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''The Langs' Fairy Books'' are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between
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Andrew Lang Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a folkloristics, collector of folklore, folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectur ...
and Leonora Blanche Alleyne, a married couple. 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
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in ''The Blue Poetry Book''. Leonora Blanche Alleyne (1851–1933) was an English
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. Known to her family and friends as Nora, she assumed editorial control of the series in the 1890s, while her husband, Andrew Lang (1844–1912), a Scots
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, 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
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, history, and
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... he is best recognized for the works he did ''not'' write." The authorship and translation of the ''Coloured Fairy Books'' is often and incorrectly attributed to Andrew Lang 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." The ''12 Coloured Fairy Books'' were illustrated by
Henry Justice Ford Henry Justice Ford (1860–1941) was a prolific English artist and illustrator, active from 1886 through to the late 1920s. He came to public attention when he provided the illustrations for Andrew Lang's Fairy Books, sold worldwide in the 18 ...
, with credit for the first two volumes shared by G. P. Jacomb-Hood and
Lancelot Speed Lancelot Speed (13 June 1860 – 31 December 1931) was a coastal painter and a British illustrator of books in the Victorian era, usually of a fantastical or romantic nature. He is probably most well known for his illustrations for Andrew L ...
, respectively. A. Wallis Mills also contributed some illustrations.


''The Fairy Books''


Origin and influence

The best-known volumes of the series are the 12 ''Fairy Books'', each of which is distinguished by its own color. The Langs did not collect any fairy tales from
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s, yet only they and
Madame d'Aulnoy Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (September 1652 – 14 January 1705), also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French author known for her literary fairy tales. Her 1697 collection ''Les Contes des Fées'' (Fairy Tales) ...
(1651–1705) have collected tales from such a large variety of sources. These collections have been immensely influential; the Langs gave many of the tales their first appearance in English. Andrew selected the tales for the first four books, while Nora took over the series thereafter. She and other translators did a large portion of the translating and retelling of the actual stories. Lang's urge to gather and publish fairy tales was rooted in his own experience with the folk and fairy tales of his home territory along the
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. British fairy tale collections were rare at the time;
Dinah Craik Dinah Maria Craik (; born Dinah Maria Mulock, often credited as Miss Mulock or Mrs. Craik; 20 April 1826 – 12 October 1887) was an English novelist and poet. She is best remembered for her novel, '' John Halifax, Gentleman'', which presents ...
's ''The Fairy Book'' (1869) was a lonely precedent. According to Roger Lancelyn Green, Lang "was fighting against the critics and educationists of the day" who judged the traditional tales' "unreality, brutality, and escapism to be harmful for young readers, while holding that such stories were beneath the serious consideration of those of mature age". Over a generation, Lang's books worked a revolution in this public perception. The series was immensely popular, helped by Lang's reputation as a
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and by the packaging device of the uniform books. The series proved of great influence in children's literature, increasing the popularity of fairy tales over tales of real life. It inspired such imitators as ''English Fairy Tales'' (1890) and ''More English Fairy Tales'' (1894) by
Joseph Jacobs Joseph Jacobs (29 August 1854 – 30 January 1916) was an Australian-born folklorist, literary critic and historian who became a notable collector and publisher of English folklore. Born in Sydney to a Jewish family, his work went on to popula ...
. 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 (author), 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 From the cover of Nora Archibald Smith's book ''Boys and Girls of Bookland'' (1923), illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith Nora Archibald Smith (1859–1934) was an American writer of children's literature in the late 19th and early 20th cent ...
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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 "
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Madame d'Aulnoy Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (September 1652 – 14 January 1705), also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French author known for her literary fairy tales. Her 1697 collection ''Les Contes des Fées'' (Fairy Tales) ...
" or attributed to a specific collection, but other notes are less helpful. For instance, " The Wonderful Birch" is listed only as "from the Russo-Karelian". Lang repeatedly explained in the prefaces that the tales which he told were all old and not his, and that he found new fairy tales no match for them:
But the three hundred and sixty-five authors who try to write new fairy tales are very tiresome. They always begin with a little boy or girl who goes out and meets the fairies of polyanthuses and
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s and apple blossoms: "Flowers and fruits, and other winged things". These fairies try to be funny, and fail; or they try to preach, and succeed. Real fairies never preach or talk slang. At the end, the little boy or girl wakes up and finds that he has been dreaming. Such are the new fairy stories. May we be preserved from all the sort of them!
The collections were specifically intended for children and were bowdlerised, as Lang explained in his prefaces.
J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlinson ...
stated in his essay " On Fairy-Stories" (1939) that he appreciated the collections but objected to his editing the stories for children. He also criticized Lang for including stories without magical elements in them, with " The Heart of a Monkey" given as an example, where the monkey merely claims (falsely) that his heart is outside his body, unlike " The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body" or other similar stories, where the villain really does keep his heart in some safer location than his chest. However, many fairy tale collectors include tales with no strictly marvelous elements.


