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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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and
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by Andrew Lang 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 ''Andrew Lang's Fairy Books, The Fairy Books' ...
. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of
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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 poems in ''The Blue Poetry Book''. Leonora Blanche Alleyne (1851–1933) was an English author,
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, and translator. 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 poet, novelist, and
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, edited the series and wrote prefaces for its entire run. According to
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, "The irony of Lang's life and work is that although he wrote for a profession—literary criticism; fiction; poems; books and articles on anthropology, mythology, history, and travel ... 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
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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 Henry Justice Ford, with credit for the first two volumes shared by
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and
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, respectively.
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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 oral primary sources, yet only they and Madame d'Aulnoy (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 Anglo-Scottish border. British fairy tale collections were rare at the time;
Dinah Craik Dinah Maria Craik (; born Dinah Maria Mulock, often credited as Miss Mulock or Mrs. Craik; 20 April 1826 – 12 October 1887) was an English novelist and poet. She is best remembered for her novel ''John Halifax, Gentleman'', which presents the ...
's ''The Fairy Book'' (1869) was a lonely precedent. According to Roger Lancelyn Green, Lang "was fighting against the critics and educationists of the day" who judged the traditional tales' "unreality, brutality, and escapism to be harmful for young readers, while holding that such stories were beneath the serious consideration of those of mature age". Over a generation, Lang's books worked a revolution in this public perception. The series was immensely popular, helped by Lang's reputation as a
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and by the packaging device of the uniform books. The series proved of great influence in children's literature, increasing the popularity of fairy tales over tales of real life. It inspired such imitators as ''English Fairy Tales'' (1890) and ''More English Fairy Tales'' (1894) by Joseph Jacobs. 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" 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 "On Fairy-Stories" is an essay by J. R. R. Tolkien which discusses the fairy story as a literary form. It was written as a lecture entitled "Fairy Stories" for the Andrew Lang lecture at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, on 8 March 1939. ...
" (1939) that he appreciated the collections but objected to his editing the stories for children. He also criticized Lang for including stories without magical elements in them, with "
The Heart of a Monkey The Heart of a Monkey is a Swahili fairy tale collected by Edward Steere in ''Swahili Tales''.Edward Steere (1870), '' Swahili Tales'', "The Story of the Washerman's Donkey". Andrew Lang included it in ''The Lilac Fairy Book''. It is Aarne-Thomp ...
" 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 ...
" *" East of the Sun and West of the Moon" *"
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 th ...
" *" Little Red Riding Hood" *"The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood" *" Cinderella 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 of ...
and the Wonderful Lamp" *" The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was" *" Rumpelstiltskin" *" Beauty and the Beast" *" The Master Maid" *" Why the Sea Is Salt" *"The Master Cat or Puss in Boots" *"
Felicia and the Pot of Pinks The name Felicia derives from the Latin adjective ''felix'', meaning "happy, lucky", though in the neuter plural form ''felicia'' it literally means "happy things" and often occurred in the phrase ''tempora felicia'', "happy times". The sense of ...
" *" 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 Lang, ...
" *" The Terrible Head" *" The Story of Pretty Goldilocks" *" The History of Whittington" *"
The Wonderful Sheep ''The Ram'' (in French: ''Le Mouton'') is a French literary fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy. Alternate names The title was alternatively translated into English as ''The Royal Ram''.Planché, James Robinson. ''Fairy Tales by The Countess d'Aulnoy, ...
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Little Thumb Hop-o'-My-Thumb (Hop-on-My-Thumb), or Hop o' My Thumb, also known as Little Thumbling, Little Thumb, or Little Poucet (french: Le petit Poucet), is one of the eight fairytales published by Charles Perrault in ''Histoires ou Contes du temps passé ...
" *" The Forty Thieves" *" Hansel and Gretel" *"
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 ...
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The Goose-girl "The Goose Girl" (german: :de:Die Gänsemagd, Die Gänsemagd) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and first published in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' in 1815 (KHM 89). It is of Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index, Aarne-Thompson type 5 ...
" *" Toads and Diamonds" *" Prince Darling" *"
Blue Beard "Bluebeard" (french: Barbe bleue, ) is a French folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by Charles Perrault and first published by Barbin in Paris in 1697 in ''Histoires ou contes du temps passé''. The tale tells the 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 young ...
" *" 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" *"
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" *"
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 ...
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The Norka The Norka (Russian: Норка-зверь, "Norka-Animal") is a Russian fairy tale published by Alexander Afanasyev in his collection of ''Russian Fairy Tales'', numbered 132. Origin William Ralston Shedden-Ralston indicated the story originated ...
" *" The Wonderful Birch" *" Jack and the Beanstalk" *" The Little Good Mouse" *" Graciosa and Percinet" *" The Three Princesses of Whiteland" *"" *"
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" *" 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: ...
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The Twelve Brothers "The Twelve Brothers" (german: Die zwölf Brüder) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (KHM 9). Andrew Lang included it in ''The Red Fairy Book''. It is of Aarne-Thompson type 451 ("The Maiden Who See ...
" *" Rapunzel" *"
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 of ...
" *" Farmer Weatherbeard" *" Mother Holle" *" Minnikin" *" Bushy Bride" *" Snowdrop" *" The Golden Goose" *"
The Seven Foals The Seven Foals (in Norwegian : ''De syv folene'') is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. The hero of the story is sometimes called, in an analogue to ''Cinderella'', Cinder-lad. Synopsis A poor coup ...
" *" 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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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'' ...
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I Remember, I Remember 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''. ...
" * Ben Jonson **" Hymn to Diana" *
John Keats John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tuberculo ...
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La Belle Dame Sans Mercy LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
" **" On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" **"Winter" * Charles Lamb **"Hester" * Mary Lamb **"
The Child and the Snake ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...
" * Walter Savage Landor **"
Rose Aylmer A rose is either a woody perennial plant, perennial flowering plant of the genus ''Rosa'' (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred Rose species, species and Garden roses, tens of thousands of cultivar ...
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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 signific ...
**" Auld Robin Gray" * Henry Wadsworth Longfellow **"
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 m ...
" **"The Day is Done" **"
The Fire of Drift-wood ''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 ...
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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 family ...
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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 **" 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 main R ...
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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 the ...
**" The Passionate Shepherd to his Love" * Andrew Marvell **" Song of the Emigrants in Bermuda" **"
The Girl Describes her Fawn ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...
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William Julius Mickle William Julius Mickle (29 September 1734 in Langholm, in Dumfrieshire – 28 October 1788 in Forest Hill) was a Scottish poet. Son of the minister of Langholm, Dumfriesshire, he was for some time a brewer in Edinburgh, but failed. He move ...
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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 Cumno ...
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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 political ...
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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 melan ...
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Il Penseroso ''Il Penseroso'' ("the thinker") is a poem by John Milton, first found in the 1645/1646 quarto of verses ''The Poems of Mr. John Milton, both English and Latin'', published by Humphrey Moseley. It was presented as a companion piece to ''L'Alle ...
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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 drown ...
" **" 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 ...
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As Slow our Ship As, AS, A. S., A/S or similar may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * A. S. Byatt (born 1936), English critic, novelist, poet and short story writer * As (song), "As" (song), by Stevie Wonder * , a Spanish sports newspaper * , an academic ...
" **"The Light of Other Days" **" The Harp that once through Tara's Halls" **"
The Minstrel-Boy ''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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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 songwriter. Many of her s ...
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The Land o' the Leal ''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 ...
" * Thomas Nashe **"
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 ...
" * Thomas Love Peacock **" War-song of Dinas Vawr" * Edgar Allan Poe **" Annabel Lee" **" The Haunted Palace" **" The Sleeper" **"
The Valley of Unrest This article lists all known poetry, poems by American author and critic Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849), listed alphabetically with the date of their authorship in parentheses. An Acrostic (1829) An unpublished 9-line poe ...
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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 t ...
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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 marri ...
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The Red Fisherman; or, the Devil's Decoy ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
" * Walter Scott **"
A Weary Lot is Thine, Fair Maid 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'' ...
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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 ...
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Allen-a-Dale Alan-a-Dale (first recorded as Allen a Dale; variously spelled ''Allen-a-Dale'', ''Allan-a-Dale'', ''Allin-a-Dale'', ''Allan A'Dayle'' etc.) is a figure in the Robin Hood legend. According to the stories, he was a wandering minstrel who became a ...
" **" County Guy" **"Evening" **"
Gathering Song of Donald Dhu Gather, gatherer, or gathering may refer to: Anthropology and sociology *Hunter-gatherer, a person or a society whose subsistence depends on hunting and gathering of wild foods *Intensive gathering, the practice of cultivating wild plants as a st ...
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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, et ...
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Hymn for the Dead 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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Jock of Hazeldean Jock may refer to: Common meanings * Jock (stereotype), a North American term for a stereotypical male athlete * Jock, a derogatory term for Scottish people mostly used by the English * Short for jockstrap, an item of male protective undergarmen ...
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Lucy Ashton's Song 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 ...
" **" Nora's Vow" **"
Proud Maisie Proud may refer to: Music * ''Proud'' (Heather Small album), the debut album by Heather Small ** "Proud" (Heather Small song), a song by Heather Small that was the official song for the London 2012 Olympic bid * ''Proud'' (compilation album), ...
" **" 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'' () 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 Outlaw" **" The Sun upon the Weirdlaw Hill" **"
Twist ye, Twine ye Twist may refer to: In arts and entertainment Film, television, and stage * ''Twist'' (2003 film), a 2003 independent film loosely based on Charles Dickens's novel ''Oliver Twist'' * ''Twist'' (2021 film), a 2021 modern rendition of ''Olive ...
" **" 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 ...
" * William Shakespeare **"
A Sea Dirge 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'' ...
" **" Fidele" **"
Orpheus with his Lute Orpheus (; Ancient Greek: Ὀρφεύς, classical pronunciation: ; french: Orphée) is a Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet in ancient Greek religion. He was also a renowned poet and, according to the legend, travelled with Jason ...
" **" 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 achie ...
**" 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 L ...
" **"The Recollection" * James Shirley **" Death the Leveller" * Philip Sidney **"Sleep" * Robert Surtees **" Barthram's Dirge" * Charles Wolfe **" The Burial of Sir John Moore at Corunna" **" To Mary" * William Wordsworth **"
I Wandered Lonely I, or i, is the ninth letter and the third vowel letter 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 ''i'' (pronounced ), plural ...
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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 ...
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On the Departure of Sir Walter Scott 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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from Abbotsford for Naples, 1831 From may refer to: * From, a preposition * From (SQL), computing language keyword * Email#Message header, From: (email message header), field showing the sender of an email * FromSoftware, a Japanese video game company * Full range of motion, the ...
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The Kitten and Falling Leaves ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...
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The Reverie of Poor Susan ''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 ...
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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 2 (two) is a number, numeral (linguistics), numeral and numerical digit, digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a Dualistic cosmology, duality, it ...
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Yarrow Unvisited, 1803 ''Achillea millefolium'', commonly known as yarrow () or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Other common names include old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort, and thousand seal. The ...
" **" Yarrow Visited, September 1814" * Henry Wotton **"
Elizabeth of Bohemia Elizabeth Stuart (19 August 159613 February 1662) was Electress of the Palatinate and briefly Queen of Bohemia as the wife of Frederick V of the Palatinate. Since her husband's reign in Bohemia lasted for just one winter, she is called the Win ...
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''The Green Fairy Book'' (1892)

