book''.
*"The Arabian Nights" *"The Story of the Merchant and the Genius" *"The Story of the First Old Man and of the Hind" *"The Story of the Second Old Man, and of the Two Black Dogs" *" The Story of the Fisherman" *"The Story of the Greek King and the Physician Douban" *"The Story of the Husband and the Parrot" *"The Story of the Vizir Who Was Punished" *"The Story of the Young King of the Black Isles" *"The Story of the Three Calendars, Sons of Kings, and of Five Ladies of Bagdad" *"The Story of the First Calendar, Son of a King" *"The Story of the Envious Man and of Him Who Was Envied" *"The Story of the Second Calendar, Son of a King" *"The Story of the Third Calendar, Son of a King" *" The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor" *"First Voyage" *"Second Voyage" *"Third Voyage" *"Fourth Voyage" *"Fifth Voyage" *"Sixth Voyage" *"Seventh and Last Voyage" *"The Little Hunchback" *"The Story of the Barber's Fifth Brother" *"The Story of the Barber's Sixth Brother" *"The Adventures of Prince Camaralzaman and the Princess Badoura" *"Noureddin and the Fair Persian" *" Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" *"The Adventures of Haroun-al-Raschid, Caliph of Bagdad" *"The Story of the Blind Baba-Abdalla" *"The Story of Sidi-Nouman" *"The Story of Ali Cogia, Merchant of Bagdad" *" The Enchanted Horse" *" The Story of Two Sisters Who Were Jealous of Their Younger Sister"


''The Red Book of Animal Stories'' (1899)

Contains 46 stories about real and mythical animals. Some of them are simple accounts of how animals live in the wild. Others are stories about pets, or remarkable wild animals, or about hunting expeditions.
*"The Phœnix" *"
Griffin The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: , ''gryps''; Classical Latin: ''grȳps'' or ''grȳpus''; Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and ba ...
s and
Unicorn The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since Classical antiquity, antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn (anatomy), horn projecting from its forehead. In European literature and art, the unicor ...
s" *"About
Ants Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total o ...
, Amphisbænas, and
Basilisk In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk ( or ) is a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king, who causes death to those who look into its eyes. According to the ''Naturalis Historia'' of Pliny the Elder, the basilisk of Cyrene is ...
s" *"Dragons" *"The Story of
Beowulf ''Beowulf'' (; ang, Bēowulf ) is an Old English epic poem in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important and most often translated works of Old English literature. T ...
,
Grendel Grendel is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem ''Beowulf'' (700–1000). He is one of the poem's three antagonists (along with his mother and the dragon), all aligned in opposition against the protagonist Beowulf. Grendel is feared by all ...
', and Grendel's Mother" *"The Story of
Beowulf ''Beowulf'' (; ang, Bēowulf ) is an Old English epic poem in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important and most often translated works of Old English literature. T ...
and the Fire Drake" *"A Fox Tale" *"An Egyptian Snake Charmer" *"An Adventure of Gérard, the Lion Hunter" *"Pumas and Jaguars in South America" *"Mathurin and Mathurine" *"Joseph: Whose proper name was Josephine" *"The Homes of the Vizcachas" *" Guanacos: Living and Dying" *"In the American Desert" *"The Story of Jacko II" *"Princess" *" The Lion and the Saint" *"The Further Adventures of 'Tom,' a Bear, in Paris" *"Recollections of a
Lion Tamer Lion taming is the taming and training of lions, either for protection or for use in entertainment, such as the circus. The term often applies to the taming and display of lions and other big cats such as tigers, leopards, jaguars, black panth ...
" *"Sheep Farming on the Border" *"When the World was Young" *"Bats and Vampires" *" The Ugliest Beast in the World" *"The Games of Orang-Outangs, and Kees the Baboon" *"Greyhounds and their Masters" *"The Great Father, and Snakes' Ways" *"Elephant Shooting" *"Hyenas and Children" *"A Fight with a Hippopotamus" *"Kanny, the Kangaroo" *"Collies or Sheep Dogs" *"Two Big Dogs and a Little One" *"Crocodile Stories" *"Lion-Hunting and Lions" *"On the Trail of a Man-eater" *"Greyhounds and their Arab Masters" *"The Life and Death of Pincher" *"A Boar Hunt by Moonlight" *"Thieving Dogs and Horses" *"To the Memory of Squouncer" *"How Tom the Bear was born a Frenchman" *"Charley" *" Fairy Rings; and the Fairies who make them" *"How the Reindeer Live" *"The Cow and the Crocodile"