Books


''The Blue Fairy Book'' (1889)
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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 ''
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'', and four Norwegian fairytales, among other sources.“The Blue Fairy Book (1889)”
Mythfolklore.net The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in the series, and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources.
*" The Bronze Ring" *" Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess" *" East of the Sun and West of the Moon" *" The Yellow Dwarf" *"
Little Red Riding Hood "Little Red Riding Hood" () is a fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European Fable, folk tales. It was later retold in the 19th-century by the Broth ...
" *"The
Sleeping Beauty "Sleeping Beauty" (, or ''The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood''; , or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess curse, cursed by an evil fairy to suspended animation in fi ...
in the Wood" *"
Cinderella "Cinderella", or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a Folklore, folk tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988. The protagonist is a you ...
or the Little Glass Slipper" *"
Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...
and the Wonderful Lamp" *" The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was" *"
Rumpelstiltskin "Rumpelstiltskin" ( ; ) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in the 1812 edition of ''Children's and Household Tales''. The story is about an imp who spins straw into gold in exchange for a woman's firstborn child. Plot I ...
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Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...
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The Master Maid "The Master Maid" is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in their '' Norske Folkeeventyr''. "Master" indicates "superior, skilled." Jørgen Moe wrote the tale down from the storyteller Anne Godlid in ...
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Why the Sea Is Salt Why the Sea Is Salt (; the mill that grinds at the bottom of the sea) is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in their '' Norske Folkeeventyr''. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Blue Fairy Book'' (1889) ...
" *"The Master Cat or
Puss in Boots "Puss in Boots" (; ; ; ) is a European fairy tale about an anthropomorphic cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand in marriage of a princess for his penniless and low-born master. The oldest written telling version ...
" *" Felicia and the Pot of Pinks" *" The White Cat" *" The Water-lily. The Gold-spinners" *" The Terrible Head" *" The Story of Pretty Goldilocks" *" The History of Whittington" *" The Wonderful Sheep" *" Little Thumb" *" The Forty Thieves" *"
Hansel and Gretel "Hansel and Gretel" (; ) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 as part of ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' (KHM 15). Hansel and Gretel are siblings who are abandoned in a forest and fall into the hands of a witch ...
" *" Snow-White and Rose-Red" *" The Goose-girl" *" Toads and Diamonds" *" Prince Darling" *" Blue Beard" *"
Trusty John "Trusty John", "Faithful John", "Faithful Johannes", or "John the True" () is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in '' Grimm's Fairy Tales'' in 1819 (KHM 6). Andrew Lang included it in '' The Blue Fairy Book''. It ...
" *" 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" () is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in ''Norske Folkeeventyr''. It recounts how the youngest son of Rule of three (writing), t ...
" *" The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou" *" The History of Jack the Giant-killer" *" The Black Bull of Norroway" *" The Red Etin"


''The Red Fairy Book'' (1890)
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''The Red Fairy Book'' appeared at Christmas 1890 in a first printing of 10,000 copies. Sources include French,
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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 () 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 Koschei is an evil immortal man w ...
" *" The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen" *" The Master Thief" *"
Brother and Sister "Brother and Sister" (also "Little Sister and Little Brother"; ) is a European fairy tale which was, among others, written down by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 11). It is a tale of Aarne–Thompson Type 450. In Russia the story was more commonly know ...
" *" Princess Rosette" *" The Enchanted Pig" *" The Norka" *" The Wonderful Birch" *"
Jack and the Beanstalk "Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale with ancient origins. It appeared as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" in 1734 4th edition :File:Round about our Coal Fire, or, Christmas Entertainments, 4th edn, 1734.pdf, On C ...
" *" The Little Good Mouse" *" Graciosa and Percinet" *" The Three Princesses of Whiteland" *"" *" The Six Sillies" *" Kari Woodengown" *" Drakestail" *" The Ratcatcher" *" The True History of Little Goldenhood" *" The Golden Branch" *" The Three Dwarfs" *"
Dapplegrim Dapplegrim ( Norwegian: ''Grimsborken'') is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in their '' Norske Folkeeventyr''. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Red Fairy Book'' (1890). Plot A man, the youngest ...
" *" The Enchanted Canary" *" The Twelve Brothers" *"
Rapunzel "Rapunzel" ( ; ; or ) is a German fairy tale most notably recorded by the Brothers Grimm and it was published in 1812 as part of '' Children's and Household Tales'' (KHM 12). The Grimms' story was developed from the French literary fairy tale ...
" *" The Nettle Spinner" *" Farmer Weatherbeard" *" Mother Holle" *" Minnikin" *" Bushy Bride" *"
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" *" The Golden Goose" *" The Seven Foals" *" The Marvellous Musician" *" The Story of Sigurd"


''The Blue Poetry Book'' (1891)

