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Title: The Fairy Books of Andrew Lang

Author: Andrew Lang

Editor: David Widger

Release date: December 2, 2009 [eBook #30580]
Most recently updated: November 12, 2023

Language: English

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PROJECT GUTENBERG'S

FAIRY BOOKS
OF ANDREW LANG

AN ON-LINE INDEX

Edited by David Widger


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   BLUE       RED       YELLOW       VIOLET       CRIMSON       ORANGE   


   BROWN       LILAC       PINK       GREY       GREEN       OLIVE   


   ALPHABETICAL_FAIRY_BOOKS   



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THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK

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 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






THE RED FAIRY BOOK

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

The Princess Mayblossom

Soria Moria Castle

The Death Of Koshchei The Deathless

The Black Thief And Knight Of The Glen.

The Master Thief

Brother And Sister

Princess Rosette

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 Marvellous Musician

The Story Of Sigurd






THE YELLOW FAIRY BOOK

   AN ILLUSTRATED EDITION   

The Yellow Fairy Book

The Cat And The Mouse In Partnership

The Six Swans

The Dragon Of The North

Story Of The Emperor's New Clothes

The Golden Crab

The Iron Stove

The Dragon And His Grandmother

How Six Men Travelled Through The Wide World

The Glass Mountain

The Dead Wife

In The Land Of Souls

The White Duck

The Witch And Her Servants

The Magic Ring

The Flower Queen's Daughter

The Flying Ship

The Snow-Daughter And The Fire-Son

The Story Of King Frost

The Death Of The Sun-Hero

The Witch

The Hazel-Nut Child

The Story Of Big Klaus And Little Klaus

Prince Ring

The Swineherd

How To Tell A True Princess

The Blue Mountains

The Tinder-Box

The Witch In The Stone Boat

Thumbelina

The Nightingale

Hermod And Hadvor

The Steadfast Tin-Soldier

Blockhead-Hans

A Story About A Darning-Needle






THE VIOLET FAIRY BOOK

A Tale Of The Tontlawald

The Finest Liar In The World

The Story Of Three Wonderful Beggars

Schippeitaro

The Three Princes And Their Beasts (Lithuanian Fairy Tale)

The Goat's Ears Of The Emperor Trojan

The Nine Pea-Hens And The Golden Apples

The Lute Player

The Grateful Prince

The Child Who Came From An Egg

Stan Bolovan

The Two Frogs

The Story Of A Gazelle

How A Fish Swam In The Air And A Hare In The Water.

