Andrew Lang

(1844—1912)

United Kingdom

Biography

Andrew Lang (Banchory, Kincardineshire) was a prolific Scots man of letters. He was a poet, novelist, and literary critic, and contributor to anthropology. He is now best known as one of the most important collectors of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named for him.

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13 Titles Online

The Blue Fairy Book [en] (1889)

It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of fairyland. Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, giants and dwarfs, monsters and magicians, fairies and ogres- these are the companions who thrill young boys and girls of all lands and all times, as...

Genre: Fairy Tales/Folklore

The Brown Fairy Book [en] (1904)

The stories in this Fairy Book come from all quarters of the world. For example, the adventures of 'Ball-Carrier and the Bad One' are told by Red Indian grandmothers to Red Indian children who never go to school, nor see pen and ink. 'The Bunyip' is known to even more uneducated little ones,...

Genres: Fairy Tales/Folklore, Short Stories, Young Readers

The Crimson Fairy Book [en] (1903)

Each Fairy Book demands a preface from the Editor, and these introductions are inevitably both mono-tonous and unavailing. A sense of literary honesty compels the Editor to keep repeating that he is the Editor, and not the author of the Fairy Tales, just as a distinguished man of science is...

Genres: Fairy Tales/Folklore, Short Stories, Young Readers

The Green Fairy Book [en] (1892)

The Green Fairy Book, the third in Andrew Lang's Coloured Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1892. The collections were specifically intended for children, and consequently edited for that end. When Andrew began publishing these books there were almost no English fairy tale books...

Genre: Fairy Tales/Folklore

The Grey Fairy Book [en] (1900)

The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries -- Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world. They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang. ‘The Three Sons of...

Genres: Fairy Tales/Folklore, Short Stories, Young Readers

Helen of Troy [en] (1882)

In Greek mythology, Helen, better known as Helen of Sparta or Helen of Troy, was daughter of Zeus and Leda, wife of king Menelaus of Sparta and sister of Castor, Polydeuces and Clytemnestra. Her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War. Helen was described as having the face that...

Genre: Poetry

The Lilac Fairy Book [en] (1910)

The twelfth in Andrew Lang's Fairy Book series containing 33 tales from Portugal, Ireland, Wales and points East and West, among them "The Brown Bear of Norway," "The Enchanted Deer," "The Story of a Very Bad Boy," and "The Brownie of the Lake". First published in 1910 and includes 51...

Genres: Fairy Tales/Folklore, Short Stories, Young Readers

The Olive Fairy Book [en] (1907)

The Olive Fairy Book contains eight Punjabi tales, five from Armenia, 16 other stories from Turkey, Denmark, the Sudan, and more. An enchanting world of flying dragons, ogres, fairies, and princes transformed into white foxes with illustrations by H.J. Ford.

Genres: Fairy Tales/Folklore, Short Stories, Young Readers

The Orange Fairy Book [en] (1906)

In this volume there are stories from the natives of Rhodesia, collected by Mr. Fairbridge, who speaks the native language, and one is brought by Mr. Cripps from another part of Africa, Uganda. Three tales from the Punjaub were collected and translated by Major Campbell. Various savage tales,...

Genres: Fairy Tales/Folklore, Short Stories, Young Readers

The Pink Fairy Book [en] (1897)

For this collection, Andrew Lang gathered Danish, Swedish, Sicilian, African, Catalan, Japanese, German, and French stories. While the stories may not be familiar to you, they are an excellent insight into various cultures, to show that despite our skin color, we all share similar belief...

Genres: Fairy Tales/Folklore, Fantasy, Short Stories, Young Readers

The Red Fairy Book [en] (1890)

In a second gleaning of the fields of Fairy Land we cannot expect to find a second Perrault. But there are good stories enough left, and it is hoped that some in the Red Fairy Book may have the attraction of being less familiar than many of the old friends.

Genre: Fairy Tales/Folklore

The Violet Fairy Book [en] (1901)

For this collection, Andrew Lang gathered African, Scandinavian, Egyptian and even Babylonian stoires. While they may not be familiar to you, they are an excellent insight into various cultures, to show that despite our skin color, we all share similar belief systems and family values.

Genres: Fairy Tales/Folklore, Short Stories, Young Readers

The Yellow Fairy Book [en] (1894)

A collection of traditional fairy tales from the folklore of Russia, Germany, France, Iceland, and America. Includes original 138 black-and-white illustrations. Collected together by Andrew Land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by Lang's wife and other...

Genre: Fairy Tales/Folklore