Contains 153 poems by great British and American poets.
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" **" Annan Water" **" Battle of Otterbourne" **" Cherry Ripe" **" The Demon Lover" **" Helen of Kirkconnel" **" Kinmont Willie" **" Lawlands of Holland" **" Lyke-Wake Dirge" **" Mary Ambree" **" Sir Hugh, or the Jew's Daughter" **" Sir Patrick Spens" **" The Twa Corbies" **" The Wife of Usher's Well" **" Willie Drowned in Yarrow" *
Richard Barnfield Richard Barnfield (baptized 29 June 1574 – 1620) was an English poet. His relationship with William Shakespeare has long made him interesting to scholars. It has been suggested that he was the " rival poet" mentioned in Shakespeare's sonnet ...
**"The Nightingale" *
William Blake William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake has become a seminal figure in the history of the Romantic poetry, poetry and visual art of the Roma ...
**"Night" **" Nurse's Song" **" The Chimney-sweeper" **" The Lamb" *
Elizabeth Barrett Browning Elizabeth Barrett Browning (née Moulton-Barrett; 6 March 1806 – 29 June 1861) was an English poet of the Victorian era, popular in Britain and the United States during her lifetime and frequently anthologised after her death. Her work receiv ...
**" To Flush, my Dog" *
William Cullen Bryant William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the '' New York Evening Post''. Born in Massachusetts, he started his career as a lawyer but showed an interest in poe ...
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**" The Pilgrim" *Minstrel Burn **" Leader Haughs" *
Robert Burns Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the List of national poets, national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the be ...
**"Bannockburn" **"
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" **" O, wert Thou in the Cauld Blast" **" The Banks o' Doon" **"The Farewell" **" There'll never be Peace till Jamie comes Hame" *
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" **" Stanzas written on the Road between Florence and Pisa" **"
The Destruction of Sennacherib "The Destruction of Sennacherib" is a poem by Lord Byron first published in 1815 in his ''Hebrew Melodies'' (in which it was titled The Destruction of Semnacherib). The poem is based on the biblical account of the historical Assyrian siege of ...
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" **"Lord Ullin's Daughter" **" The Battle of the Baltic" **"The Last Man" **" The Soldier's Dream" **" Ye Mariners of England" *
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( ; 21 October 177225 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with his friend William Wordsworth ...
**" Christabel" **"
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" * William Collins **" Ode written in MDCCXLVI" **" To Evening" *
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**" Boadicea" **" Epitaph on a Hare" **"
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**"Tom Bowling" *
Michael Drayton Michael Drayton ( – ) was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era, continuing to write through the reign of James I and into the reign of Charles I. Many of his works consisted of historical poetry. He was also the fir ...
**" Ballad of Agincourt" *
John Dryden John Dryden (; – ) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration (En ...
**" Alexander's Feast; or, the Power of Music" *
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**" The Flowers o' the Forest" *
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**" Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog" *
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**"Morning" *
James Hogg James Hogg (1770 – 21 November 1835) was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both Scots language, Scots and English. As a young man he worked as a shepherd and farmhand, and was largely self-educated through reading. He was a ...
**" A Boy's Song" **" The Skylark" *
Thomas Hood Thomas Hood (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845) was an English poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as "The Bridge of Sighs (poem), The Bridge of Sighs" and "The Song of the Shirt". Hood wrote regularly for ''The London Magazine'', '' ...
**" A Lake and a Fairy Boat" **" I Remember, I Remember" *
Ben Jonson Benjamin Jonson ( 11 June 1572 – ) was an English playwright, poet and actor. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for the satire, satirical ...
**" Hymn to Diana" *
John Keats John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tub ...
**" La Belle Dame Sans Mercy" **"
On First Looking into Chapman's Homer "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" is a sonnet written by the English Romanticism, Romantic poet John Keats. Written in October 1816, it tells of Keats' sense of wonder and amazement upon first reading Odyssey (George Chapman translation), ...
" **"Winter" *
Charles Lamb Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his '' Essays of Elia'' and for the children's book '' Tales from Shakespeare'', co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764� ...
**"Hester" *
Mary Lamb Mary Anne Lamb (3 December 1764 – 20 May 1847) was an English writer. She is best known for the collaboration with her brother Charles Lamb, Charles on the collection ''Tales from Shakespeare'' (1807). Mary suffered from mental illness, and i ...
**" The Child and the Snake" *
Walter Savage Landor Walter Savage Landor (30 January 177517 September 1864) was an English writer, poet, and activist. His best known works were the prose ''Imaginary Conversations,'' and the poem "Rose Aylmer," but the critical acclaim he received from contempora ...
**" Rose Aylmer" * Lady Anne Barnard **" Auld Robin Gray" *
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems " Paul Revere's Ride", '' The Song of Hiawatha'', and '' Evangeline''. He was the first American to comp ...
**" The Beleaguered City" **"The Day is Done" **" The Fire of Drift-wood" **" The Village Blacksmith" **" The Wreck of the Hesperus" * Richard Lovelace **" To Althea from Prison" **" To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars" *
Thomas Babington Macaulay Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, (; 25 October 1800 – 28 December 1859) was an English historian, poet, and Whig politician, who served as the Secretary at War between 1839 and 1841, and as the Paymaster General between 184 ...
**" Ivry" **" The Armada" **" The Battle of Naseby" *
Christopher Marlowe Christopher Marlowe ( ; Baptism, baptised 26 February 156430 May 1593), also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the English Renaissance theatre, Eli ...
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The Passionate Shepherd to his Love "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" (1599), by Christopher Marlowe, is a pastoral poem from the English Renaissance (1485–1603). Marlowe composed the poem in iambic tetrameter (four feet of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed ...
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Andrew Marvell Andrew Marvell (; 31 March 1621 – 16 August 1678) was an English metaphysical poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. During the Commonwealth period he was a colleague and friend ...
**" Song of the Emigrants in Bermuda" **" The Girl Describes her Fawn" * William Julius Mickle **" Cumnor Hall" *
John Milton John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem ''Paradise Lost'' was written in blank verse and included 12 books, written in a time of immense religious flux and politic ...
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L'Allegro ''L'Allegro'' is a pastoral poem by John Milton published in his 1645 ''Poems''. ''L'Allegro'' (which means "the happy man" in Italian) has from its first appearance been paired with the contrasting pastoral poem, '' Il Penseroso'' ("the mela ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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On The Morning of Christ's Nativity 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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Thomas Moore Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852), was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist who was widely regarded as Ireland's "National poet, national bard" during the late Georgian era. The acclaim rested primarily on the popularity of his ''I ...
**" As Slow our Ship" **"The Light of Other Days" **" The Harp that once through Tara's Halls" **" The Minstrel-Boy" * Carolina Nairne **" The Land o' the Leal" *
Thomas Nashe Thomas Nashe (also Nash; baptised 30 November 1567 – c. 1601) was an English Elizabethan playwright, poet, satirist and a significant pamphleteer. He is known for his novel '' The Unfortunate Traveller'', his pamphlets including '' Pierce P ...
**" Spring" *
Thomas Love Peacock Thomas Love Peacock (18 October 1785 – 23 January 1866) was an English novelist, poet, and official of the East India Company. He was a close friend of Percy Bysshe Shelley, and they influenced each other's work. Peacock wrote satirical novels ...
**" War-song of Dinas Vawr" *
Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely re ...
**" Annabel Lee" **" The Haunted Palace" **" The Sleeper" **" The Valley of Unrest" **"
To Helen "To Helen" is the first of two poems to carry that name written by Edgar Allan Poe. The 15-line poem was written in honor of Jane Stanard, the mother of a childhood friend. It was first published in the 1831 collection ''Poems of Edgar A. Poe.'' I ...
" **" To One in Paradise" **" Ulalume" *
Winthrop Mackworth Praed Winthrop Mackworth Praed (28 July 180215 July 1839)—typically written as W. Mackworth Praed—was an English people, English politician and poet. Life Early life Praed was born in London, United Kingdom. The family name of Praed was derive ...
**" The Red Fisherman; or, the Devil's Decoy" *
Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European literature, European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'' (18 ...
**" A Weary Lot is Thine, Fair Maid" **" Alice Brand" **" Allen-a-Dale" **" County Guy" **"Evening" **" Gathering Song of Donald Dhu" **" Hunting Song" **" Hymn for the Dead" **" Jock of Hazeldean" **" Lucy Ashton's Song" **" Nora's Vow" **" Proud Maisie" **" Rosabelle" **" St. Swithin's Chair" **"The Cavalier" **" The Eve of St. John" **"The Outlaw" **" The Sun upon the Weirdlaw Hill" **" Twist ye, Twine ye" **" Where Shall the Lover Rest?" **"
Young Lochinvar ''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 B ...
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William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
**" A Sea Dirge" **" Fidele" **" Orpheus with his Lute" **" Where the Bee Sucks, there Suck I" **" Who is Silvia? What is she" **"Winter" *
Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley ( ; 4 August 1792 – 8 July 1822) was an English writer who is considered 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 durin ...
**" Arethusa" **" To a Skylark" **"The Recollection" *
James Shirley James Shirley (or Sherley) (September 1596 – October 1666) was an English dramatist. He belonged to the great period of English dramatic literature, but, in Charles Lamb (writer), Charles Lamb's words, he "claims a place among the worthies of ...
**" Death the Leveller" *
Philip Sidney Sir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan era, Elizabethan age. His works include a sonnet sequence, ' ...
**"Sleep" * Robert Surtees **" Barthram's Dirge" * Charles Wolfe **" The Burial of Sir John Moore at Corunna" **" To Mary" *
William Wordsworth William Wordsworth (7 April 177023 April 1850) was an English Romantic poetry, Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romanticism, Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication ''Lyrical Balla ...
**" I Wandered Lonely" **"
Lucy Gray; or, Solitude Lucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Luc ...
" **" On the Departure of Sir Walter Scott" **" from Abbotsford for Naples, 1831" **" The Kitten and Falling Leaves" **" The Reverie of Poor Susan" **" The Solitary Reaper" **" To the Cuckoo" **" Two April Mornings" **" Yarrow Unvisited, 1803" **" Yarrow Visited, September 1814" *
Henry Wotton Sir Henry Wotton (; 30 March 1568 – December 1639) was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. When on a mission to Augsburg in 1604, he famously said "An amba ...
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Elizabeth of Bohemia Elizabeth Stuart (19 August 1596 – 13 February 1662) was Electress of the Palatinate and briefly Queen of Bohemia as the wife of Frederick V of the Palatinate. The couple's selection for the crown by the nobles of Bohemia was part of the po ...
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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 traditions. *" The Blue Bird" *" The Half-Chick" *" The Story of Caliph Stork" *" The Enchanted Watch" *" Rosanella" *" Sylvain and Jocosa" *" Fairy Gifts" *" Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla" *" Prince Featherhead and the Princess Celandine" *"
The Three Little Pigs "The Three Little Pigs" is a fable about three pigs who build their houses of different materials. A Big Bad Wolf blows down the first two pigs' houses which are made of straw and sticks respectively, but is unable to destroy the third pig's ho ...
" *" Heart of Ice" *" The Enchanted Ring" *" The Snuff-box" *" The Golden Blackbird" *" The Little Soldier" *" The Magic Swan" *"
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 ...
" *" The Enchanted Snake" *"The Biter Bit" *" King Kojata" *" Prince Fickle and Fair Helena" *"
Puddocky "Das Märchen von der Padde" ("The Tale of the Toad") is a German folktale collected by Johann Gustav Gottlieb Büsching in ''Volks-Sagen, Märchen und Legenden'' (1812). It has been translated into English under the titles of "Puddocky" or "Che ...
" *" The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs" *" The Story of the Three Bears" *" Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida" *" Little One-eye, Little Two-eyes, and Little Three-eyes" *" Jorinde and Joringel" *"
Allerleirauh "Allerleirauh" () is a fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm. Since the second edition published in 1819, it has been recorded as Tale no. 65. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Green Fairy Book''. It is Aarne–Thompson folktale type 510B, u ...
; or, the Many-furred Creature" *" The Twelve Huntsmen" *" Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle" *" The Crystal Coffin" *" The Three Snake-leaves" *" The Riddle" *" Jack my Hedgehog" *" The Golden Lads" *" The White Snake" *" The Story of a Clever Tailor" *" The Golden Mermaid" *" The War of the Wolf and the Fox" *" The Story of the Fisherman and his Wife" *" The Three Musicians" *" The Three Dogs"