''The Grey Fairy Book'' (1900)

Thirty-five stories, many from oral traditions, and others from French, German and Italian collections. *" Donkey Skin" *" The Goblin Pony" *" An Impossible Enchantment" *" The Story of Dschemil and Dschemila" *" Janni and the Draken" *" The Partnership of the Thief and the Liar" *" Fortunatus and his Purse" *" The Goat-faced Girl" *" What came of picking Flowers" *"
The Story of Bensurdatu The Story of Bensurdatu is an Italian fairy tale collected by Laura Gonzenbach in '' Sicilianische Märchen''. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Grey Fairy Book''. Synopsis A king and queen had three daughters, and did everything to make them ...
" *" The Magician's Horse" *" The Little Gray Man" *" Herr Lazarus and the Draken" *" The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles" *" Udea and her Seven Brothers" *"The White Wolf" *" Mohammed with the Magic Finger" *"
Bobino Bobino at 20 rue de la Gaîté, in the Montparnasse area of Paris ( 14th arrondissement), France, is a music hall theatre that has seen most of the biggest names of 20th century French music perform there. During its long history it was also ...
" *" The Dog and the Sparrow" *" The Story of the Three Sons of Hali" *" The Story of the Fair Circassians" *" The Jackal and the Spring" *" The Bear" *" The Sunchild" *" The Daughter of Buk Ettemsuch" *"
Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye or The Lame Fox is a Serbian fairy tale collected by Albert H. Wratislaw in his ''Sixty Folk-Tales from Exclusively Slavonic Sources'', number 40. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Grey Fairy Book''. Parker Fillmore in ...
, or the Limping Fox" *" The Unlooked for Prince" *" The Simpleton" *" The Street Musicians" *"The Twin Brothers" *" Cannetella" *" The Ogre" *" A Fairy's Blunder" *" Long, Broad, and Quickeye" *" Prunella"


''The Violet Fairy Book'' (1901)

Romania, Japan,
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hun ...
,
Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
, Africa, Portugal, and Russia are among the sources of these 35 stories that tell of a haunted forest, chests of gold coins, a magical dog, and a man who outwits a dragon. *" A Tale Of the Tontlawald" *" The Finest Liar in the World" *" The Story of Three Wonderful Beggars" *" Schippeitaro" *"
The Three Princes and their Beasts The Three Princes and their Beasts is a Lithuanian fairy tale included by Andrew Lang in '' The Violet Fairy Book''. The actual source was ''Von den drei Brüdern und ihren Thieren'' from August Leskien und K. Brugman, in ''Litauische Volkslieder u ...
" *" The Goat's Ears of the Emperor Trojan" *" The Nine Pea-hens and the Golden Apples" *" The Lute Player" *" The Grateful Prince" *" The Child who came from an Egg" *" Stan Bolovan" *" The Two Frogs" *" The Story of a Gazelle" *" How a Fish swam in the Air and a Hare in the Water" *" Two in a Sack" *" The Envious Neighbour" *" The Fairy of the Dawn" *" The Enchanted Knife" *" Jesper Who Herded the Hares" *" The Underground Workers" *" The History of Dwarf Long Nose" *" The Nunda, Eater of People" *" The Story of Hassebu" *" The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet" *" The Monkey and the Jelly-fish" *" The Headless Dwarfs" *" The Young Man Who Would Have His Eyes Opened" *" The Boys with the Golden Stars" *" The Frog" *" The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground" *" The Girl Who Pretended to be a Boy" *" The Story of Halfman" *" The Prince Who Wanted to See the World" *" Virgilius the Sorcerer" *" Mogarzea and his Son"