In his Preface to this volume, Lang expressed the view that it would be "probably the last" of the collection. Their continuing popularity, however, demanded subsequent collections. In The Green Fairy Book, the third in the series, Lang has assembled stories from Spanish and
Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...
traditions. *" The Blue Bird" *" The Half-Chick" *"
The Story of Caliph Stork ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
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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 ...
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Rosanella Rosanella is a French literary fairy tale by the Comte de Caylus (the original French title being ''Rosanie''). Andrew Lang included it in ''The Green Fairy Book''. Plot summary The Queen of the Fairies having died, the fairies A fairy (also ...
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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 1979), ...
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Fairy Gifts Fairy Gifts (in French : ''Les Dons'') is a French literary fairy tale, by the Comte de Caylus (1692–1765). Andrew Lang included it in his ''The Green Fairy Book'' (1892; this is a reworked version). Synopsis The Flower Fairy raised princes and ...
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Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla 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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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. The ...
" *" The Three Little Pigs" *" Heart of Ice" *"
The Enchanted Ring ''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 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" *"
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 ...
" *" Puddocky" *" The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs" *" The Story of the Three Bears" *"
Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida A prince is a Monarch, 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 title, hereditary, in s ...
" *" 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 "Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm ( or ), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were a brother duo of German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lex ...
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The Crystal Coffin "The Glass Coffin" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 163. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Green Fairy Book'' as ''The Crystal Coffin''. It is Aarne-Thompson type 410, Sleeping Beauty. Another variant is ''Th ...
" *" 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 ...
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The Story of a Clever Tailor "The Clever Little Tailor" (german: Vom klugen Schneiderlein) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm as tale 114. It is Aarne-Thompson type 850, The Princess's Birthmarks. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Green Fairy Book''. ...
" *" 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 m ...
" *" The Story of the Fisherman and his Wife" *" The Three Musicians" *"
The Three Dogs The Three Dogs is a German fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Green Fairy Book'', listing his source as the Brothers Grimm. A version of this tale appears in '' A Book of Dragons'' by Ruth Manning-Sanders. It is Aarne-Thompson type 5 ...
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''The True Story Book'' (1893)

