The Blue Fairy Book Author:Andrew Lang (Editor) 1889. With numerous illustrations by H.J. Ford and G.P. Jacomb Hood. While best known for his translations of classical literature and as a collector of folk and fairy tales, Lang also wrote poetry, biographies, histories, novels, literary criticisms and even children's books. The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in Lang's series of ... more »fairy tale books of many colors. It contains some the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources: not only from Grimm, but exciting adventures by Charles Perrault and Madame d'Aulnoy, The Arabian Nights, and other stories from popular traditions, a total of 37 stories all narrated in the clear, lively prose for which Lang is so well known.
Bronze ring --
Prince Hyacinth and the dear little princess --
East of the sun and west of the moon --
Yellow dwarf --
Little Red Riding Hood --
Sleeping beauty in the wood --
Cinderella; or, the little glass slipper --
Aladdin and the wonderful lamp --
Tale of a youth who set out to learn what fear was --