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''The Langs' Fairy Books'' are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between
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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 Leonora Blanche "Nora" Lang (''née'' Alleyne; 8 March 1851 – 10 July 1933) was an English author, editor, and translator. She is best known as variously the translator, collaborator and writer of '' The Fairy Books'', a series of 25 collecti ...
. 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, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings. In most cult ...
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 Mifflin ...
, "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, 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
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, 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 ...
, respectively.
A. Wallis Mills Arthur Wallis Mills (often abbreviated A. Wallis Mills, as well as A. W. Mills) (1878–1940) was a British artist. As well as traditional art forms, Mills also produced artwork and occasional cartoons for '' Punch Magazine'', ''The Strand Maga ...
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'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. Jacobs ...
. 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 Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856August 24, 1923) was an American educator, author and composer. She wrote children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel '' Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,'' and composed collections of children's ...
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" 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 stated in his essay " On Fairy-Stories" (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" 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.
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The Bronze Ring "The Bronze Ring" is the first story in ''The Blue Fairy Book'' by Andrew Lang. According to Lang's preface, this version of this fairy tale from the Middle East or Central Asia was translated and adapted from ''Traditions'' ''Populaires de l'Asie ...
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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 ...
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The Yellow Dwarf The Yellow Dwarf (french: Le Nain jaune) is a French literary fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Blue Fairy Book''. Synopsis A widowed queen spoiled her only daughter, who was so beautiful that kings vied for the ...
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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 Bro ...
" *"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 cu ...
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 a ...
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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 ...
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The Master Maid "The Master Maid" is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in their '' Norske Folkeeventyr''. "Master" indicates "superior, skilled." Jørgen Moe wrote the tale down from the storyteller Anne Godlid in ...
" *" 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 ...
" *" Felicia and the Pot of Pinks" *" The White Cat" *"
The Water-lily. The Gold-spinners The Gold-spinners ( et, Kullaketrajad; German: ''Die Goldspinnerinnen'') is an Estonian fairy tale collected by Dr. Friedrich Kreutzwald in ''Eestirahwa Ennemuistesed jutud''. W. F. Kirby included it in ''The Hero of Esthonia'', and Andrew Lan ...
" *" The Terrible Head" *"
The Story of Pretty Goldilocks The Story of Pretty Goldilocks or The Beauty with Golden Hair is a French literary fairy tale written by Madame d'Aulnoy. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Blue Fairy Book''. It is Aarne–Thompson type 531. This type is generally called "Th ...
" *" The History of Whittington" *" The Wonderful Sheep" *" Little Thumb" *"
The Forty Thieves ''The Forty Thieves'' is a "Pantomime Burlesque" written by Robert Reece, W. S. Gilbert, F. C. Burnand and Henry J. Byron, created in 1878 as a charity benefit, produced by the Beefsteak Club of London. The Beefsteak Club still meets in Irving ...
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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 ...
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Snow-White and Rose-Red "Snow-White and Rose-Red" (german: Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot) is a German fairy tale. The best-known version is the one collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 161). An older, somewhat shorter version, "The Ungrateful Dwarf", was written by Caroli ...
" *" The Goose-girl" *"
Toads and Diamonds Diamonds and Toads or Toads and Diamonds is a French fairy tale by Charles Perrault, and titled by him "Les Fées" or "The Fairies". Andrew Lang included it in ''The Blue Fairy Book''. It was illustrated by Laura Valentine in ''Aunt Louisa's nurs ...
" *" 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 s ...
" *" Trusty John" *" The Brave Little Tailor" *" A Voyage to Lilliput" *"
The Princess on the Glass Hill "The Princess on the Glass Hill" or The Maiden on the Glass Mountain ( Norwegian: ''Jomfruen på glassberget'') is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in ''Norske Folkeeventyr''. It recounts how the youn ...
" *" 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 18 ...
" *" 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
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.
*" The Twelve Dancing Princesses" *" The Princess Mayblossom" *"
Soria Moria Castle Soria Moria Castle (''Soria Moria slott'') is a Norwegian fairy tale made famous by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in their classical '' Norske Folkeeventyr''. Later Andrew Lang included the story in his series of fairy tale collectio ...
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The Death of Koschei the Deathless The Death of Koschei the Deathless or Marya Morevna (russian: Марья Моревна) is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in ''Narodnye russkie skazki'' and included by Andrew Lang in ''The Red Fairy Book''. The character ...
" *" The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen" *" The Master Thief" *" Brother and Sister" *"
Princess Rosette Princess Rosette (french: La Princesse Rosette) is a French literary fairy tale written by Madame d'Aulnoy. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Red Fairy Book''. Italo Calvino included an orally collected tale, ''The King of the Peacocks'', in his ...
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The Enchanted Pig The Enchanted Pig (Romanian: ''Porcul cel fermecat'') is a Romanian fairy tale, collected in ''Rumanische Märchen'' and also by Petre Ispirescu in ''Legende sau basmele românilor''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Red Fairy Book''. The tale ...
" *" 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 Co ...
" *" The Little Good Mouse" *"
Graciosa and Percinet Graciosa and Percinet is a French literary fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Red Fairy Book''. Synopsis A king and queen had a beautiful daughter, Graciosa, and an ugly duchess hated her. One day, the queen died. ...