Contains 24 true stories, mainly drawn from European history.
*" A Boy among the Red Indians" *"
Casanova's ''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" *"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" *" 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" *"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 Cesare Borgia (; ca-valencia, Cèsar Borja ; es, link=no, César Borja ; 13 September 1475 – 12 March 1507) was an Italian ex- cardinal and '' condottiero'' (mercenary leader) of Aragonese (Spanish) origin, whose fight for power was a major ...
from the Castle of Medina del Campo" *" The Kidnapping of the Princes" *" The Conquest of Montezuma's Empire" *"Adventures of
Bartholomew Portugues Bartholomew (Aramaic: ; grc, Βαρθολομαῖος, translit=Bartholomaîos; la, Bartholomaeus; arm, Բարթողիմէոս; cop, ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ; he, בר-תולמי, translit=bar-Tôlmay; ar, بَرثُولَماو ...
, 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, consisti ...
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Cat and Mouse in Partnership "Cat and Mouse in Partnership" (german: Katze und Maus in Gesellschaft) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' (KHM 2). It is a story of Aarne-Thompson type 15 ("Stealing the Partner's Butter"). Origin ...
" *" The Six Swans" *"
The Dragon of the North 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 ...
" *" Story of the Emperor's New Clothes" *" The Golden Crab" *"
The Iron Stove The Iron Stove (''Der Eisenofen'') is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, as tale number 127. It is Aarne–Thompson type 425A, the animal bridegroom. Dorothea Viehmann prepared the story for the Grimms' collection. Synopsis A prince ...
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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 ...
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The Donkey Cabbage "Donkey Cabbages" (or "The Donkey Cabbage"; german: Der Krautesel) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 122. A man shoots birds in a forest and gains magical objects. By also ingesting the heart of one of the bird ...
" *" 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''. L ...
" *" The Grateful Beasts" *"
The Giants and the Herd-boy The Giants and the Herd-boy is a Bukovina, Bukovinian fairy tale collected by Dr Heinrich von Wlislocki in ''Märchen und Sagen der Bukowinaer und Siebenbürger Armenier''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Yellow Fairy Book''.Andrew Lang, ''The Y ...
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The Invisible Prince ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
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The Crow The Crow is a supernatural superhero comic book series created by James O'Barr revolving around the titular character of the same name. The series, which was originally created by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his fiancée at t ...
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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 Seidma ...
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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 mag ...
" *" The Nixy" *" The Glass Mountain" *"
Alphege, or the Green Monkey Alphege, or the Green Monkey (in French : ''Alphinge ou le singe vert'') is a French literary fairy tale, included in a work entitled ''Nouveaux Contes de fées'' (1718). In his compilation ''Le Cabinet des Fées'' (tome 31), Charles-Joseph de May ...
" *" Fairer-than-a-Fairy" *" The Three Brothers" *"
The Boy and the Wolves The Boy and the Wolves is a Native American fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Yellow Fairy Book''.Andrew Lang, ''The Yellow Fairy Book''"The Boy and the Wolves"/ref> Synopsis Shunning the wickedness of people, a gentle-hearted hunter ...
, or the Broken Promise" *"
The Glass Axe ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
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The Dead Wife ''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 ...
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In the Land of Souls ''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 White Duck" *"
The Witch and Her Servants ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
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The Magic Ring ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
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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 Yello ...
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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 Ta ...
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The Snow-daughter and the Fire-son ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speak ...
" *" The Story of King Frost" *"
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The Witch A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft. Witch, WITCH, or variations thereof may also refer to: Animals * Witch (lefteye flounder) (''Arnoglossus scapha''), a Pacific flatfish * Witch (righteye flounder) (''Glyptocephalus cynoglossus''), a Euro ...
" *" The Hazel-nut Child" *" 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 kóngssyn ...
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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" in t ...
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The Nightingale The common nightingale is a songbird found in Eurasia. Nightingale may also refer to: Birds * Thrush nightingale, a songbird found in Eurasia * Red-billed leiothrix, a songbird of the Indian Subcontinent Literature * "Nightingale" (short sto ...
" *" 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'', a ...
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A Story about a Darning-needle "A Story about a Darning-needle" or "The Darning-Needle" ( da, Stoppenålen) is an 1845 literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen The story is about a very conceited darning Darning is a sewing technique for repairing holes or worn area ...
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''The Red True Story Book'' (1895)

