The Blue Fairy Book

Publisher Marketing: The Blue Fairy Book, the first of twelve in Andrew Lang 's Coloured Fairy Book series, was originally published in 1889. This edition contains all 37 of the original stories and all 127 of the original black-and-white illustrations. *** The collections were specifically intended for children, and consequently edited for that end. *** When Andrew began publishing these books there were almost no English fairy tale books in circulation. The series proved of great influence in children 's literature, and inspired a host of imitators. The series also proved to be an inspiration to J. R. Tolken and his Middle-Earth collection of novels. *** This book includes the stories: 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; Rumpelstiltzkin; 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 andDiamonds; 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; and The Red Etin. * * * * Check out the other Andrew Lang books published by Flying Chipmunk Publishing at www. FlyingChipmunkPublishing.com or Friend us on Facebook for our latest releases. Contributor Bio:  Lang, Andrew Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 - 20 July 1912) was a Scottish novelist, journalist, poet, critic and historian who was born in Selkirk, Scotland on March 31st 1844. He was the oldest of 8 children, born to John Lang and Jane Plenderleath Sellar. As a young boy, Lang attended the Selkirk Grammar School and then went on to attend Edinburgh Academy and the University of St. Andrews as well as Balliol College, Oxford. Andrew was a fan of Williams Shakespeare and folklore such as Grimm's Fairy Tales. This inspired Lang's love of myths, folk-tales and magic. In 1987 Andrew moved to London to become a journalist. That was also the year that he married Leonore Blanche Alleyne. They never had any children together. Andrew Lang created one of the best known collections of folk and fairy tales in the world....the "color" fairy book series. He often collaborated with his wife to translate stories, which were obtained from all over the world. Andrew Lang was known as one of the most versatile writers of his day. He is best known for his folklore and mythology books. In his spare time, Andrew loved to fish and play golf. He also loved to travel with his wife. They often travelled to France and Italy. During the last years of his life, Lang experienced a decline in his health. He died in the Tor-na-Coille Hotel in Banchory on July 20th 1912 of angina pectoris. He is buried at St. Andrews in the cathedral precincts.