''The Book of Romance'' (1902)

Contains nineteen stories from various medieval and Renaissance romances of
chivalry Chivalry, or the chivalric code, is an informal and varying code of conduct developed in Europe between 1170 and 1220. It was associated with the medieval Christian institution of knighthood; knights' and gentlemen's behaviours were governed ...
, adapted for children. Includes stories about
King Arthur King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as ...
,
Charlemagne Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first E ...
, William of Orange, and
Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is depi ...
.
*" The Drawing of the Sword" *" The Questing Beast" *" The Sword Excalibur" *"The Story of Sir Balin" *"How the
Round Table The Round Table ( cy, y Ford Gron; kw, an Moos Krenn; br, an Daol Grenn; la, Mensa Rotunda) is King Arthur's famed table in the Arthurian legend, around which he and his knights congregate. As its name suggests, it has no head, implying that ...
began" *"The Passing of
Merlin Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and leg ...
" *"How
Morgan Le Fay Morgan le Fay (, meaning 'Morgan the Fairy'), alternatively known as Morgan ''n''a, Morgain ''a/e Morg ''a''ne, Morgant ''e Morge ''i''n, and Morgue ''inamong other names and spellings ( cy, Morgên y Dylwythen Deg, kw, Morgen an Spyrys), is a ...
tried to kill King Arthur" *"What Beaumains asked of the King" *"The Quest of the Holy Graal" *" The Fight for the Queen" *" The Fair Maid of Astolat" *"
Lancelot Lancelot du Lac (French for Lancelot of the Lake), also written as Launcelot and other variants (such as early German ''Lanzelet'', early French ''Lanselos'', early Welsh ''Lanslod Lak'', Italian ''Lancillotto'', Spanish ''Lanzarote del Lago' ...
and
Guenevere Guinevere ( ; cy, Gwenhwyfar ; br, Gwenivar, kw, Gwynnever), also often written in Modern English as Guenevere or Guenever, was, according to Arthurian legend, an early-medieval queen of Great Britain and the wife of King Arthur. First men ...
" *" The End of it All" *" The Battle of Roncevalles" *"The Pursuit of Diarmid" *"Some Adventures of William Short Nose" *"
Wayland the Smith In Germanic mythology, Wayland the Smith ( ang, Wēland; , ; Old Frisian: Wela(n)du; german: Wieland der Schmied; goh, Wiolant; ''Galans'' (''Galant'') in Old French; gem-x-proto, Wēlandaz, italic=no from ', lit. "crafting one") is a mast ...
" *"The Story of
Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is depi ...
" *"The Story of Grettir the Strong"


''The Crimson Fairy Book'' (1903)

These 36 stories originated in Hungary, Russia,
Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...
, Iceland, Tunisia, the Baltic, and elsewhere. *" Lovely Ilonka" *" Lucky Luck" *" The Hairy Man" *" To Your Good Health!" *" The Story of the Seven Simons" *" The Language of Beasts" *" The Boy Who Could Keep a Secret" *" The Prince and the Dragon" *" Little Wildrose" *" Tiidu the Piper" *" Paperarello" *" The Gifts of the Magician" *" The Strong Prince" *" The Treasure Seeker" *" The Cottager and his Cat" *" The Prince Who Would Seek Immortality" *" The Stone-cutter" *" The Gold-bearded Man" *" Tritill, Litill, and the Birds" *" The Three Robes" *" The Six Hungry Beasts" *" How the Beggar Boy turned into Count Piro" *" The Rogue and the Herdsman" *" Eisenkopf" *" The Death of Abu Nowas and of his Wife" *" Motikatika" *" Niels and the Giants" *" Shepherd Paul" *" How the Wicked Tanuki was Punished" *" The Crab and the Monkey" *" The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnfoder" *" The Story of the Sham Prince, or the Ambitious Tailor" *" The Colony of Cats" *" How to find out a True Friend" *" Clever Maria" *" The Magic Kettle"