Contains 30 true stories, mainly drawn from European history. Includes the life of Joan of Arc and the Jacobite uprising of 1745.
*" Wilson's Last Fight" *"The Life and Death of
Joan the Maid ''Joan the Maid'' (french: Jeanne la pucelle) is a two-part 1994 French historical film directed by Jacques Rivette. It chronicles the life of Joan of Arc from the French perspective. This film was released in two parts: ''Joan the Maid, Part ...
" *"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 Ines or INES may refer to: People * Ines (name), a feminine given name, also written as Inés or Inês * Saint Ines or Agnes (), Roman virgin–martyr * Eda-Ines Etti (stage name: ''Ines''; born 1981), Estonian singer Places * Doña Ines, a volca ...
" *"The Story of Orthon" *"How Gustavus Vasa won his Kingdom" *" Monsieur de Bayard's Duel" *"Story of Gudbrand of the Dales" *"
Sir Richard Grenville Sir Richard Grenville (15 June 1542 – 10 September 1591), also spelt Greynvile, Greeneville, and Greenfield, was an English privateer and explorer. Grenville was lord of the manors of Stowe, Cornwall and Bideford, Devon. He subsequently ...
" *"The Story of Molly Pitcher" *"The Voyages, Dangerous Adventures, and Imminent Escapes of Captain Richard Falconer" *" Marbot's March" *" Eylau. The Mare Lisette" *"How Marbot crossed the Danube" *" The Piteous Death of Gaston, Son of the Count of Foix" *" Rolf Stake" *"The Wreck of the 'Wager'" *" Peter Williamson" *" A Wonderful Voyage" *"The
Pitcairn Island Pitcairn Island is the only inhabited island of the Pitcairn Islands, of which many inhabitants are descendants of mutineers of HMS ''Bounty''. Geography The island is of volcanic origin, with a rugged cliff coastline. Unlike many other ...
ers" *"A Relation of three years' Suffering of Robert Everard upon the Island of Assada, near Madagascar, in a voyage to India, in the year 1686" *" The Fight at Svolder Island" *"The Death of Hacon the Good" *" Prince Charlie's War" *" The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition" *"The Story of Emund" *" The Man in White" *"The Adventures of 'The Bull of Earlstoun" *"The Story of Grisell Baillie's Sheep's Head" *" The Conquest of Peru"


