The Yellow Fairy Book

The Yellow Fairy Book

The Yellow Fairy Book

The Yellow Fairy Book

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Overview

Originally published in 1894, The Yellow Fairy Book is a collection of stories from world-renown authors such as the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. These are classic tales with heroes and villains that have stood the test of time. In The Yellow Fairy Book, Andrew Lang compiles a variety of children’s stories from multiple countries including Hungary, Russia, Germany, France, and England. Each one has a powerful message that applies to both children and adults alike. Some of the tales include "The Wizard King," "The Boy and the Wolves, or the Broken Promise," "The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus" and "The Witch in the Stone Boat." The book consists of 40-plus stories utilizing Lang’s signature prose. A must-have addition to any fairy tale collection. Andrew Lang highlights some of the most critical stories in the children’s genre. His collections are a standard at both home and school. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Yellow Fairy Book is both modern and readable.

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781513132549
Publisher: Mint Editions
Publication date: 02/15/2022
Series: Mint Editions (The Children's Library)
Pages: 270
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.75(d)
Age Range: 8 - 13 Years

About the Author

Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scottish editor, poet, author, literary critic, and historian. He is best known for his work regarding folklore, mythology, and religion, for which he had an extreme interest in. Lang was a skilled and respected historian, writing in great detail and exploring obscure topics. Lang often combined his studies of history and anthropology with literature, creating works rich with diverse culture. He married Leonora Blanche Alleyne in 1875. With her help, Lang published a prolific amount of work, including his popular series, Rainbow Fairy Books.

Table of Contents

The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership
The Six Swans
The Dragon of the North
Story of the Emperor's New Clothes
The Golden Crab
The Iron Stove
The Dragon and his Grandmother
The Donkey Cabbage
The Little Green Frog
The Seven-headed Serpent
The Grateful Beasts
The Giants and the Herd-boy
The Invisible Prince
The Crow
How Six Men Travelled through the Wide World
The Wizard King
The Nixy
The Glass Mountain
"Alphege, or the Green Monkey"
Fairer-than-a Fairy
The Three Brothers
"The Boy and the Wolves, or the Broken Promise"
The Glass Axe
The Dead Wife
In the Land of Souls
The White Duck
The Witch and her Servants
The Magic Ring
The Flower Queens Daughter
The Flying Ship
The Snow-daughter and the Fire-son
The Story of King Frost
The Death of the Sun-hero
The Witch
The Hazel-nut Child
The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus
Prince Ring
The Swineherd
How to tell a True Princess
The Blue Mountains
The Tinder-box
The Witch in the Sone Boat
Thumbelina
The Nightingale
Hermod and Hadvor
The Steadfast Tin-soldier
Blockhead Hans
A Story about a Darning-needle
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