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The Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
"The Red Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang is a fairy tale collection published in 1890. The second volume in Lang's renowned Coloured Fairy Books series, it brings together enchanting stories from French, Russian, Danish, and Romanian traditions, along with tales from Norse mythology. Edited by Andrew Lang with significant contributions from his wife Leonora Blanche Lang, this collection continued the series' mission to preserve traditional fairy tales for young readers during an era when such stories faced criticism for their fantastical nature. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Editor | Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Red Fairy Book |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Langs%27_Fairy_Books |
| Contents | The twelve dancing princesses -- The princess Mayblossom -- Soria Moria Castle -- The death of Koschei the Deathless -- The black thief and knight of the glen -- The master thief -- Brother and sister -- Princess Rosette -- The enchanted pig -- The Norka -- The wonderful birch -- Jack and the beanstalk -- The little good mouse -- Graciosa and Percinet -- The three princesses of Whiteland -- The voice of death -- The six sillies -- Kari Woodengown -- Drakestail -- The ratcatcher -- The true history of Little Golden-hood -- The golden branch -- The three dwarfs -- Dapplegrim -- The enchanted canary -- The twelve brothers -- Rapunzel -- The nettle spinner -- Farmer Weatherbeard -- Mother Holle -- Minnikin -- Bushy bride -- Snowdrop -- The golden goose -- The seven foals -- The marvelous musician -- The story of Sigurd. |
| Credits | David Widger and Charles Keller for Tina |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Folklore |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 540 |
| Release Date | May 1, 1996 |
| Last Update | Nov 9, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2746 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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