''The Animal Story Book'' (1896)

Contains 65 stories about animals. Some of them are simple accounts of how animals live in the wild. Others are stories about pets, or remarkable wild animals, or about hunting expeditions. Many are taken from
Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...
.
*"'Tom': an Adventure in the Life of a
Bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nor ...
in Paris" *"Saï the Panther" *"The Buzzard and the Priest" *" Cowper and his Hares" *"A Rat Tale" *"Snake Stories" *"What Elephants can Do" *"The Dog of Montargis" *"How a Beaver builds his House" *" The War Horse of Alexander" *"Stories about Bears" *"Stories about Ants" *"The Taming of an Otter" *"The Story of
Androcles and the Lion Androcles ( el, Ἀνδροκλῆς, alternatively spelled Androclus in Latin), is the main character of a common folktale about a man befriending a lion. The tale is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156. The ...
" *"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 Cagnotte (; oc, Canhòta) is a Communes of France, commune in the Landes (department), Landes Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department References ...
" *"Still Waters Run Deep; or, the Dancing Dog" *" Theo and his Horses: Jane, Betsy, and Blanche" *"Madame Théophile and the Parrot" *"The Battle of the Mullets and the Dolphins" *"
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" *" Dolphins at Play" *"The Starling of Segringen" *"Grateful Dogs" *" Gazelle" *" Cockatoo 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 wea ...
who was reared by a Cat" *"Stories about Lions" *"Builders and Weavers" *"More Faithful than Favoured" *" Dolphins, Turtles, and
Cod Cod is the common name for the demersal fish genus '' Gadus'', belonging to the family Gadidae. Cod is also used as part of the common name for a number of other fish species, and one species that belongs to genus ''Gadus'' is commonly not call ...
" *"More about Elephants" *"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 Marmots" *"Eagles' Nests"