Two In A Sack

The Envious Neighbour

The Fairy Of The Dawn

The Enchanted Knife

Jesper Who Herded The Hares

The Underground Workers

The History Of Dwarf Long Nose

The Nunda, Eater Of People

The Story Of Hassebu

The Maiden With The Wooden Helmet

The Monkey And The Jelly-Fish

The Headless Dwarfs

The Young Man Who Would Have His Eyes Opened

The Boys With The Golden Stars

The Frog

The Princess Who Was Hidden Underground

The Girl Who Pretended To Be A Boy

The Story Of Halfman

The Prince Who Wanted To See The World

Virgilius The Sorcerer

Mogarzea And His Son






THE CRIMSON FAIRY BOOK

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

Paperarelloo

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

Motiratika

Niels And The Giants

Shepherd Paul

How The Wicked Tanuki Was Punished

The Crab And The Monkey

The Horse Gullfaxi And The Sword Gunnfoder

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






THE ORANGE FAIRY BOOK

THE ORANGE FAIRY BOOK

The Story of the Hero Makoma

The Magic Mirror

Story of the King Who Would See Paradise

How Isuro the Rabbit Tricked Gudu

Ian, the Soldier's Son

The Fox and the Wolf

How Ian Direach Got the Blue Falcon

The Ugly Duckling

The Two Caskets

The Goldsmith's Fortune

The Enchanted Wreath

The Foolish Weaver

The Clever Cat

The Story of Manus

Pinkel the Thief

The Adventures of a Jackal

The Adventures of the Jackal's Eldest Son

The Adventures of the Younger Son of the Jackal

The Three Treasures of the Giants

The Rover of the Plain

The White Doe

The Girl-Fish

The Owl and the Eagle

The Frog and the Lion Fairy

The Adventures of Covan the Brown-Haired

The Princess Bella-Flor

The Bird of Truth

The Mink and the Wolf

Adventures of an Indian Brave

How the Stalos Were Tricked

Andras Baive

The White Slipper

The Magic Book






THE BROWN FAIRY BOOK

What the Rose did to the Cypress

Ball-carrier and the Bad One

How Ball-carrier Finished His Task

The Bunyip

Father Grumbler

The Story of the Yara

The Cunning Hare

How Geirald The Coward Was Punished

Habogi

The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe

The Wicked Wolverine

The Husband of the Rat's Daughter

Pivi and Kabo

The Elf Maiden

How Some Wild Animals Became Tame Ones

Fortune and the Wood-Cutter

The Enchanted Head

The Sister of the Sun

The Prince and the Three Fates

The Fox and the Lapp

Kisa the Cat

The Lion and the Cat

Which was the Foolishest?

Rubezahl

Story of Wali Dad the Simple-Hearted

Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey






THE LILAC FAIRY BOOK

   AN ILLUSTRATED EDITION   


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The Shifty Lad

The False Prince and the True

The Jogi's Punishment

The Heart of a Monkey

The Fairy Nurse

A Lost Paradise

How Brave Walter Hunted Wolves

The King of the Waterfalls

A French Puck

The Three Crowns

The Story of a Very Bad Boy

The Brown Bear of Norway

Little Lasse

'Moti'

The Enchanted Deer

A Fish Story

The Wonderful Tune.

The Rich Brother and the Poor Brother

The One-Handed Girl

The Bones of Djulung

The Sea King's Gift

The Raspberry Worm

The Stones of Plouhinec

The Castle of Kerglas

The Battle of the Birds

The Lady of the Fountain.

The Four Gifts

The Groac'h of the Isle of Lok

The Escape of the Mouse

The Believing Husbands

The Hoodie-Crow.

The Brownie of the Lake

The Winning of Olwen






THE PINK FAIRY BOOK

The Cat's Elopement

How the Dragon Was Tricked

The Goblin and the Grocer

The House in the Wood

Uraschimataro and the Turtle

The Slaying of the Tanuki

The Flying Trunk

The Snow-man

The Shirt-collar

The Princess in the Chest

The Three Brothers

The Snow-queen

The Fir-tree

Hans, the Mermaid's Son

Peter Bull

The Bird 'Grip'

Snowflake

I Know What I Have Learned

The Cunning Shoemaker

The King Who Would Have a Beautiful Wife

Catherine and Her Destiny

How the Hermit Helped to Win the King's Daughter

The Water of Life

The Wounded Lion

The Man Without a Heart

The Two Brothers

Master and Pupil

The Golden Lion

The Sprig of Rosemary

The White Dove

The Troll's Daughter

Esben and the Witch

Princess Minon-minette

Maiden Bright-eye

The Merry Wives

King Lindorm

The Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther

The Little Hare

The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue

The Story of Ciccu

Don Giovanni De La Fortuna






THE GREY FAIRY BOOK

Donkey Skin

The Goblin Pony

An Impossible Enchantment

The Story Of Dschemil and Dschemila

Janni and the Draken

The Partnership of the Thief and the Liar.