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The Three Princesses of Whiteland "The Three Princesses of Whiteland" (''De tre prinsesser i Hvittenland'') is a Norwegian fairy tale, collected by Norwegian writers Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in their collection of folktales and legends ''Norske folkeeventy ...
" *"" *" The Six Sillies" *" Kari Woodengown" *"
Drakestail Drakestail also known as Quackling is a Fairy tale about a duck, where repetition forms most of the logic behind the plot. The story is also similar to other folk and fairy tales where the hero picks up several allies (or sometimes items or skills ...
" *" The Ratcatcher" *" The True History of Little Goldenhood" *"
The Golden Branch The Golden Branch is a French literary fairy tale written by Madame d'Aulnoy. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Red Fairy Book''. Synopsis A cruel king had a hideous but good-hearted son. The king wanted to arrange an alliance by marrying his son ...
" *" The Three Dwarfs" *" Dapplegrim" *"
The Enchanted Canary "The Enchanted Canary" is a French fairy tale collected by Charles Deulin in ''Contes du roi Cambrinus'' (1874) under the title of ''Désiré d'Amour''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Red Fairy Book''.Lang, Andrew. ''The Red Fairy Book''. London ...
" *" 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 ...
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The Nettle Spinner The Nettle Spinner is a Flemish and French fairy tale collected by Charles Deulin in ''Contes du roi Cambrinus'' under the title ''La Fileuse d'orties''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Red Fairy Book ''The Langs' Fairy Books'' are a series o ...
" *" Farmer Weatherbeard" *" Mother Holle" *" Minnikin" *" Bushy Bride" *"
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The Golden Goose "The Golden Goose" (german: Die goldene Gans) is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 64). Story In the Brothers Grimm version, the hero is the youngest of three brothers, given the nickname Simpleton as he is not handsome or stro ...
" *" The Seven Foals" *" The Marvellous Musician" *" The Story of Sigurd"


''The Blue Poetry Book'' (1891)

Contains 153 poems by great British and American poets.
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" **" Lawlands of Holland" **"
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" **" Mary Ambree" **" Sir Hugh, or the Jew's Daughter" **"
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" **" The Twa Corbies" **" The Wife of Usher's Well" **" Willie Drowned in Yarrow" *
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**"The Nightingale" *
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**"Night" **" Nurse's Song" **"
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" **" The Lamb" *
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**" To Flush, my Dog" *
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**" The Pilgrim" *Minstrel Burn **" Leader Haughs" *
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**"Bannockburn" **"
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" **"The Farewell" **" There'll never be Peace till Jamie comes Hame" *
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**" Hohenlinden" **" Lord Ullin's Daughter" **"
The Battle of the Baltic ''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 ...
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The Soldier's Dream ''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 ...
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Ye Mariners of England Ye or YE may refer to: Language * Ye (pronoun), a form of the second-person plural, personal pronoun "you" * The Scots word for "you" * A pseudo-archaic spelling of the English definite article (''the''). See '' Ye olde'', and the "Ye form" sec ...
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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 Lak ...
**" Christabel" **"
Kubla Khan ''Kubla Khan'' () is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, completed in 1797 and published in 1816. It is sometimes given the subtitles "A Vision in a Dream" and "A Fragment." According to Coleridge's preface to ''Kubla Khan'', the poe ...
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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 Ball ...
" * 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. She ...
" **" Epitaph on a Hare" **"
John Gilpin John Gilpin (18th century) was featured as the subject in a well-known comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper, entitled '' The Diverting History of John Gilpin''. Cowper had heard the story from his friend Lady Austen. Gilpin was said to be ...
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On a Spaniel called 'Beau' Killing a Young Bird On, on, or ON may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * On (band), a solo project of Ken Andrews * ''On'' (EP), a 1993 EP by Aphex Twin * ''On'' (Echobelly album), 1995 * ''On'' (Gary Glitter album), 2001 * ''On'' (Imperial Teen album), 200 ...
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The Dog and the Water-lily ''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 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 nothin ...
**" 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 ...
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Alexander's Feast; or, the Power of Music Alexander's is a real estate investment trust that owns 7 properties in New York metropolitan area, including 731 Lexington Avenue, the headquarters of Bloomberg L.P. It is controlled by Vornado Realty Trust. It was founded by George Farkas an ...
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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. P ...
**" 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 ...
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Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog An elegy is a poem of serious reflection, and in English literature usually a lament for the dead. However, according to ''The Oxford Handbook of the Elegy'', "for all of its pervasiveness ... the 'elegy' remains remarkably ill defined: sometime ...
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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 ...
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The Bard A bard is a minstrel in medieval Scottish, Irish, and Welsh societies; and later re-used by romantic writers. Bard, BARD, The Bard or Bård may also refer to: People * Bard (surname) * Bård, Norwegian given name and surname *William Shakespea ...
" * 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' ...
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A Lake and a Fairy Boat A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes'' ...
" **" 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 ...
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Hymn to Diana A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word ''hymn'' ...
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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 "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" is a sonnet written by the English Romantic poet John Keats (1795–1821) in October 1816. It tells of the author's astonishment while he was reading the works of the ancient Greek poet Homer, who was fr ...
" **"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 **" The Child and the Snake" * Walter Savage Landor **"
Rose Aylmer A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can ...