''The Pink Fairy Book'' (1897)

Forty-one Japanese, Scandinavian, and Sicilian tales. *"
The Cat's Elopement "The Cat's Elopement" (german: Kätzchens Entführung) is a Japanese fairy tale collected by Professor in '' Japanische Marchen und Sagen'' (Leipzig, 1885). Andrew Lang had it translated and included in ''The Pink Fairy Book ''The Langs' Fairy ...
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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's t ...
" *" The Goblin and the Grocer" *"
The House in the Wood "The Hut in the Forest" (also The Hut in the Wood; German: ''Das Waldhaus'') is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 169). Andrew Lang included it in ''The Pink Fairy Book'' (1897). It is Aarne-Thompson type 431. Synopsis A ...
" *" 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 t ...
" *"The Snow Man" *"
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" *" 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" *"
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 trolls. One day he ...
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The Cunning Shoemaker The Cunning Shoemaker is an Italian fairy tale collected by Laura Gonzenbach in '' Sicilianische Mahrchen''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Pink Fairy Book ''The Langs' Fairy Books'' are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional sto ...
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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 ''T ...
" *" Catherine and Her Destiny" *" How the Hermit Helped to Win the King's Daughter" *" The Water of Life" *" The Wounded Lion" *" The Man Without a Heart" *" The Two Brothers" *" 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 and ...
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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 for ...
" *" 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 ...
" *" Esben and the Witch" *"
Princess Minon-Minette Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning wiktionary:principal, principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. ...
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Maiden Bright-eye Maiden Bright-eye (Danish: ''Jomfru Klarøje'') is a Danish fairy tale, that Andrew Lang included it in ''The Pink Fairy Book''. It is ATU 403 The White Bride and the Black Bride. Source Danish folklorist Evald Tang Kristensen was the one who or ...
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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 of ...
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King Lindworm King Lindworm or Prince Lindworm (Danish language, Danish: ''Kong Lindorm'') is a Denmark, 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 ...
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The Little Hare ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
" *" The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue" *"
The Story of Ciccu ''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 ...
" *" 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 of ...
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" *"
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" *" 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 Latin, Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail ...
s and Unicorns" *"About Ants, Amphisbænas, and
Basilisk In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk ( or ) is a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king, who causes death to those who look into its eyes. According to the ''Naturalis Historia'' of Pliny the Elder, the basilisk of Cyrene is ...
s" *"Dragons" *"The Story of
Beowulf ''Beowulf'' (; ang, Bēowulf ) is an Old English epic poem in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important and most often translated works of Old English literature. The ...
,
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 a ...
', 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. The ...
and the Fire Drake" *"A Fox Tale" *"An Egyptian Snake Charmer" *"An Adventure of Gérard, the Lion Hunter" *"Pumas and Jaguars in South America" *"Mathurin and Mathurine" *"Joseph: Whose proper name was Josephine" *"The Homes of the Vizcachas" *" Guanacos: Living and Dying" *"In the
American Desert American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...
" *"The Story of Jacko II" *"Princess" *" The Lion and the Saint" *"The Further Adventures of 'Tom,' a Bear, in Paris" *"Recollections of a
Lion Tamer Lion taming is the taming and training of lions, either for protection or for use in entertainment, such as the circus. The term often applies to the taming and display of lions and other big cats such as tigers, leopards, jaguars, black pa ...
" *"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 **Ger ...
and Italian collections. *" Donkey Skin" *"
The Goblin Pony ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
" *" An Impossible Enchantment" *"
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Janni and the Draken Janni is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Janni Arnth Jensen (born 1986), Danish football player * Janni Howker, British author * Janni Lee Simner, American author * Janni Spies, Danish businesswoman * Antoni ...
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The Partnership of the Thief and the Liar ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...
" *" 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 ''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 ...
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Herr Lazarus and the Draken Herr may refer to: * Herr (honorific), a German honorific * Herr (surname) * Herr (title), a German title * Herr, Indiana, an unincorporated town in Perry Township, Boone County, Indiana, US * Herr's Snacks Herr's is an American brand of potato ...
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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 beautiful ...
" *" Udea and her Seven Brothers" *"The White Wolf" *"
Mohammed with the Magic Finger Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد;  570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
" *" Bobino" *"
The Dog and the Sparrow "The Dog and the Sparrow" (German: ''Der Hund und der Sperling'') is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 58). It is a story of Aarne-Thompson type 248 ("The Man, the Dog, and the Bird"). Origin According to the Grimms, the st ...
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The Story of the Three Sons of Hali ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speak ...
" *" The Story of the Fair Circassians" *"
The Jackal and the Spring The Jackal and the Spring (French language, French: ''Le chacal et la source'') is an African fairy tale collected by E. Jacottet in ''Contes Populaires des Bassoutos''. Synopsis All the rivers and streams ran dry. The animals dug a well to kee ...
" *" The Bear" *"
The Sunchild ''Maroula'' is a Greek fairy tale collected by Georgios A. Megas in ''Folktales of Greece''. Andrew Lang included a variant, ''The Sunchild'', in ''The Grey Fairy Book'', without listing any source information. Synopsis A childless woman tells ...
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The Daughter of Buk Ettemsuch The Daughter of Buk Ettemsuch is a fairy tale from northern Africa, collected by Hans Stumme in ''Märchen und Gedichte aus der Stadt Tripolis''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Grey Fairy Book'' (1900). Translations The original name, as publi ...
" *" Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye, or the Limping Fox" *"
The Unlooked for Prince King Kojata or The Unlooked for Prince or Prince Unexpected (Polish language, Polish: ''O królewiczu Niespodzianku'') is a Slavonic fairy tale, of Poland, Polish origin. Louis Léger remarked that its source (''Bajarz polski'') was "one of the most ...
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The Simpleton ''The Simpleton'' (russian: Тюфя′к, translit=''Tyufyak'', translated also as ''The Muff'') is the debut novel by Alexei Pisemsky, written in the late 1840 and first published in October and November 1850 by ''Moskvityanin''. The novel has ...
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The Street Musicians The "Town Musicians of Bremen" (german: link=no, Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' in 1819 (KHM 27). It tells the story of four aging domestic animals, w ...
" *"The Twin Brothers" *"
Cannetella Cannetella is a Neapolitan literary fairy tale told by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the ''Pentamerone''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Grey Fairy Book'', as collected by Hermann Kletke.Andrew Lang, ''The Grey Fairy Book''"Cannetella"/r ...
" *" The Ogre" *"
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Long, Broad, and Quickeye Long, Broad and Sharpsight or Long, Broad, and Quickeye is a Bohemian fairy tale, collected and published by Karel Jaromír Erben in 1865 in ''Sto prostonarodních pohádek a pověstí slovanských'' and also by Louis Léger in ''Contes Populaire ...
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''The Violet Fairy Book'' (1901)