''The Brown Fairy Book'' (1904)

The Brown Fairy Book contains stories from the American Indians, Australian Bushmen and African Sothos, and from
Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmen ...
, Lapland,
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
, and
India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
. *" What the Rose did to the Cypress" *" Ball-Carrier and the Bad One" *" How Ball-Carrier finished his Task" *"The Bunyip" *" Father Grumbler" *"The Story of the Yara" *" The Cunning Hare" *" The Turtle and his Bride" *" How Geirald the Coward was Punished" *" Habogi" *" How the Little Brother set Free his Big Brothers" *" The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe" *" The Wicked Wolverine" *" The Husband of the Rat's Daughter" *" The Mermaid and the Boy" *" Pivi and Kabo" *" The Elf Maiden" *" How Some Wild Animals became Tame Ones" *" Fortune and the Wood-Cutter" *" The Enchanted Head" *" The Sister of the Sun" *" The Prince and the Three Fates" *" The Fox and the Lapp" *" Kisa the Cat" *" The Lion and the Cat" *" Which was the Foolishest?" *" Asmund and Signy" *" Rubezahl" *" Story of the King who would be Stronger than Fate" *" Story of Wali Dad the Simple-hearted" *" Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey" *"
The Knights of the Fish The Knights of the Fish ( Spanish: "''Los Caballeros del Pez''") is a Spanish fairy tale collected by Fernán Caballero in ''Cuentos. Oraciones y Adivinas''. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Brown Fairy Book''. A translation was published in ''G ...
"


''The Red Romance Book'' (1905)

Contains 29 stories from various medieval and Renaissance romances of chivalry, adapted for children. Includes stories about
Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of Weste ...
, Charlemagne,
Bevis of Hampton Bevis of Hampton ( fro, Beuve(s) or or ; Anglo-Norman: ; it, Buovo d'Antona) or Sir Bevois, was a legendary English hero and the subject of Anglo-Norman, Dutch, French, English, Venetian,Hasenohr, 173–4. and other medieval metrical chival ...
and
Guy of Warwick Guy of Warwick, or Gui de Warewic, is a legendary English hero of Romance popular in England and France from the 13th to 17th centuries. The story of Sir Guy is considered by scholars to be part of the Matter of England.''Boundaries in medieval ...
.
*"How William of Palermo was carried off by the Werwolf" *" The Disenchantment of the Werwolf" *" The Slaying of Hallgerda's Husbands" *" The Death of Gunnar" *" Njal's Burning" *" The Lady of Solace" *" Una and the Lion" *" How the Red Cross Knight slew the Dragon" *" Amys and Amyle" *" The Tale of the Cid" *" The Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance" *" The Adventure of the Two Armies who turned out to be Flocks of Sheep" *" The Adventure of the Bobbing Lights" *" The Helmet of Mambrino" *"How
Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of Weste ...
was Enchanted while guarding the Castle" *" Don Quixote's Home-coming" *"The Meeting of Huon and
Oberon Oberon () is a king of the fairies in medieval and Renaissance literature. He is best known as a character in William Shakespeare's play ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', in which he is King of the Fairies and spouse of Titania, Queen of the Fairi ...
, King of the Fairies" *"How
Oberon Oberon () is a king of the fairies in medieval and Renaissance literature. He is best known as a character in William Shakespeare's play ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', in which he is King of the Fairies and spouse of Titania, Queen of the Fairi ...
saved Huon" *" Havelok and Goldborough" *"
Cupid and Psyche Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from ''Metamorphoses'' (also called ''The Golden Ass''), written in the 2nd century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis (or Platonicus). The tale concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Ps ...
" *" Sir Bevis the Strong" *"
Ogier the Dane Ogier the Dane (french: ; da, ) is a legendary paladin of Charlemagne who appears in many Old French ''chansons de geste''. In particular, he features as the protagonist in ''La Chevalerie Ogier'' (ca. 1220), which belongs to the ''Geste de Do ...
" *" How the Ass became a Man again" *"
Guy of Warwick Guy of Warwick, or Gui de Warewic, is a legendary English hero of Romance popular in England and France from the 13th to 17th centuries. The story of Sir Guy is considered by scholars to be part of the Matter of England.''Boundaries in medieval ...
" *" How Bradamante conquered the Wizard" *" The Ring of Bradamante" *"Orlando Furioso, The Fulfilling of the Prophecy" *"The Knight of the Sun" *"How the Knight of the Sun rescued his Father"