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Lady Anne Barnard Lady Anne Barnard (née Lindsay; 8 December 17506 May 1825) was a Scottish travel writer, artist and socialite, and the author of the ballad '' Auld Robin Gray''. Her five-year residence in Cape Town, South Africa, although brief, had a signif ...
**" 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 trans ...
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The Beleaguered City ''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 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 1 ...
**" Ivry" **" The Armada" **"
The Battle of Naseby The Battle of Naseby took place on 14 June 1645 during the First English Civil War, near the village of Naseby in Northamptonshire. The Parliamentarian New Model Army, commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, destroyed the mai ...
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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 t ...
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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 ''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 ...
" * William Julius Mickle **"
Cumnor Hall Cumnor is a village and civil parish 3½ miles (5.6 km) west of the centre of Oxford, England. The village is about 2 miles (3.2 km) south-west of Botley and its centre is west of the A420 road to Swindon. The parish includes Cu ...
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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 politica ...
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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 "Lycidas" () is a poem by John Milton, written in 1637 as a pastoral elegy. It first appeared in a 1638 collection of elegies, ''Justa Edouardo King Naufrago'', dedicated to the memory of Edward King, a friend of Milton at Cambridge who dro ...
" **" 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 Irish ...
**" As Slow our Ship" **"The Light of Other Days" **" The Harp that once through Tara's Halls" **" The Minstrel-Boy" *
Carolina Nairne Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne (16 August 1766 – 26 October 1845) – also known as Carolina Baroness Nairn in the peerage of Scotland and Baroness Keith in that of the United Kingdom – was a Scottish people, Scottish songwrite ...
**" 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,'' ...
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Spring Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy * Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water * Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a h ...
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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 wid ...
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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 ...
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The Haunted Palace ''The Haunted Palace'' is a 1963 horror film released by American International Pictures, starring Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr. and Debra Paget (in her final film), in a story about a village held in the grip of a dead necromancer. The film wa ...
" **" The Sleeper" **" The Valley of Unrest" **"
To Helen "To Helen" is the first of two poems to carry that name written by Edgar Allan Poe. The 15-line poem was written in honor of Jane Stanard, the mother of a childhood friend. It was first published in the 1831 collection ''Poems of Edgar A. Poe.'' It ...
" **" 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 th ...
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Winthrop Mackworth Praed Winthrop Mackworth Praed (28 July 180215 July 1839)—typically written as W. Mackworth Praed—was an English politician and poet. Life Early life Praed was born in London, United Kingdom. The family name of Praed was derived from the ma ...
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The Red Fisherman; or, the Devil's Decoy ''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 ...
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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 Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
" **" Allen-a-Dale" **"
County Guy A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
" **"Evening" **" Gathering Song of Donald Dhu" **"
Hunting Song Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/ hide, bone/ tusks, horn/antler ...
" **" Hymn for the Dead" **" Jock of Hazeldean" **" Lucy Ashton's Song" **" Nora's Vow" **" Proud Maisie" **" Rosabelle" **"
St. Swithin's Chair ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...
" **"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 ''Young Lochinvar'' is a 1923 British silent historical drama film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Owen Nares, Gladys Jennings, and Dick Webb. The screenplay was based on J. E. Muddock’s 1896 novel ''Young Lochinvar, A Tale of the Bo ...
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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 achi ...
**" Arethusa" **"
To a Skylark "To a Skylark" is a poem completed by Percy Bysshe Shelley in late June 1820 and published accompanying his lyrical drama '' Prometheus Unbound'' by Charles and James Collier in London. It was inspired by an evening walk in the country near ...
" **"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 **" 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 Lucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Luci ...
" **" 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 Scotland ...
" **" 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 Wi ...
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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 Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
and Chinese traditions. *" The Blue Bird" *" The Half-Chick" *" The Story of Caliph Stork" *"
The Enchanted Watch The Enchanted Watch is a French fairy tale collected by Paul Sébillot (1843–1918). Andrew Lang included it in his ''The Green Fairy Book'' (1892). Synopsis A rich man's oldest two sons went out and saw the world for three years apiece, and ...
" *" Rosanella" *"
Sylvain and Jocosa Sylvain is the French form of Silvanus. It may refer to: People *Sylvain Archambault, Canadian director * Sylvain Bied (1965–2011), French footballer and manager * Sylvain Cappell (born 1946), American mathematician * Sylvain Chavanel (born 19 ...
" *" Fairy Gifts" *" Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla" *"
Prince Featherhead and the Princess Celandine A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. ...
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The Three Little Pigs "The Three Little Pigs" is a fable about three pigs who build three houses of different materials. A Big Bad Wolf blows down the first two pigs' houses which made of straw and sticks respectively, but is unable to destroy the third pig's house t ...
" *" Heart of Ice" *" The Enchanted Ring" *" The Snuff-box" *" The Golden Blackbird" *" The Little Soldier" *"
The Magic Swan ''The Magic Swan'' is a European fairy tale collected by Hermann Kletke. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Green Fairy Book''.Andrew Lang, ''The Green Fairy Book'',The Magic Swan Synopsis Two older brothers abused the youngest son, Peter. An old ...
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The Dirty Shepherdess The Dirty Shepherdess is a French fairy tale collected by Paul Sébillot. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Green Fairy Book''. Plot summary A king asked his two daughters how much they loved him. His older said as the apple of her eye. The ...