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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" *"
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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 ''The Violet Fairy Book, Violet Fairy Book'' (1901), taken from a German copy, and Mrs. James's "Schippeitaro" (1888), ...
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The Three Princes and their Beasts The Three Princes and their Beasts is a Lithuanian fairy tale included by Andrew Lang in ''The Violet Fairy Book''. The actual source was ''Von den drei Brüdern und ihren Thieren'' from August Leskien und K. Brugman, in ''Litauische Volkslieder un ...
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The Goat's Ears of the Emperor Trojan The Goat's Ears of the Emperor Trojan (У цара Тројана козје уши) is a South Slavic fairy tale published by Serbian author Vuk Karadžić in 1870. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Violet Fairy Book''. It was translated from a G ...
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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 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 th ...
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" *" The Story of a Gazelle" *"
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Two in a Sack 2 (two) is a number, numeral (linguistics), numeral and numerical digit, digit. It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3. It is the smallest and only even prime number. Because it forms the basis of a Dualistic cosmology, duality, it ...
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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 th ...
" *" The Fairy of the Dawn" *"
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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 ...
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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 m ...
" *" The History of Dwarf Long Nose" *"
The Nunda, Eater of People The Nunda, Eater of People is an abridged version of a Swahili fairy tale titled " ''Sultan Majnun''" (), collected by Edward Steere (1828–1882) in ''Swahili Tales, as told by natives of Zanzibar'' (1870). Andrew Lang included it in ''The Violet ...
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The Story of Hassebu ''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 Maiden with the Wooden Helmet" *"
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" *"The Young Man Who Would Have His Eyes Opened" *"The Boys with the Golden Stars" *"The Frog Princess, The Frog" *"The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground" *"Ileana Simziana, The Girl Who Pretended to be a Boy" *"The Story of Halfman" *"The Prince Who Wanted to See the World" *"Virgilius the Sorcerer" *"Mogarzea and his Son"