''The Orange Fairy Book'' (1906)

Includes 33 tales from Jutland, Rhodesia, Uganda, and various other European traditions. *"The Story of the Hero Makoma" *"The Magic Mirror (fairy tale), The Magic Mirror" *"Story of the King who would see Paradise" *"How Isuro the Rabbit tricked Gudu" *"Ian, the Soldier's Son" *"The Fox and the Wolf" *"How Ian Direach got the Blue Falcon" *"The Ugly Duckling" *"The Two Caskets" *"The Goldsmith's Fortune" *"The Enchanted Wreath" *"The Foolish Weaver" *"The Clever Cat" *"The Story of Manus Pinkel the Thief" *"The Adventures of a Jackal" *"The Adventures of the Jackal's Eldest Son" *"The Adventures of the Younger Son of the Jackal" *"The Three Treasures of the Giants" *"The Rover of the Plain" *"The White Doe" *"The Girl-Fish" *"The Owl and the Eagle" *"The Frog and the Lion Fairy" *"The Adventures of Covan the Brown-haired" *"The Princess Bella-Flor" *"The Bird of Truth" *"The Mink and the Wolf" *"Adventures of an Indian Brave" *"How the Stalos were Tricked" *"Andras Baive" *"The White Slipper" *"The Magic Book"


''The Olive Fairy Book'' (1907)

The ''Olive Fairy Book'' includes unusual stories from Turkish folklore, Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenian mythology, Armenia, the Sudan, and the pen of Anatole France. *"Madschun" *"The Blue Parrot (fairy tale), The Blue Parrot" *"Geirlug The King's Daughter" *"The Story of Little King Loc" *"A Long-Bow Story" *"Jackal or Tiger?" *"The Comb and the Collar" *"The Thanksgiving of the Wazir" *"Samba the Coward" *"Kupti and Imani" *"Thumbelina, The Strange Adventures of Little Maia" *"Diamond Cut Diamond (fairy tale), Diamond Cut Diamond" *"The Green Knight (fairy tale), The Green Knight" *"The Five Wise Words of the Guru" *"The Golden-Headed Fish" *"Dorani" *"The Satin Surgeon" *"The Billy Goat and the King" *"The Story of Zoulvisia" *"Grasp All, Lose All" *"The Fate of the Turtle" *"The Snake Prince" *"The Prince and the Princess in the Forest" *"The Clever Weaver" *"The Boy Who Found Fear At Last" *"He Wins Who Waits" *"The Steel Cane" *"The Punishment of the Fairy Gangana" *"The Silent Princess"


''The Book of Princes and Princesses'' (1908)

Published by Longmans as written by "Mrs. Lang"; illustrated by H. J. Ford (). Contains 14 stories about the childhoods of European monarchs, including Napoleon, Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I, and Frederick the Great.
*"Napoleon" *"Napoleon II, His Majesty the King of Rome" *"Jeanne d'Albret, The Princess Jeanne" *"Haakon IV of Norway, Hacon the King" *"Marie Louise of Orléans (1662–1689), Mi Reina! Mi Reina!" *"Henrietta of England, Henriette the Siege Baby" *"Henry VII of England, The Red Rose" *"Elizabeth of York, The White Rose" *"Richard I of Normandy, Richard the Fearless" *"Frederick the Great, Frederick and Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Wilhelmine" *"Marie Antoinette, Une Reine Malheureuse" *"Isabella of Valois, The 'Little Queen'" *"Blanche of England, Two Little Philippa of England, Girls and their Mary de Bohun, Mother" *"The Troubles of the Princess Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth"