''The True Story Book'' (1893)

Contains 24 true stories, mainly drawn from European history.
*" A Boy among the Red Indians" *" Casanova's Escape" *"Adventures on the
Findhorn Findhorn ( or ''Inbhir Èireann'') is a village in Moray, Scotland. It is located on the eastern shore of Findhorn Bay and immediately south of the Moray Firth. Findhorn is 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Kinloss, Scotland, Kinloss, and abou ...
" *"The Story of
Grace Darling Grace Horsley Darling (also known as "Amazing Grace"; 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 nat ...
" *" The 'Shannon' and the 'Chesapeake'" *" Captain Snelgrave and the Pirates" *" The Spartan Three Hundred" *" Prince Charlie's Wanderings" *" Two Great Matches" *"The Story of
Kaspar Hauser Kaspar Hauser (30 April 1812 – 17 December 1833) was a German youth who claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell. His claims, and his subsequent death from a stab wound, sparked much debate and controversy both in Nur ...
" *" An Artist's Adventure" *"The Tale of Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift" *"How Leif the Lucky found Vineland the Good" *"The Escapes of
Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ( ; ; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his no ...
" *"The Worthy Enterprise of John Foxe" *" Baron Trenck" *"The Adventure of John Rawlins" *"The Chevalier Johnstone's Escape from Culloden" *"The Adventures of Lord Pitsligo" *"The Escape of Caesar Borgia from the Castle of Medina del Campo" *" The Kidnapping of the Princes" *" The Conquest of Montezuma's Empire" *"Adventures of Bartholomew Portugues, a Pirate" *" The Return of the French Freebooters"


