The Red Fairy Book

Andrew Lang

Sept 2018 · Open Road Media

About this eBook

This beloved volume collects the world’s most famous fairy tales, children’s classics, and bedtime stories.
 
The enchanting stories of childhood every girl and boy cherish are collected in this volume of Andrew Lang’s renowned Fairy Books. Originally published in 1890, this treasure trove of timeless tales of action and adventure, enchanted forests and fantastic creatures, and monsters and magic has thrilled readers all over the world for generations.
 
The thirty-seven stories in this collection—including favorites such as “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Rapunzel,” “The Three Dwarfs,” “The Golden Goose,” and “The Nettle Spinner”—are more than just fairy tales; they are priceless keepsakes of childhood memories that will stand the test of time now and forever.

About the author

Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scottish scholar and writer, best known for his folklore and mythological tales. After college, he moved to London and began working as a journalist. He began collecting fairytales and folklore stories for his first collection, The Blue Fairy Book. The Fairy Books contained hundreds of pages of folklore stories, which Lang edited while his wife helped translate. Receiving acclaim, the books totaled in 427 stories combined in twelve collections. Lang also produced his own original writing, including novels, literary criticism, and poetry, but his work did not attain the same literary recognition.