''The Red Book of Heroes'' (1909)

Published by Longmans as written by "Mrs. Lang"; illustrated by H. J. Ford (). Contains 12 true stories about role models for children, including Hannibal, Florence Nightingale, and Thomas More, Saint Thomas More.
*"Florence Nightingale, The Lady-in-Chief" *"John Howard (prison reformer), Prisoners and Captives" *"Hannibal" *"Father Damien, The Apostle of the Lepers" *"Ferdinand the Holy Prince, The Constant Prince" *"James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, The Marquis of Montrose" *"Henry Havelock, A Child's Hero" *"Thomas More, Conscience or King" *"Marie Angélique Arnauld, The Little Abbess" *"Charles George Gordon, Gordon" *"Saint Ambrose, The Crime of Theodosius" *"Bernard Palissy, Palissy the Potter"


''The Lilac Fairy Book'' (1910)

The ''Lilac Fairy Book'' contains stories from Portugal, Irish mythology, Ireland, Welsh mythology, Wales, and points East and West. *"The Shifty Lad" *"The False Prince and the True" *"The Jogi's Punishment" *"
The Heart of a Monkey The Heart of a Monkey is a Swahili fairy tale collected by Edward Steere in ''Swahili Tales''.Edward Steere (1870), '' Swahili Tales'', "The Story of the Washerman's Donkey". Andrew Lang included it in '' The Lilac Fairy Book''. It is Aarne-Thom ...
" *"The Fairy Nurse" *"A Lost Paradise (fairy tale), A Lost Paradise" *"How Brave Walter Hunted Wolves" *"The King of the Waterfalls" *"A French Puck" *"The Three Crowns" *"The Story of a Very Bad Boy" *"The Brown Bear of Norway" *"Little Lasse" *"Moti (fairy tale), Moti" *"The Enchanted Deer" *"A Fish Story (fairy tale), A Fish Story" *"The Wonderful Tune" *"The Rich Brother and the Poor Brother" *"The One-Handed Girl" *"The Bones of Djulung" *"The Sea King's Gift" *"The Raspberry Worm" *"The Stones of Plouhinec" *"The Castle of Kerglas" *"The Battle of the Birds" *"The Lady of the Fountain" *"The Four Gifts" *"The Groac'h of the Isle of Lok" *"Llwyd ap Cil Coed, The Escape of the Mouse" *"The Believing Husbands" *"The Hoodie-Crow" *"The Brownie of the Lake" *"Olwen, The Winning of Olwen"


''The All Sorts of Stories Book'' (1911)

Published by Longmans as written by "Mrs. Lang"; illustrated by H. J. Ford.(). Contains 30 stories on a variety of subjects, including true stories, Greek mythology, Greek myths, and stories from
Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...
,
Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy' ...
and
Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wide ...
.
*"How a Boy became first a Lamb and then an Apple" *"The Battle of the White Bull" *"Melampus, The Serpents' Gift" *"Meleager the Hunter" *"The Vanishing of Benjamin Bathurst (diplomat), Bathurst" *"Antoine Marie Chamans, comte de Lavalette, In the Shadow of the Guillotine" *"The Flight of the Charles II of England, King" *"Alexander Selkirk, The Real Robinson Crusoe" *"Marcellin Marbot, How the Russian Soldier was Saved" *" Marbot and the Young Cossack" *"Heracles the Dragon-Killer" *"Old Rectory, Epworth, Old Jeffery" *"The Adventures of a Prisoner" *"The Campden Wonder, What became of Old Mr. Harrison?" *"The Keepsake Stories, Aunt Margaret's Mirror" *"The Count of Monte Cristo, The Prisoner of the Chateau d'lf" *"The Count of Monte Cristo, The Hunt for the Treasure" *"The Gold-Bug, The Story of the Gold Beetle" *"Loreta Velazquez, the Military Spy" *"The Farmer's Dream" *"The Three Musketeers, The Sword of D'Artagnan" *"The Three Musketeers, The Bastion Saint-Gervais" *"The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later, Little General Monk" *"Pegasus, The Horse with Wings" *"The Prize of Jeanne Jugan" *"Unlucky John" *"Siamese embassy to France (1686), How the Siamese Ambassadors reached the Cape" *"The Strange Tale of Ambrose Gwinnett" *"Mary Rowlandson, With the Redskins" *"The Wreck of the ''Drake''"