''The Yellow Fairy Book'' (1894)
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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, travelogue (literature), travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fai ...
. *" Cat and Mouse in Partnership" *"
The Six Swans "The Six Swans" () is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' in 1812 (KHM 49). It is of Aarne–Thompson type 451 ("The Maiden Who Seeks Her Brothers"), commonly found throughout Europe. Other tales of th ...
" *" The Dragon of the North" *" Story of the Emperor's New Clothes" *" The Golden Crab" *"
The Iron Stove "The Iron Stove" (German: ''Der Eisenofen'') is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, as tale number 127. It is Aarne–Thompson type 425A, "The Animal (Monster) as Bridegroom". Dorothea Viehmann prepared the story for the Grimms' collect ...
" *" The Dragon and his Grandmother" *" The Donkey Cabbage" *" The Little Green Frog" *" The Seven-headed Serpent" *"
The Grateful Beasts The Grateful Beasts (German: ''Die dankbaren Thiere'') is a Hungarian fairy tale collected by Georg von Gaal ( hu) in ''Mährchen der Magyaren'' (1822). The tale was also published by Hermann Kletke in ''Märchensaal'', Vol II (1845). Synopsis ...
" *" The Giants and the Herd-boy" *" The Invisible Prince" *"
The Crow ''The Crow'' is a supernatural superhero comic book series created by James O'Barr revolving around the titular character of the same name. The series, which was originally created by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his fianc� ...
" *" How Six Men Travelled Through the Wide World" *" The Wizard King" *" The Nixy" *" The Glass Mountain" *" Alphege, or the Green Monkey" *" Fairer-than-a-Fairy" *" The Three Brothers" *" The Boy and the Wolves, or the Broken Promise" *" The Glass Axe" *" The Dead Wife" *" In the Land of Souls" *"
The White Duck The White Duck () is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in ''Narodnye russkie skazki''. Andrew Lang included it in '' The Yellow Fairy Book''. Synopsis A king had to leave his newly-wed wife for a journey. He sternly warned her ...
" *" The Witch and Her Servants" *" The Magic Ring" *" The Flower Queen's Daughter" *" Flying Ship" *" The Snow-daughter and the Fire-son" *" The Story of King Frost" *" The Death of the Sun-hero" *" The Witch" *"
The Hazel-nut Child "The Hazelnut Child" (German: ''Das Haselnusskind'') is a Bukovinian fairy tale collected by the Polish-German scholar Heinrich von Wlislocki (1856–1907) in ''Märchen Und Sagen Der Bukowinaer Und Siebenbûrger Armenier'' (1891, Hamburg: Ver ...
" *" The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus" *" Prince Ring" *" The Swineherd" *" How to tell a True Princess" *" The Blue Mountains" *" The Tinder-box" *" The Witch in the Stone Boat" *"
Thumbelina Thumbelina (; ) is a literary fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark, with "The Naughty Boy" and "The Travelling Companion" in the se ...
" *" The Nightingale" *" Hermod and Hadvor" *" The Steadfast Tin-soldier" *" Blockhead Hans" *" A Story about a Darning-needle"


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

Contains 30 true stories, mainly drawn from European history. Includes the life of
Joan of Arc Joan of Arc ( ; ;  – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the Coronation of the French monarch, coronation of Charles VII o ...
and the Jacobite uprising of 1745.
*" Wilson's Last Fight" *"The Life and Death of Joan the Maid" *"How the
Bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...
was held for King James" *"The Crowning of Ines de Castro" *"The Story of Orthon" *"How Gustavus Vasa won his Kingdom" *" Monsieur de Bayard's Duel" *"Story of Gudbrand of the Dales" *" Sir Richard Grenville" *"The Story of
Molly Pitcher Molly Pitcher is a nickname given to a woman who fought in the American Revolutionary War. She is most often identified as Mary Ludwig Hays, who fought in the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778. Another possibility is Margaret Corbin, who helped ...
" *"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, in the southern Pacific Ocean, of which many inhabitants are descendants of mutineers of HMS ''Bounty''. Geography The island is of volcanic origin, with a rugged cliff ...
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 Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas , was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the mos ...
.
*"'Tom': an Adventure in the Life of a
Bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family (biology), 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 ...
in Paris" *"Saï the Panther" *"The
Buzzard Buzzard is the common name of several species of birds of prey. ''Buteo'' species * Archer's buzzard (''Buteo archeri'') * Augur buzzard (''Buteo augur'') * Broad-winged hawk (''Buteo platypterus'') * Common buzzard (''Buteo buteo'') * Easte ...
and the Priest" *" Cowper and his Hares" *"A Rat Tale" *"Snake Stories" *"What Elephants can Do" *"The Dog of
Montargis Montargis () is a commune in the Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. Montargis is the seventh most populous commune in the Centre-Val de Loire ''région'', and the second in the Loiret ''département'' after Orléans. It is near ...
" *"How a Beaver builds his House" *" The War Horse of Alexander" *"Stories about Bears" *"Stories about Ants" *"The Taming of an Otter" *"The Story of Androcles and the Lion" *"Monsieur Dumas and his Beasts" *"The Adventures of Pyramus" *"The Story of a Weasel" *"Stories about Wolves" *"Two Highland Dogs" *"Monkey Tricks and Sally at the Zoo" *"How the Cayman was killed" *"The Story of Fido" *" Beasts Besieged" *" Mr. Gully" *"Stories from Pliny" *"The Strange History of Cagnotte" *"Still Waters Run Deep; or, the Dancing Dog" *" Theo and his Horses: Jane, Betsy, and Blanche" *"Madame Théophile and the
Parrot Parrots (Psittaciformes), also known as psittacines (), are birds with a strong curved beak, upright stance, and clawed feet. They are classified in four families that contain roughly 410 species in 101 genus (biology), genera, found mostly in ...
" *"The Battle of the Mullets and the
Dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the cetacean clade Odontoceti (toothed whale). Dolphins belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontopori ...
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Monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes. Thus monkeys, in that sense, co ...
Stories" *"Eccentric Bird Builders" *" The Ship of the Desert" *"Hame, hame, hame, where I fain wad be" *" Nests for Dinner" *"Fire-eating Djijam" *"The Story of the Dog Oscar" *"
Dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the cetacean clade Odontoceti (toothed whale). Dolphins belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontopori ...
s at Play" *"The
Starling Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine (perching) birds known for the often dark, glossy iridescent sheen of their plumage; their complex vocalizations including mimicking; and their distinctive, often elaborate swarming behavior, know ...
of Segringen" *"Grateful Dogs" *"
Gazelle A gazelle is one of many antelope species in the genus ''Gazella'' . There are also seven species included in two further genera; '' Eudorcas'' and '' Nanger'', which were formerly considered subgenera of ''Gazella''. A third former subgenus, ' ...
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Cockatoo A cockatoo is any of the 21 species of parrots belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea ( true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up t ...
Stories" *"The
Otter Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic, or marine. Lutrinae is a branch of the Mustelidae family, which includes weasels, badgers, mink, and wolverines, among ...
who was reared by a Cat" *"Stories about Lions" *"Builders and Weavers" *"More Faithful than Favoured" *"
Dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal in the cetacean clade Odontoceti (toothed whale). Dolphins belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontopori ...
s,
Turtle Turtles are reptiles of the order (biology), order Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Crypt ...
s, and
Cod Cod (: cod) is the common name for the demersal fish genus ''Gadus'', belonging to the family (biology), 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 ''Gad ...
" *"More about
Elephant Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant ('' Loxodonta africana''), the African forest elephant (''L. cyclotis''), and the Asian elephant ('' Elephas maximus ...
s" *"Bungey" *"Lions and their Ways" *"The History of Jacko I." *"Signora and Lori" *"Of the Linnet, Popinjay, or Parrot, and other Birds that can Speak" *"Patch and the Chickens" *"The Fierce Falcon" *"Mr. Bolt, the Scotch Terrier" *"A Raven's Funeral" *"A Strange Tiger" *" Halcyons and their Biographers" *"The Story of a Frog" *"The Woodpecker Tapping on the Hollow Oak Tree" *"Dogs Over the Water" *"The Capocier and his Mate" *"Owls and
Marmot Marmots are large ground squirrels in the genus ''Marmota'', with 15 species living in Asia, Europe, and North America. These herbivores are active during the summer, when they can often be found in groups, but are not seen during the winter, w ...
s" *"Eagles' Nests"