''The Book of Romance'' (1902)

Contains nineteen stories from various medieval and Renaissance romances of chivalry, adapted for children. Includes stories about King Arthur, Charlemagne, William of Gellone, William of Orange, and Robin Hood.
*"Excalibur#Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone, The Drawing of the Sword" *"The Questing Beast" *"Excalibur, The Sword Excalibur" *"The Story of Sir Balin" *"How the Round Table began" *"The Passing of Merlin" *"How Morgan Le Fay tried to kill King Arthur" *"What Beaumains asked of the King" *"The Quest of the Holy Grail, Holy Graal" *"Guinevere, The Fight for the Queen" *"Elaine of Astolat, The Fair Maid of Astolat" *"Lancelot and Guenevere" *"Battle of Camlann, The End of it All" *"Battle of Roncevaux Pass, The Battle of Roncevalles" *"The Pursuit of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, Diarmid" *"Some Adventures of William of Gellone, William Short Nose" *"Wayland the Smith" *"The Story of Robin Hood" *"The Story of Grettir the Strong"


''The Crimson Fairy Book'' (1903)

These 36 stories originated in Hungary, Russia, Folklore of Finland, Finland, Iceland, Tunisia, the Baltic mythology, Baltic, and elsewhere. *"Lovely Ilonka" *"Lucky Luck" *"The Hairy Man" *"To Your Good Health!" *"The Story of the Seven Simons" *"The Language of Beasts" *"The Boy Who Could Keep a Secret" *"The Prince and the Dragon" *"Little Wildrose" *"Tiidu the Piper" *"Paperarello" *"The Gifts of the Magician" *"The Strong Prince" *"The Treasure Seeker" *"The Cottager and his Cat" *"The Prince Who Would Seek Immortality" *"The Stonecutter, The Stone-cutter" *"The Gold-bearded Man" *"Tritill, Litill, and the Birds" *"The Three Robes" *"The Six Hungry Beasts" *"How the Beggar Boy turned into Count Piro" *"The Rogue and the Herdsman" *"Eisenkopf" *"The Death of Abu Nowas and of his Wife" *"Motikatika" *"Niels and the Giants" *"Shepherd Paul" *"How the Wicked Tanuki was Punished" *"The Crab and the Monkey" *"The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnfoder" *"The Story of the Sham Prince, or the Ambitious Tailor" *"The Colony of Cats" *"How to find out a True Friend" *"Clever Maria" *"Bunbuku Chagama, The Magic Kettle"


''The Brown Fairy Book'' (1904)

The Brown Fairy Book contains stories from the Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, American Indians, Bush ballad, Australian Bushmen and African Sotho people, Sothos, and from Persian mythology, Persia, Sami shamanism, Lapland, Brazilian mythology, Brazil, and Folklore of India, India. *"What the Rose did to the Cypress" *"Ball-Carrier and the Bad One" *"How Ball-Carrier finished his Task" *"The Bunyip" *"Father Grumbler" *"The Story of the Yara (mythology), Yara" *"The Cunning Hare" *"The Turtle and his Bride" *"How Geirald the Coward was Punished" *"Habogi" *"How the Little Brother set Free his Big Brothers" *"The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe" *"The Wicked Wolverine" *"The Husband of the Rat's Daughter" *"The Mermaid and the Boy" *"Pivi and Kabo" *"The Elf Maiden" *"How Some Wild Animals became Tame Ones" *"Fortune and the Wood-Cutter" *"The Enchanted Head" *"The Sister of the Sun" *"Tale of the doomed prince#Adaptations, The Prince and the Three Fates" *"The Fox and the Lapp" *"Kisa the Cat" *"The Lion and the Cat" *"Which was the Foolishest?" *"Asmund and Signy" *"Rubezahl" *"Story of the King who would be Stronger than Fate" *"Story of Wali Dad the Simple-hearted" *"Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey" *"The Knights of the Fish"


''The Red Romance Book'' (1905)

Contains 29 stories from various medieval and Renaissance romances of chivalry, adapted for children. Includes stories about Don Quixote, Charlemagne, Bevis of Hampton 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 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 Heart of a Monkey is a Swahili fairy tale collected by Edward Steere in ''Swahili Tales''.Edward Steere (1870), '' Swahili Tales'', "The Story of the Washerman's Donkey". Andrew Lang included it in ''The Lilac Fairy Book''. It is Aarne-Thomp ...
" *"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 and Edgar Allan Poe.
*"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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