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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 King Kojata or The Unlooked for Prince or Prince Unexpected ( Polish: ''O królewiczu Niespodzianku'') is a Slavonic fairy tale, of Polish origin. Louis Léger remarked that its source (''Bajarz polski'') was "one of the most important collections ...
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Prince Fickle and Fair Helena A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...
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Puddocky "Das Mahrchen von der Padde" ("The Tale of the Toad") is a German folktale collected by Johann Gustav Gottlieb Büsching in ''Volks-Sagen, Märchen und Legenden''. It has been translated into English under the titles of "Puddocky" or "Cherry the ...
" *" The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs" *" The Story of the Three Bears" *"
Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...
" *" Little One-eye, Little Two-eyes, and Little Three-eyes" *" Jorinde and Joringel" *" Allerleirauh; or, the Many-furred Creature" *" The Twelve Huntsmen" *" Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle" *" The Crystal Coffin" *" The Three Snake-leaves" *" The Riddle" *" Jack my Hedgehog" *" The Golden Lads" *"
The White Snake "The White Snake" (German: ''Die weiße Schlange'') is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (KHM 17). It is of Aarne–Thompson type 673, and includes an episode of type 554 ("The Grateful ...
" *" The Story of a Clever Tailor" *" The Golden Mermaid" *"
The War of the Wolf and the Fox ''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 Story of the Fisherman and his Wife" *" The Three Musicians" *" The Three Dogs"


''The True Story Book'' (1893)

Contains 24 true stories, mainly drawn from European history.
*" A Boy among the Red Indians" *"
Casanova's ''Casanova's'' is a 2020 Dutch comedy film directed by Jamel Aattache. The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. It was the sixth highest-grossing Dutch film of 2020. It was also the seventh best visited Dutch film of ...
Escape" *"Adventures on the
Findhorn Findhorn ( gd, Inbhir Èir or ''Inbhir Èireann'') is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is located on the eastern shore of Findhorn Bay and immediately south of the Moray Firth. Findhorn is 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Kinloss, and about 5 ...
" *"The Story of
Grace Darling Grace Horsley Darling (24 November 1815 – 20 October 1842) was an English lighthouse keeper's daughter. Her participation in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked ''Forfarshire'' in 1838 brought her national fame. The paddlesteamer ...
" *" 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 Kaspar Hauser (30 April 1812 – 17 December 1833) was a German youth who claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell. Hauser's claims, and his subsequent death from a stab wound to his left breast, sparked much debate an ...
" *" 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 Old Style and New Style dates, NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-emin ...
" *"The Worthy Enterprise of John Foxe" *"
Baron Trenck ''Baron Trenck'' is a comic opera in three acts loosely based on the life of Baron Franz von der Trenck. The original German-language work was composed by Felix Albini to a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and Robert Bodanzky and premiered at the ...
" *"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 ...
. *" Cat and Mouse in Partnership" *"
The Six Swans "The Six Swans" (German: ''Die sechs Schwäne'') is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in '' Grimm's Fairy Tales'' in 1812 (KHM 49). It is of Aarne–Thompson type 451 ("The Maiden Who Seeks Her Brothers"), commonly found thro ...
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The Dragon of the North The Dragon of the North ( et, Põhja konn, literally Frog of the North) is an Estonian fairy tale, collected by Dr. Friedrich Kreutzwald in ''Eestirahwa Ennemuistesed jutud''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Yellow Fairy Book''; he listed his so ...
" *" Story of the Emperor's New Clothes" *" The Golden Crab" *" The Iron Stove" *"
The Dragon and his Grandmother "The Devil and his Grandmother" or "The Dragon and His Grandmother" (german: Der Teufel und seine Großmutter) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, number 125. According to Jack Zipes, the source of the story was Dorothea Viehm ...
" *" The Donkey Cabbage" *" The Little Green Frog" *"
The Seven-headed Serpent "The Seven-headed serpent" is a Greek fairy tale collected, as "Die Siebenkopfige Schlange," in Bernhard Schmidt's ''Griechische Märchen'' (german to english greek fairytales).Schmidt, Bernhard. ''Griechische Märchen, Sagen und Volkslieder''. Lei ...
" *" The Grateful Beasts" *" The Giants and the Herd-boy" *" The Invisible Prince" *" The Crow" *"
How Six Men Travelled Through the Wide World How may refer to: * How (greeting), a word used in some misrepresentations of Native American/First Nations speech * How, an interrogative word in English grammar Art and entertainment Literature * ''How'' (book), a 2007 book by Dov Seidm ...
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The Wizard King The Wizard King (''Le Roi Magicien'') is a French fairy tale published in ''Les fees illustres'' by the Chevalier de Mailly. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Yellow Fairy Book''. Synopsis A king was lord over many lands and had mastered magi ...
" *" 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 Flower Queen's Daughter (German: ''Die Tochter der Blumenkönigin'') is a Bukovinian fairy tale collected by Dr Heinrich von Wlislocki in ''Märchen Und Sagen Der Bukowinaer Und Siebenbûrger Armenier''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Yell ...
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The Flying Ship ''The Flying Ship'' (Russian title ''Летучий корабль''), or ''The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship'', is a Russian fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Yellow Fairy Book'' and Arthur Ransome in '' Old Peter's Russian T ...