''The Pink Fairy Book'' (1897)
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Forty-one
Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
, Scandinavian, and Sicilian tales. *" The Cat's Elopement" *"
How the Dragon Was Tricked ''How the Dragon was Tricked'' is a Greek fairy tale collected by Johann Georg von Hahn in ''Griechische und Albanesische Märchen'' with the title ''Von dem Schönen und vom Drakos'' ("About the Beauty and the Drakos"), and sourced from Kukuli ...
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The Goblin and the Grocer ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns 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 English. ''The ...
" *" The House in the Wood" *" Urashimataro and the Turtle" *" The Slaying of the Tanuki" *" The Flying Trunk" *"The Snow Man" *" The Shirt-Collar" *" The Princess in the Chest" *" The Three Brothers" *" The Snow-queen" *" The Fir-Tree" *" Hans, the Mermaid's Son" *"Peter Bull" *"
The Bird 'Grip' The Bird 'Grip' is a Swedish fairy tale.Andrew Lang, ''The Pink Fairy Book'',The Bird 'Grip' Andrew Lang included it in ''The Pink Fairy Book''. It is Aarne-Thompson type 550, the quest for the golden bird/firebird; other tales of this type includ ...
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Snowflake A snowflake is a single ice crystal that is large enough to fall through the Earth's atmosphere as snow.Knight, C.; Knight, N. (1973). Snow crystals. Scientific American, vol. 228, no. 1, pp. 100–107.Hobbs, P.V. 1974. Ice Physics. Oxford: C ...
" *" I Know What I Have Learned" *" The Cunning Shoemaker" *" The King Who Would Have a Beautiful Wife" *" Catherine and Her Destiny" *" How the Hermit Helped to Win the King's Daughter" *" The Water of Life" *" The Wounded Lion" *"
The Man Without a Heart ''The Man Without a Heart'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Kenneth Harlan, Jane Novak and David Powell.Munden p.362 Cast * Kenneth Harlan as Rufus Asher * Jane Novak as Barbara Wier * David Pow ...
" *" The Two Brothers" *" Master and Pupil" *" The Golden Lion" *" The Sprig of Rosemary" *" The White Dove" *" The Troll's Daughter" *"
Esben and the Witch Esben and the Witch (Danish language: ''Esben og Troldheksen'') is a Danish fairy tale first collected by Jens Kamp.Kamp, Jens. ''Danske Folkeminder, æventyr, Folkesagn, Gaader, Rim Og Folketro''. Odense: R. Nielsen, 1877. pp. 93-102. Andrew ...
" *" Princess Minon-Minette" *" Maiden Bright-eye" *" The Merry Wives" *" King Lindworm" *" The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther" *" The Little Hare" *" The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue" *" The Story of Ciccu" *" Don Giovanni de la Fortuna"


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

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


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

Contains 46 stories about real and mythical animals. Some of them are simple accounts of how animals live in the wild. Others are stories about pets, or remarkable wild animals, or about hunting expeditions.
*"The Phœnix" *"
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s and
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s" *"About
Ants Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cretaceous period. More than 13,800 of an estimated total of ...
, Amphisbænas, and
Basilisk In European bestiary, bestiaries and legends, a basilisk ( or ) is a legendary reptile reputed to be a Serpent symbolism, serpent king, who causes death to those who look into its eyes. According to the ''Natural History (Pliny), Naturalis Histo ...
s" *"Dragons" *"The Story of
Beowulf ''Beowulf'' (; ) is an Old English poetry, Old English poem, an Epic poetry, epic in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 Alliterative verse, alliterative lines. It is one of the most important and List of translat ...
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Grendel Grendel is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem ''Beowulf'' (700–1000 AD). He is one of the poem's three antagonists (along with his mother and the dragon), all aligned in opposition against the protagonist Beowulf. He is referred to as b ...
', and Grendel's Mother" *"The Story of
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and the Fire Drake" *"A Fox Tale" *"An Egyptian
Snake Charmer Snake charming is the practice of appearing to hypnotize a snake (often a cobra) by playing and waving around an instrument called a pungi. A typical performance may also include handling the snakes or performing other seemingly dangerous ...
" *"An Adventure of Gérard, the Lion Hunter" *"Pumas and Jaguars in South America" *"Mathurin and Mathurine" *"Joseph: Whose proper name was Josephine" *"The Homes of the Vizcachas" *" Guanacos: Living and Dying" *"In the American Desert" *"The Story of Jacko II" *"Princess" *" The Lion and the Saint" *"The Further Adventures of 'Tom,' a Bear, in Paris" *"Recollections of a Lion Tamer" *"Sheep Farming on the Border" *"When the World was Young" *"Bats and Vampires" *" The Ugliest Beast in the World" *"The Games of Orang-Outangs, and Kees the Baboon" *"Greyhounds and their Masters" *"The Great Father, and Snakes' Ways" *"Elephant Shooting" *"Hyenas and Children" *"A Fight with a Hippopotamus" *"Kanny, the Kangaroo" *"Collies or Sheep Dogs" *"Two Big Dogs and a Little One" *"Crocodile Stories" *"Lion-Hunting and Lions" *"On the Trail of a Man-eater" *"Greyhounds and their Arab Masters" *"The Life and Death of Pincher" *"A Boar Hunt by Moonlight" *"Thieving Dogs and Horses" *"To the Memory of Squouncer" *"How Tom the Bear was born a Frenchman" *"Charley" *" Fairy Rings; and the Fairies who make them" *"How the Reindeer Live" *"The Cow and the Crocodile"


