The Brown Fairy Book

Across distant lands and older traditions lie stories of enchanted kingdoms, cunning animals, strange transformations, perilous journeys, and supernatural beings whose motives are rarely simple.

In The Brown Fairy Book, Andrew Lang gathers tales from a wide range of cultures, preserving the mystery, danger, humour, and wonder of traditional folklore. Princes and wanderers face impossible tasks, clever tricksters outwit stronger enemies, monsters and spirits haunt the margins of the human wor...