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The crimson fairy book [electronic resource] / edited by Andrew Lang.

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 (Added Author).

Summary:

The Fairy Books, or "Coloured" Fairy Books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour. Collected together by Andrew Land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by Lang's wife and other translators who also retold many of the tales. The collection has been incalculably important and, although he did not source the stories himself direct from the oral tradition he can make claim to the first English translation of many.

Record details

ISBN: 9781620112793 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1620112795 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Publisher: [S.I.] : Duke Classics, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"First published in 1903."--T.p. verso.
Formatted Contents Note:	Lovely Ilonka -- Lucky luck -- The hairy man -- To your good health! -- The story of the seven Simons -- The language of beasts -- The boy who could keep a secret -- The prince and the dragon -- Little Wildrose -- Tiidu the piper -- Paperarello -- The gifts of the magician -- The strong prince -- The treasure seeker -- The cottager and his cat -- The prince who would seek immortality -- The stone-cutter -- The gold-bearded man -- Tritill, Litill, and the birds -- The three robes -- The six hungry beasts -- How the beggar boy turned into Count Piro -- The rogue and the herdsman -- Eisenkopf -- The death of Abu Nowas and of his wife -- Motikatika -- Niels and the giants -- Shepherd Paul -- How the wicked tanuki was punished -- The crab and the monkey -- The horse Gullfaxi and the sword Gunnföder -- The story of the sham prince, or the ambitious tailor -- The colony of cats -- How to find out a true friend -- Clever Maria -- The magic kettle.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive viewed, June 13, 2012).