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" *" The Story of King Frost" *" The Death of the Sun-hero" *" The Witch" *"
The Hazel-nut Child "The Hazelnut Child" (German: ''Das Haselnusskind'') is a Bukovinian fairy tale collected by the Polish-German scholar Heinrich von Wlislocki (1856–1907) in ''Märchen Und Sagen Der Bukowinaer Und Siebenbûrger Armenier'' (1891, Hamburg: Ver ...
" *" The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus" *"
Prince Ring "Prince Ring" ( is, Sagan af Hríngi kóngssyni) is an Icelandic folktale, collected by Jón Árnason. Andrew Lang translated the tale into English as "Prince Ring" in '' The Yellow Fairy Book'' (1894). Textual notes "Sagan af Hríngi kóngssy ...
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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 "The Witch in the Stone Boat" ( is, Skessan á steinnökkvanum 'the giantess in the stone boat') is an Icelandic folktale, originally collected by Jón Árnason (1864), translated into English in Andrew Lang's fairy tale collection ''The Yellow ...
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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" i ...
" *" The Nightingale" *" Hermod and Hadvor" *" The Steadfast Tin-soldier" *"
Blockhead Hans "Blockhead Hans" (Danish: ''Klods-Hans'') is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published in Danish in 1855. An early English translation (as "Blockhead Hans") appeared in Andrew Lang's 1894 ''The Yellow Fairy Book'', al ...
" *" 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 coronat ...
and the Jacobite uprising of 1745.
*" Wilson's Last Fight" *"The Life and Death of Joan the Maid" *"How the
Bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...
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 Molly Pitcher is a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Revolutionary War. She is most often identified as Mary Ludwig Hays, who fought in the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778. Another possibility is Margaret Corbin, w ...
" *"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 No ...
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 S ...
" *"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'') * Eastern ...
and the Priest" *" Cowper and his Hares" *"A Rat Tale" *"Snake Stories" *"What Elephants can Do" *"The Dog of
Montargis Montargis () is a commune in the Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Montargis is the seventh most populous commune in the Loiret, after Orléans and its suburbs. It is near a large forest, and contains light industry and farming, ...
" *"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 Cayman may refer to * Cayman Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom ** Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, or Little Cayman, three islands that are part of the Cayman Islands * , a British frigate in service with the Royal Navy from 1944 to 194 ...
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 Psittacoide ...
" *"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 (the b ...
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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 (the b ...
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 ones, ...
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 orde ...
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 includes we ...
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 (the b ...
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 Elephantida ...
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 The Scottish Terrier ( gd, Abhag Albannach; also known as the Aberdeen Terrier), popularly called the Scottie, is a breed of dog. Initially one of the highland breeds of terrier that were grouped under the name of ''Skye Terrier'', it is one o ...
" *"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, ...
s" *"Eagles' Nests"


''The Pink Fairy Book'' (1897)

Forty-one Japanese, Scandinavian, and Sicilian tales. *" The Cat's Elopement" *"
How the Dragon Was Tricked ''How the Dragon was Tricked'' is a Greek fairy tale collected by Johann Georg von Hahn in ''Griechische und Albanesische Märchen''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Pink Fairy Book''. It is Aarne-Thompson type 328, the boy steals the giant' ...
" *" The Goblin and the Grocer" *" The House in the Wood" *" Urashimataro and the Turtle" *" The Slaying of the Tanuki" *"
The Flying Trunk "The Flying Trunk" (Danish: ''Den flyvende Kuffert'') is a literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young man who has a flying trunk that carries him to Turkey where he visits the Sultan's daughter. The ...
" *"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'" *"
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, no. ...
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I Know What I Have Learned I know what I have learned is a Danish fairy tale, collected by Svend Grundtvig in ''Gamle Danske Minder i Folkemunde''. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Pink Fairy Book''. Synopsis A man's three daughters were all married to troll A trol ...
" *" The Cunning Shoemaker" *"
The King Who Would Have a Beautiful Wife The King who would have a Beautiful Wife or The King Who Wanted a Beautiful Wife is an Italian fairy tale collected by Laura Gonzenbach in ''Sicilianische Märchen''. Thomas Crane included in his ''Italian Popular Tales'', and Andrew Lang, in '' ...
" *" Catherine and Her Destiny" *" How the Hermit Helped to Win the King's Daughter" *" The Water of Life" *"
The Wounded Lion ''The Wounded Lion'' is a Spanish fairy tale collected by D. Francisco de S. Maspons y Labros, in ''Cuentos Populars Catalans''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Pink Fairy Book''. Synopsis A poor girl got a job herding cows. One day, she hea ...
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The Man Without a Heart ''The Man Without a Heart'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Kenneth Harlan, Jane Novak and David Powell.Munden p.362 Cast * Kenneth Harlan as Rufus Asher * Jane Novak as Barbara Wier * David Powell ...
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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 Golden Lion ( German: ''Vom goldnen Löwen'') is an Italian fairy tale collected by Laura Gonzenbach in ''Sicilianische Märchen''. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Pink Fairy Book''. Synopsis A merchant had three sons. The oldest set out a ...
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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 The Troll's Daughter ( da, Troldens datter) is a Danish folktale from Svend Grundtvig's collection (1876), whose English translation was published by Andrew Lang in ''The Pink Fairy Book'' (1897). Textual notes The Danish original "Troldens datt ...