''The Book of Saints and Heroes'' (1912)

Published by Longmans as written by "Mrs. Lang"; illustrated by H. J. Ford (). Contains 23 Hagiography, stories about saints. Most of these are true stories, although a few legends are also included.
*"Paul of Thebes, The First of the Hermits" *"Dorothea of Caesarea, The Roses from Paradise" *"Saint Jerome, The Saint with the Lion" *"Synesius, the Ostrich Hunter" *"The Struggles of Augustine of Hippo, St. Augustine" *"Germanus of Auxerre, Germanus the Governor" *"Malchus of Syria, Malchus the Monk" *"Simeon Stylites, The Saint on the Pillar" *"Cuthbert, The Apostle of Northumbria" *"Columba, St. Columba" *"Brendan the Navigator, Brendan the Sailor" *"Saint Senan, The Charm Queller" *"Dunstan the Friend of Kings" *"St. Margaret of Scotland" *"St. Elizabeth of Hungary" *"Louis IX of France, Saint and King" *"Francis of Assisi, The Preacher to the Birds" *"Richard of Chichester, Richard the Bishop" *"Colette of Corbie, Colette" *"Francis Xavier, The Apostle of the Japanese" *"John of God, The Servant of the Poor" *"Vincent de Paul, The Founder of Hospitals" *"Saint George, The Patron Saint of England"


''The Strange Story Book'' (1913)

Published after Andrew Lang's death, with an introduction by Leonora Blanche Lang. Contains thirty-four stories on a variety of subjects, including ghost stories, Native American legends, true stories, and tales from Washington Irving.
*"Tales of a Traveller, The Drowned Buccaneer" *"The Perplexity of Zadig" *"The Return of the Dead Wife" *"Hannah Snell, Young Amazon Snell" *"The Good Sir James" *"Rip van Winkle" *"The Wonderful Basket" *"The Escape of the Galley-slaves" *"The Beaver and the Porcupine" *"An Old-world Ghost" *"James MacLaine, The Gentleman Highwayman" *"The Vision of the Pope Pius V, Pope" *"Growing-up-like-one-who-has-a-grandmother" *"The Handless Brigade" *"The Son of the Wolf Chief" *"John Metcalf (civil engineer), Blind Jack of Knaresborough" *"John Metcalf (civil engineer), Blind Jack Again" *"The Story of Djun" *"What Became of Owen Parfitt?" *"Blackskin" *"The Pets of George Sand, Aurore Dupin" *"George Sand, The Trials of M. Deschartres" *"George Sand, Aurore at Play" *"How George Sand, Aurore learned to Ride" *"Land-Otter the Indian" *"The Disinheriting of a Son" *"Siege of Rhodes (1522), The Siege of Rhodes" *"The Princess of Babylon" *"The Adventures of Fire-Drill's Son" *"The Strange Story of Elizabeth Canning" *"The Apparition of Mrs. Veal, Mrs. Veal's Ghost" *"The Chief's Daughter" *"Leonardo da Vinci, The Boyhood of a Painter" *"Catalina de Erauso, The Adventures of a Spanish Nun"


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