Read Series: Coloured Fairy Books
by Author Andrew Lang
The Grey Fairy Book (1967)
"Prunella"'s source unidentified. The source for this tale can be from oral traditions, and others from French, German or Italian collections. *spoiler*Seven years old girl used to pick ripe plums from a wild plum tree. Each morning the child would pick one, and put it into her pocket to eat at s...
The Crimson Fairy Book (1967)
This was pretty good. It was quite long. There were tons of stories that should teach you a few things about other countries and other times. Ever heard of a tanuki (aka raccoon dog) or the fruit called medlar?I thought the presentation was better in the other fairy books edited by Andrew Lang th...
The Green Fairy Book (1965)
"Little goat, bleat, Little table, appear,"and a beautifully spread table will stand before you, with the most delicious food on it, so that you can eat as much as you want. And when you have had enough and don't want the little table any more, you have only to say,"Little goat, bleat, Little tab...
The Violet Fairy Book (1966)
In the preface of The Violet Fairy Book, Andrew Lang's seventh in the series, he seems quite annoyed at certain "ladies" who persist in the belief that he is the author, rather than editor of the stories. Before you get too excited that means he will for once provide thorough credit for his sourc...
The Orange Fairy Book (1968)
Includes 33 tales from Jutland, Rhodesia, Uganda, and various other European traditions: "The Magic Mirror," "The Two Caskets," "The Clever Cat," "The White Slipper," "The Girl-Fish, and more." 58 illustrations.
The Pink Fairy Book (1967)
1. The Cat's Elopement: Two cats are in love and want to marry, but their owners won't let them, so they run away but are separated again when the cat is adopted by a princess after he kills her snake-suitor. Then the cats are reunited and live happily ever after. Being a cat is tough.2. How the ...
The Blue Fairy Book (1965)
I always loved fairytales when I was a little kid––and no, not the silly watered-down ones. I liked the real, hardcore shit. The fairytales where everyone dies. Those are the good ones. Those Disney princess movies always bored me. (Except I loved Beauty and the Beast, because Belle isn't a dumba...
The Red Fairy Book (1966)
I read several of Lang's Fairy Books when I was little, and I can remember seeing a whole set of the various colored books on a bookstore shelf, and wishing that I could have them all. Buying them all was expensive, and I never remembered to try the library and look them up. However now all of th...
The Brown Fairy Book (1965)
My mother had a whole shelf of the (color) fairy books. I remember there was a violet one, and a blue one...This one goes the furthest afield, dealing with folktales from many different peoples, and it was the one that impressed me the most. I particularly like the story of the bunyip.Those who...