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Esben and the Witch Esben and the Witch (Danish language: ''Esben og Troldheksen'') is a Danish fairy tale first collected by Jens Kamp.Kamp, Jens. ''Danske Folkeminder, æventyr, Folkesagn, Gaader, Rim Og Folketro''. Odense: R. Nielsen, 1877. pp. 93-102. Andrew L ...
" *" Princess Minon-Minette" *" Maiden Bright-eye" *"
The Merry Wives ''The Merry Wives'' ( cs, Cech panen kutnohorských) is a 1938 Czechoslovak historical comedy film directed by Otakar Vávra. Cast * Zdeněk Štěpánek as Mikuláš Dačický of Heslov * Ladislav Pešek as Očko * Václav Vydra as Vilém o ...
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King Lindworm King Lindworm or Prince Lindworm (Danish: ''Kong Lindorm'') is a Danish fairy tale published in the 19th century by Danish folklorist Svend Grundtvig. It is classified in the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index as tale type ATU 433B, a type that deal ...
" *" 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 ...
s and
Unicorn The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. In European literature and art, the unicorn has for the last thousand years o ...
s" *"About
Ants Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Creta ...
, 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 Cyre ...
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. ...
,
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 ...
', 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. ...
and the Fire Drake" *"A Fox Tale" *"An Egyptian
Snake Charmer Snake charming is the practice of appearing to hypnotize a snake (often a cobra) by playing and waving around an instrument called a pungi. A typical performance may also include handling the snakes or performing other seemingly dangerou ...
" *"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" *"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 German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...
and
Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...
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 ''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 ...
" *" Fortunatus and his Purse" *" The Goat-faced Girl" *" What came of picking Flowers" *" The Story of Bensurdatu" *" The Magician's Horse" *" The Little Gray Man" *" Herr Lazarus and the Draken" *"
The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles is a French fairy tale from ''Cabinet des Fées''. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Grey Fairy Book''. Synopsis A widowed queen of the Flowery Isles had two daughters. The older of them was so beautif ...
" *" Udea and her Seven Brothers" *"The White Wolf" *"
Mohammed with the Magic Finger Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد;  570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mono ...
" *" Bobino" *" The Dog and the Sparrow" *"
The Story of the Three Sons of Hali ''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 m ...
" *" 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, 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 Hu ...
,
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, 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 "The Story of Three Wonderful Beggars" is a Serbian fairy tale.Andrew Lang, ''The Violet Fairy Book'',The Story of Three Wonderful Beggars It is also known as Vasilii the Unlucky its Russian form, collected by Alexander Afanasyev in ''Narodnye russ ...
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Schippeitaro is the name of a helper dog in the Japanese fairy tale by the same name. Translations include "Schippeitaro" in Andrew Lang's '' Violet Fairy Book'' (1901), taken from a German copy, and Mrs. James's "Schippeitaro" (1888), which share the same p ...
" *" The Three Princes and their Beasts" *" The Goat's Ears of the Emperor Trojan" *"
The Nine Pea-hens and the Golden Apples "The Nine Peahens and the Golden Apples" (''Zlatna jabuka i devet paunica'') is a work of Serbian epic poetry. It is classified as Aarne-Thompson type 400*, "The Swan Maiden", and ATU 400, "The Quest for the Lost Wife". It was published for the ...
" *" The Lute Player" *"
The Grateful Prince The Grateful Prince ( et, Tänulik Kuninga poeg) is an Estonian fairy tale. This fairy tale has been included in various collections of literature, such as Friedrich Kreutzwald in ''Eestirahwa Ennemuistesed jutud'', by W. F. Kirby in ''The Hero of ...
" *"
The Child who came from an Egg The Child who came from an Egg or The Egg-Born Princess ( et, Munast sündinud kuningatütar) is an Estonian fairy tale, collected by Dr. Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald in ''Eestirahwa Ennemuistesed jutud''. Synopsis A queen told an old woman tha ...
" *" Stan Bolovan" *" The Two Frogs" *" The Story of a Gazelle" *"
How a Fish swam in the Air and a Hare in the Water How may refer to: * How (greeting), a word used in some misrepresentations of Native American/First Nations speech * How, an interrogative word in English grammar Art and entertainment Literature * ''How'' (book), a 2007 book by Dov Seidm ...
" *" Two in a Sack" *"
The Envious Neighbour , also called , is a Japanese folk tale. Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford collected it in ''Tales of Old Japan'' (1871), as "The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Blossom". Rev. David Thomson translated it as "The Old Man Who Made t ...
" *" The Fairy of the Dawn" *" The Enchanted Knife" *"
Jesper Who Herded the Hares Jesper Who Herded the Hares (Danish: ''Jesper Harehyrde'') is a Scandinavian fairy tale, first recorded by Danish folktale collector Evald Tang Kristensen in the first volume of ''Æventyr fra Jylland''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Violet Fa ...
" *"
The Underground Workers ''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 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'' () 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 m ...
" *" The Headless Dwarfs" *" The Young Man Who Would Have His Eyes Opened" *" The Boys with the Golden Stars" *"
The Frog ''The Frog'' is a 1937 British crime film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Gordon Harker, Noah Beery, Jack Hawkins and Carol Goodner. The film is about the police chasing a criminal mastermind who goes by the name of The Frog, and the 193 ...
