Pink Fairy - Hardcover

Andrew Lang

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9380302339 ISBN 13: 9789380302331

Publisher: Mind Melodies, 2010

Synopsis

It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of fairyland. Princes and princesses, flying dragons, monsters and magicians, giants and dwarfs, ogres and fairies???these are the companions who thrill youngsters of all lands and times. This book contains 22 such tales. Coming from all quarters of the world, including France, England, Germany, Russia and Persia, the stories provide rich insight into the lives and cultures of different peoples. Narrated in clear, lively and easy to understand language, the tales are enriched with beautiful illustrations. About The Andrew Lang (1844-1912), a poet, novelist and literary critic, is best known as one of the important collectors of folk and fairy tales. Educated at St. Andrews University and Balliol College, Oxford, he soon made a reputation as one of the most versatile writers of the day. Besides his twelve books of fairies, Lang has to his credit a long list of books, the important being Custom and Myth, Making of Religion, Myth, Ritual and Religion, Social Origins, The Book of Dreams and Ghosts, and Magic and Religion. Table of Contents The Cat???s Elopement How the Dragon was Tricked The Goblin and the Grocer The House in the Wood Uraschimataro and the Turtle The Slaying of the Tanuki The Flying Trunk The Snow-Man The Shirt-Collar The Princess in the Chest The Three Brothers The Snow-Queen The Fir-Tree Hans, the Mermaid???s Son Peter Bull The Bird ???Grip??? Snowflake I Know What I Have Learned The Cunning Shoemaker

Edition details

• Publisher: Mind Melodies
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9380302339
• ISBN 13: 9789380302331
• Binding: Hardcover