''The Grey Fairy Book'' (1900)

Thirty-five stories, many from oral traditions, and others from French,
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collections. *" Donkey Skin" *" The Goblin Pony" *" An Impossible Enchantment" *" The Story of Dschemil and Dschemila" *" Janni and the Draken" *"
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" *" Fortunatus and his Purse" *" The Goat-faced Girl" *" What came of picking Flowers" *" The Story of Bensurdatu" *" The Magician's Horse" *" The Little Gray Man" *" Herr Lazarus and the Draken" *" The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles" *" Udea and her Seven Brothers" *"The White Wolf" *" Mohammed with the Magic Finger" *" Bobino" *" The Dog and the Sparrow" *" The Story of the Three Sons of Hali" *" The Story of the Fair Circassians" *" The Jackal and the Spring" *" The Bear" *"
The Sunchild ''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 ...
" *" The Daughter of Buk Ettemsuch" *" Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye, or the Limping Fox" *" The Unlooked for Prince" *" The Simpleton" *" The Street Musicians" *"The Twin Brothers" *" Cannetella" *" The Ogre" *" A Fairy's Blunder" *" Long, Broad, and Quickeye" *" Prunella"


''The Violet Fairy Book'' (1901)
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Romania, Japan,
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,
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, Africa, Portugal, and Russia are among the sources of these 35 stories that tell of a haunted forest, chests of gold coins, a magical dog, and a man who outwits a dragon. *" A Tale Of the Tontlawald" *" The Finest Liar in the World" *" The Story of Three Wonderful Beggars" *"
Schippeitaro or Shippei Taro (German spelling: Schippeitaro; or ) is the name of a helper dog in the Japanese fairy tale by the same name. Etymology Although the name Shippeitaro has been written suggesting a connection to a bamboo hitting stick in Budd ...
" *" The Three Princes and their Beasts" *" The Goat's Ears of the Emperor Trojan" *" The Nine Pea-hens and the Golden Apples" *" The Lute Player" *"
The Grateful Prince The Grateful Prince () is an Estonian fairy tale. The tale is classified in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as ATU 313, "The Magic Flight" ("Girl Helps the Hero Flee"). Publication This fairy tale has been included in various collections of lite ...
" *"
The Child who came from an Egg The Child who came from an Egg or The Egg-Born Princess () is an Estonian fairy tale, collected by Dr. Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald in ''Eestirahwa Ennemuistesed jutud''. Synopsis A queen told an old woman that she had two griefs: a new one, ...
" *" Stan Bolovan" *" The Two Frogs" *" The Story of a Gazelle" *" How a Fish swam in the Air and a Hare in the Water" *" Two in a Sack" *" The Envious Neighbour" *" The Fairy of the Dawn" *" The Enchanted Knife" *" Jesper Who Herded the Hares" *" The Underground Workers" *" The History of Dwarf Long Nose" *" The Nunda, Eater of People" *" The Story of Hassebu" *" The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet" *" The Monkey and the Jelly-fish" *" The Headless Dwarfs" *" The Young Man Who Would Have His Eyes Opened" *"
The Boys with the Golden Stars The Boys with the Golden Stars ( Romanian: ''Doi feți cu stea în frunte'') is a Romanian fairy tale collected in ''Rumänische Märchen''. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Violet Fairy Book''.Lang, Andrew. The Violet Fairy Book'. London; New Y ...
" *" The Frog" *" The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground" *" The Girl Who Pretended to be a Boy" *" The Story of Halfman" *" The Prince Who Wanted to See the World" *" Virgilius the Sorcerer" *" Mogarzea and his Son"


''The Book of Romance'' (1902)

Contains nineteen stories from various medieval and Renaissance romances of
chivalry Chivalry, or the chivalric language, is an informal and varying code of conduct that developed in Europe between 1170 and 1220. It is associated with the medieval Christianity, Christian institution of knighthood, with knights being members of ...
, adapted for children. Includes stories about
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,
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, William of Orange, and
Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary noble outlaw, heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions o ...
.
*" The Drawing of the Sword" *" The Questing Beast" *" The Sword Excalibur" *"The Story of
Sir Balin Balin the Savage, also known as the Knight with the Two Swords, is a character in Arthurian legend. He is a relatively late addition to the medieval Arthurian world. His story, as told by Thomas Malory in ''Le Morte d'Arthur'', is based upon t ...
" *"How the
Round Table The Round Table (; ; ; ) is King Arthur's famed table (furniture), table in the Arthurian legend, around which he and his knights congregate. As its name suggests, it has no head, implying that everyone who sits there has equal status, unlike co ...
began" *"The Passing of
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" *"How
Morgan Le Fay Morgan le Fay (; Welsh language, Welsh and Cornish language, Cornish: Morgen; with ''le Fay'' being garbled French language, French ''la Fée'', thus meaning 'Morgan the Fairy'), alternatively known as Morgan , Morgain /e Morgant Mor ...
tried to kill King Arthur" *"What Beaumains asked of the King" *"The Quest of the Holy Graal" *" The Fight for the Queen" *" The Fair Maid of Astolat" *"
Lancelot Lancelot du Lac (French for Lancelot of the Lake), alternatively written as Launcelot and other variants, is a popular character in the Matter of Britain, Arthurian legend's chivalric romance tradition. He is typically depicted as King Arthu ...
and
Guenevere Guinevere ( ; ; , ), also often written in Modern English as Guenevere or Guenever, was, according to Arthurian legend, an Early Middle Ages, early-medieval queen of Great Britain and the wife of King Arthur. First mentioned in literature in t ...
" *" The End of it All" *" The Battle of Roncevalles" *"The Pursuit of Diarmid" *"Some Adventures of William Short Nose" *"
Wayland the Smith In Germanic mythology, Wayland the Smith (; , ; Old Frisian: Wela(n)du; ; ; (); from ', lit. "crafting one") is a master blacksmith originating in Germanic heroic legend, described by Jessie Weston as "the weird and malicious craftsman, Wey ...
" *"The Story of
Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary noble outlaw, heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions o ...
" *"The Story of Grettir the Strong"