" *" 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 Virgilius the Sorcerer is a fairy tale about the poet Virgil by Andrew Lang who included it in '' The Violet Fairy Book''. Virgil's powers Medieval legends attributed magical powers to the poet Virgil, but even among these legends, this tale attri ...
" *"
Mogarzea and his Son Mogarzea and his Son is a fairy tale included by Andrew Lang in '' The Violet Fairy Book''. The source was Mite Kremnitz, ''Rumänische Märchen: Mogarzea und sein Sohn''.Kremnitz, Mite, and Mary J Safford. ''Roumanian Fairy Tales''. New York: ...
"


''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 b ...
, 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 dep ...
.
*" The Drawing of the Sword" *"
The Questing Beast The Questing Beast, or the Beast Glatisant (Old French: ''beste glatisant'', Modern French: ''bête glatissante''), is a cross-animal monster appearing in many medieval texts of Arthurian legend and modern works inspired by them. In the French p ...
" *" 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 ment ...
" *" 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 master ...
" *"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 dep ...
" *"The Story of
Grettir the Strong ''Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar'' (modern , reconstructed ), also known as ''Grettla'', ''Grettir's Saga'' or ''The Saga of Grettir the Strong'', is one of the Icelanders' sagas. It details the life of Grettir Ásmundarson, a bellicose Icelandic ou ...
"


''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 Baltic may refer to: Peoples and languages *Baltic languages, a subfamily of Indo-European languages, including Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian *Balts (or Baltic peoples), ethnic groups speaking the Baltic languages and/or originatin ...
, 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 The Dragon and the Prince or The Prince and the Dragon is a Serbian fairy tale collected by A. H. Wratislaw in his ''Sixty Folk-Tales from Exclusively Slavonic Sources'', tale number 43. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Crimson Fairy Book''.Andrew ...
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Little Wildrose Little Wildrose is a Romanian fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Crimson Fairy Book''. Origin Mite Kremnitz stated that the tale was penned by Romanian author , and published in the magazine ''Convorbiri Literare''. Translations Mite ...
" *" Tiidu the Piper" *" Paperarello" *" The Gifts of the Magician" *" The Strong Prince" *"
The Treasure Seeker ''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 m ...
" *" The Cottager and his Cat" *"
The Prince Who Would Seek Immortality ''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 Stone-cutter" *" The Gold-bearded Man" *"
Tritill, Litill, and the Birds Tritill, Litill, and the Birds is a Hungarian fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Crimson Fairy Book''. A version of the tale also appears in '' A Book of Ogres and Trolls'', by Ruth Manning-Sanders. That version is said to come from Ice ...
" *" The Three Robes" *"
The Six Hungry Beasts ''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 ...
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How the Beggar Boy turned into Count Piro How the Beggar Boy turned into Count Piro is an Italian fairy tale collected by Laura Gonzenbach in ''Sicilianische Märchen''. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Crimson Fairy Book''. It is Aarne-Thompson type 545B, the Cat as Helper. Other ta ...
" *" The Rogue and the Herdsman" *" Eisenkopf" *" The Death of Abu Nowas and of his Wife" *" Motikatika" *"
Niels and the Giants "Niels and the Giants" is a Danish fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Crimson Fairy Book''. Synopsis A couple had two sons. The older was content to be a shepherd like his father, but the younger, Niels, wanted to be a hunter. He got ...
" *" Shepherd Paul" *" How the Wicked Tanuki was Punished" *"
The Crab and the Monkey The Crab and the Monkey, also known as or The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab, is a Japanese folktales, Japanese folktale. In the story, a sly monkey kills a crab, and is later killed in revenge by the crab's offspring. Retributive justice is ...
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The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnfoder "The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnföder" is an Icelandic fairy tale, included by Andrew Lang in ''The Crimson Fairy Book'' (1903). It was adapted from "", a German translation by in his (1884). Poestion acquired the Icelandic text from his c ...
" *" The Story of the Sham Prince, or the Ambitious Tailor" *" The Colony of Cats" *"
How to find out a True Friend How to find out a True Friend is an Italian fairy tale collected by Laura Gonzenbach in ''Sicilianische Märchen''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Crimson Fairy Book''.Andrew Lang, ''The Crimson Fairy Book''"How to find out a True Friend"/ref> ...
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Clever Maria Clever Maria is a Portuguese fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Crimson Fairy Book''.Andrew Lang, ''The Crimson Fairy Book'',Clever Maria Synopsis Intro A merchant had three daughters, and the youngest, Maria, was the most beautif ...
" *" The Magic Kettle"


''The Brown Fairy Book'' (1904)

The Brown Fairy Book contains stories from the American Indians, Australian Bushmen and African
Sothos The Sotho () people, also known as the Basuto or Basotho (), are a Bantu nation native to southern Africa. They split into different ethnic groups over time, due to regional conflicts and colonialism, which resulted in the modern Basotho, who ...
, 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 Turkmeni ...
, Lapland,
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, and
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...
. *"
What the Rose did to the Cypress What the Rose did to the Cypress is a Persian fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Brown Fairy Book'' (1904), with the note "Translated from two Persian MSS. in the possession of the British Museum and the India Office, and adapted, with ...
