Andrew Lang

The Blue Fairy Book (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of fairyland. Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, giants and dwarfs, monsters and magicians, fairies and ogresthese are the companions who will thrill young boys and girls of all lands and all times, as Andrew Lang's phenomenally successful collections of stories have proved. From the day that they were first printed, the Lang fairy tale books of many colors have entertained thousands of boys and girls, as they have also brought pleasure to the many parents who have read these unforgettable classics to their children. The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in the series and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources: not only from Grimm, but exciting adventures by Charles Perrault and Madame d'Aulnoy, The Arabian Nights, and other stories from popular traditions. Here in one attractive paperbound volumewith enlarged printare "Sleeping Beauty," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Beauty and the Beast," "Hansel and Gretel," "Puss in Boots," "Trusty John," "Jack the Giantkiller," "Goldilocks," and many other favorites that have become an indispensable part of our cultural heritage. All in all, this collection contains 37 stories, all narrated in the clear, lively prose for which Lang was famous. Not only are Lang's generally conceded to be the best English versions of standard stories, his collections are the richest and widest in range. His position as one of England's foremost folklorists as well as his first-rate literary abilities makes his collections unmatchable in the English language.

Unabridged and unaltered republication of first (1891) edition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Altersempfehlung: ab 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780486117539
• Artikelnr.: 39138261

Inhaltsangabe

The Bronze Ring Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess East of the
Sun and West of the Moon The Yellow Dwarf Little Red Riding Hood The
Sleeping Beauty in the Wood Cinderella; or the Little Glass Slipper Aladdin
and the Wonderful Lamp The Tale of a Youth who Set out to Learn what Fear
was Rumplestiltzkin Beauty and the Beast The Master Maid Why the Sea is
Salt "The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots" Felicia and the Pot of Pinks The
White Cat The Water-lily. The Gold Spinners The Terrible Head The Story of
Pretty Goldilocks The History of Whittington The Wonderful Sheep Little
Thumb The Forty Thieves Hansel and Grettel Snow-white and Rose-red The
Goose-girl Toads and Diamonds Prince Darling Blue Beard Trusty John The
Brave Little Tailor A Voyage to Lilliput The Princess on the Glass Hill The
Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou The History of Jack the Giant
killer The Black Bull of Norroway The Red Etin

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