''The Crimson Fairy Book'' (1903)
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These 36 stories originated in Hungary, Russia,
Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
, Iceland, Tunisia, the
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, and elsewhere. *" Lovely Ilonka" *" Lucky Luck" *" The Hairy Man" *" To Your Good Health!" *" The Story of the Seven Simons" *" The Language of Beasts" *" The Boy Who Could Keep a Secret" *" The Prince and the Dragon" *" Little Wildrose" *" Tiidu the Piper" *" Paperarello" *" The Gifts of the Magician" *" The Strong Prince" *" The Treasure Seeker" *" The Cottager and his Cat" *" The Prince Who Would Seek Immortality" *" The Stone-cutter" *"
The Gold-bearded Man The Gold-bearded Man ( Hungarian: ''Az aranszakállú embör'') is a Hungarian fairy tale collected by Laszlo Arany. It was translated and published as ''Der goldbärtige Mann'' by Elisabeth Rona-Sklárek in ''Ungarische Volksmährchen''. Andrew ...
" *" 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 Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnföder" is an Icelandic fairy tale, included by Andrew Lang in '' The Crimson Fairy Book'' (1903). It was adapted from "", a German translation by in his (1884). Poestion acquired the Icelandic text from his c ...
" *" The Story of the Sham Prince, or the Ambitious Tailor" *" The Colony of Cats" *" How to find out a True Friend" *" Clever Maria" *" The Magic Kettle"


''The Brown Fairy Book'' (1904)
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The Brown Fairy Book contains stories from the American Indians, Australian Bushmen and African Sothos, and from
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, Lapland,
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, and
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. *" What the Rose did to the Cypress" *" Ball-Carrier and the Bad One" *" How Ball-Carrier finished his Task" *"The Bunyip" *" Father Grumbler" *"The Story of the Yara" *" The Cunning Hare" *" The Turtle and his Bride" *" How Geirald the Coward was Punished" *" Habogi" *" How the Little Brother set Free his Big Brothers" *" The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe" *" The Wicked Wolverine" *" The Husband of the Rat's Daughter" *" The Mermaid and the Boy" *" Pivi and Kabo" *" The Elf Maiden" *" How Some Wild Animals became Tame Ones" *" Fortune and the Wood-Cutter" *" The Enchanted Head" *" The Sister of the Sun" *" The Prince and the Three Fates" *" The Fox and the Lapp" *" Kisa the Cat" *" The Lion and the Cat" *" Which was the Foolishest?" *" Asmund and Signy" *"
Rübezahl Rübezahl (, ; ) is a folkloric mountain spirit ( woodwose) of the Giant Mountains (, , hence his name in Czech and Polish), a mountain range along the border between Czechia and Poland. He is the subject of many legends and fairy tales in Germa ...
" *" 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 , the full title being ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'', is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, the novel is considered a founding work of Western literature and is of ...
, Charlemagne, Bevis of Hampton and Guy of Warwick.
*"How William of Palermo was carried off by the Werwolf" *" The Disenchantment of the Werwolf" *" The Slaying of Hallgerda's Husbands" *" The Death of Gunnar" *" Njal's Burning" *" The Lady of Solace" *" Una and the Lion" *" How the Red Cross Knight slew the Dragon" *" Amys and Amyle" *" The Tale of the Cid" *" The Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance" *" The Adventure of the Two Armies who turned out to be Flocks of Sheep" *" The Adventure of the Bobbing Lights" *" The Helmet of Mambrino" *"How
Don Quixote , the full title being ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'', is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts in 1605 and 1615, the novel is considered a founding work of Western literature and is of ...
was Enchanted while guarding the Castle" *" Don Quixote's Home-coming" *"The Meeting of Huon and
Oberon Oberon () is a king of the fairy, fairies in Middle Ages, medieval and Renaissance literature. He is best known as a character in William Shakespeare's play ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', in which he is King of the Fairies and spouse of Titania ...
, King of the Fairies" *"How
Oberon Oberon () is a king of the fairy, fairies in Middle Ages, medieval and Renaissance literature. He is best known as a character in William Shakespeare's play ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', in which he is King of the Fairies and spouse of Titania ...
saved Huon" *" Havelok and Goldborough" *"
Cupid and Psyche Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from ''Metamorphoses'' (also called ''The Golden Ass''), written in the 2nd century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis (or Platonicus). The tale concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psy ...
" *" Sir Bevis the Strong" *"
Ogier the Dane Ogier the Dane (; ) is a legendary paladin of Charlemagne who appears in many Old French ''chanson de geste, chansons de geste''. In particular, he features as the protagonist in ''La Chevalerie Ogier'' (), which belongs to the ''Geste de Doon de ...
" *" How the Ass became a Man again" *" Guy of Warwick" *" 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"


gutenberg:36532, ''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)
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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)
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The ''Lilac Fairy Book'' contains stories from Portugal, Irish mythology, Ireland, Welsh mythology, Wales, and points East and West. *"The Shifty Lad" *"The False Prince and the True" *"The Jogi's Punishment" *" The Heart of a Monkey" *"The Fairy Nurse" *"A Lost Paradise (fairy tale), A Lost Paradise" *"How Brave Walter Hunted Wolves" *"The King of the Waterfalls" *"A French Puck" *"The Three Crowns" *"The Story of a Very Bad Boy" *"The Brown Bear of Norway" *"Little Lasse" *"Moti (fairy tale), Moti" *"The Enchanted Deer" *"A Fish Story (fairy tale), A Fish Story" *"The Wonderful Tune" *"The Rich Brother and the Poor Brother" *"The One-Handed Girl" *"The Bones of Djulung" *"The Sea King's Gift" *"The Raspberry Worm" *"The Stones of Plouhinec" *"The Castle of Kerglas" *"The Battle of the Birds" *"The Lady of the Fountain" *"The Four Gifts" *"The Groac'h of the Isle of Lok" *"Llwyd ap Cil Coed, The Escape of the Mouse" *"The Believing Husbands" *"The Hoodie-Crow" *"The Brownie of the Lake" *"Olwen, The Winning of Olwen"


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

Published by Longmans as written by "Mrs. Lang"; illustrated by H. J. Ford.(). Contains 30 stories on a variety of subjects, including true stories, Greek mythology, Greek myths, and stories from
Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas , was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the mos ...
,
Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European literature, European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'' (18 ...
and
Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely re ...
.
*"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" *"Ok-khun Chamnan, 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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