" *" Ball-Carrier and the Bad One" *"
How Ball-Carrier finished his Task How may refer to: * How (greeting), a word used in some misrepresentations of Native American/First Nations speech * How, an interrogative word in English grammar Art and entertainment Literature * ''How'' (book), a 2007 book by Dov Seidm ...
" *"The
Bunyip The bunyip is a creature from the aboriginal mythology of southeastern Australia, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes. Name The origin of the word ''bunyip'' has been traced to the Wemba-Wemba or Wergaia ...
" *"
Father Grumbler A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. An adoptive fathe ...
" *"The Story of the
Yara Yara may refer to: People * YARA (girl group), a Filipino girl group * Yara (given name) * Yara (surname), a Japanese surname * Yara (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese pop singer * Yara (footballer) (born 1964), Brazilian footballer Locations ...
" *"
The Cunning Hare ''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 Turtle and his Bride" *"
How Geirald the Coward was Punished How Geirald the Coward was Punished is an Icelandic fairy tale collected in '' Neuislandische Volksmärchen''. Andrew Lang included it in 1904's '' The Brown Fairy Book''. Synopsis A poor knight had many children. One day, the oldest, Rosald, ma ...
" *" Habogi" *"
How the Little Brother set Free his Big Brothers How may refer to: * How (greeting), a word used in some misrepresentations of Native American/First Nations speech * How, an interrogative word in English grammar Art and entertainment Literature * ''How'' (book), a 2007 book by Dov Seidm ...
" *" The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe" *" The Wicked Wolverine" *" The Husband of the Rat's Daughter" *"
The Mermaid and the Boy The Mermaid and the Boy (''Gutten, Havfruen og Ridder Rød''; German: ''Der Knabe, die Meerfrau und Ritter Roth'') is a Sámi fairy tale collected by Josef Calasanz Poestion in '' Lapplandische Märchen'' (Wein; 1886). Andrew Lang included an Eng ...
" *" Pivi and Kabo" *"
The Elf Maiden The Elf Maiden is a Sámi fairy tale, collected by J. C. Poestion in ''Lapplandische Märchen''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Brown Fairy Book ''The Langs' Fairy Books'' are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for chi ...
" *"
How Some Wild Animals became Tame Ones How may refer to: * How (greeting), a word used in some misrepresentations of Native American/First Nations speech * How, an interrogative word in English grammar Art and entertainment Literature * ''How'' (book), a 2007 book by Dov Seidm ...
" *" Fortune and the Wood-Cutter" *" The Enchanted Head" *"
The Sister of the Sun ''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 and his wife, Leonora Blanche Alleyne. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections ...
" *" The Prince and the Three Fates" *" The Fox and the Lapp" *"
Kisa the Cat Kisa the Cat is an Icelandic fairy tale collected in ''Neuisländischen Volksmärchen''. Andrew Lang included an adapted version in '' The Brown Fairy Book''.Andrew Lang, ''The Brown Fairy Book''"Kisa the Cat"/ref> Synopsis A queen had a cat. On ...
" *"
The Lion and the Cat ''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 m ...
" *" 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 Story or stories may refer to: Common uses * Story, a narrative (an account of imaginary or real people and events) ** Short story, a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting * Story (American English), or storey (British ...
" *"
Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey Tale may refer to: * Narrative, or story, a report of real or imaginary connected events * TAL effector (TALE), a type of DNA binding protein * Tale, Albania, a resort town * Tale, Iran, a village * Tale, Maharashtra, a village in Ratnagiri distri ...
" *" The Knights of the Fish"


''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 West ...
, 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.
*"How Guillaume de Palerme, William of Palermo was carried off by the Werwolf" *"Guillaume de Palerme, The Disenchantment of the Werwolf" *"Njáls saga, The Slaying of Hallgerda's Husbands" *"Njáls saga, The Death of Gunnar" *"Njáls saga, Njal's Burning" *"Gesta Romanorum, The Lady of Solace" *"The Faerie Queene, Una and the Lion" *"The Faerie Queene, How the Red Cross Knight slew the Dragon" *"Amis et Amiles, Amys and Amyle" *"El Cid, The Tale of the Cid" *"Don Quixote, The Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance" *"Don Quixote, The Adventure of the Two Armies who turned out to be Flocks of Sheep" *"Don Quixote, The Adventure of the Bobbing Lights" *"Don Quixote, 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 West ...
was Enchanted while guarding the Castle" *"Don Quixote, Don Quixote's Home-coming" *"The Meeting of Huon of Bordeaux, Huon and Oberon, King of the Fairies" *"How Oberon saved Huon of Bordeaux, Huon" *"Havelok the Dane, Havelok and Goldborough" *"Cupid and Psyche" *"Bevis of Hampton, Sir Bevis the Strong" *"Ogier the Dane" *"The Golden Ass, How the Ass became a Man again" *"Guy of Warwick" *"Orlando Furioso, How Bradamante conquered the Wizard" *"Orlando Furioso, 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 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 wid ...
.
*"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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Full Andrew Lang's Fairy Books collection
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One More LibraryAndrew Lang collectionThe Folio Society "Rainbow Fairy Books"
* * * * * * Illustrated list of all the first editions. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lang Collections of fairy tales Series of children's books Scottish children's literature