The Grey Fairy Book

by Andrew Lang

Overview

Thirty-five stories, many from oral traditions, others from French, German, Italian collections: "The Goat-faced Girl," "The Sunchild," "The Street Musicians," "The Twin Brothers," "Prunella," and many more. 59 illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486217918
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	06/01/1967
Series:	Dover Children's Classics
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	664,237
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 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

Donkey Skin
The Goblin Pony
An Impossible Enchantment
The Story of Dschemil and Dschemila
Janni and the Draken
The Partnership of the Thief and the Liar
Fortunatus and his Purse
The Goat-faced Girl
What came of picking Flowers
The Story of Bensurdatu
The Magician's Horse
The Little Gray Man
Herr Lazarus and the Draken
The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles
Udea and her Seven Brothers
The White Wolf
Mohammed with the Magic Finger
Bobino
The Dog and the Sparrow
The Story of the Three Sons of Hali
The Story of the Fair Circassians
The Jackal and the Spring
The Bear
The Sunchild
The Daughter of Buk Ettemsuch
"Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye, or the Limping Fox"
The Unlooked-for Prince
The Simpleton