Fortunatus and His Purse

The Goat-faced Girl

What Came of Picking Flowers

The Story of Bensurdatu

The Magician's Horse

The Little Gray Man

Herr Lazarus and the Draken

The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles

Udea and Her Seven Brothers

The White Wolf

Mohammed with the Magic Finger

Bobino

The Dog and the Sparrow

The Story of the Three Sons of Hali

The Story of the Fair Circassians

The Jackal and the Spring

The Bear

The Sunchild

The Daughter Of Buk Ettemsuch

Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye, or the Limping Fox

The Unlooked-for Prince

The Simpleton

The Street Musicians

The Twin Brothers

Cannetella

The Ogre

A Fairy's Blunder

Long, Broad, and Quickeye

Prunella






THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK

The Blue Bird

The Half-Chick

The Story Of Caliph Stork

The Enchanted Watch

Rosanella

Sylvain And Jocosa

Fairy Gifts

Prince Narcissus And The Princess Potentilla

Prince Featherhead And The Princess Celandine

The Three Little Pigs

Heart Of Ice

The Enchanted Ring

The Snuff-Box

The Golden Blackbird

The Little Soldier

The Magic Swan

The Dirty Shepherdess

The Enchanted Snake

The Biter Bit

King Kojata (From The Russian)

Prince Fickle And Fair Helena (From The German)

Puddocky (From The German)

The Story Of Hok Lee And The Dwarfs

The Story Of The Three Bears

Prince Vivien And The Princess Placida

Little One-Eye, Little Two-Eyes, And Little Three-Eyes

Jorinde And Joringel

Allerleirauh; Or, The Many-Furred Creature

The Twelve Huntsmen

Spindle, Shuttle, And Needle

The Crystal Coffin

The Three Snake-Leaves

The Riddle

Jack My Hedgehog

The Golden Lads

The White Snake

The Story Of A Clever Tailor

The Golden Mermaid

The War Of The Wolf And The Fox

The Story Of The Fisherman And His Wife

The Three Musicians

The Three Dogs






THE OLIVE FAIRY BOOK—Illustrated

Madschun

The Blue Parrot

Geirlaug the King’s Daughter

The Story of Little King Loc

A Long-bow Story

Jackal or Tiger?

The Comb and the Collar

The Thanksgiving of the Wazir

Samba the Coward

Kupti and Imani

The Strange Adventures of Little Maia

Diamond cut Diamond

The Green Knight

The Five Wise Words of the Guru

The Golden-headed Fish

Dorani

The Satin Surgeon

The Billy Goat and the King

The Story of Zoulvisia

Grasp All, Lose All

The Fate of the Turtle

The Snake Prince

The Prince and Princess in the Forest

The Clever Weaver

The Boy who found Fear at Last

He Wins who Waits

The Steel Cane

The Punishment of the Fairy Gangana

The Silent Princess






ALPHABETICAL LISTING



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A Clever Tailor

A Fairy's Blunder

A French Puck

A Lost Paradise

Adventures of a Jackal

Adventures of an Indian Brave

Adventures of Covan the Brown-Haired

Adventures of the Jackal's Eldest Son

Adventures of the Younger Son of the Jackal

Aladdin And The Wonderful Lamp

Allerleirauh; Or, The Many-Furred Creature

Andras Baive

Ball-carrier and the Bad One

Ball-carrier Finished His Task

Battle of the Birds

Bear

Beauty And The Beast

Beggar Boy Turned Into Count Piro

Believing Husbands

Bensurdatu

Big Klaus And Little Klaus

Billy Goat and the King

Bird 'Grip'

Bird of Truth

Biter Bit

Black Bull Of Norroway

Black Thief And Knight Of The Glen.

Blockhead-Hans

Blue Beard

Blue Bird

Blue Mountains

Blue Parrot

Bobino

Bones of Djulung

Boy Who Could Keep A Secret

Boy who found Fear at Last

Boys With The Golden Stars

Brave Little Tailor

Bronze Ring

Brother And Sister

Brown Bear of Norway

Brownie of the Lake

Bunyip

Bushy Bride

Caliph Stork

Cannetella

Castle of Kerglas

Cat And The Mouse In Partnership

Catherine and Her Destiny

Cat's Elopement

Child Who Came From An Egg

Cinderella, Or The Little Glass Slipper

Clever Cat

Clever Maria

Clever Weaver

Colony Of Cats

Comb and the Collar

Cottager And His Cat

Crab And The Monkey

Crystal Coffin

Cunning Hare

Cunning Shoemaker

Dapplegrim

Darning-Needle

Daughter Of Buk Ettemsuch

Dead Wife

Death Of Abu Nowas And Of His Wife

Death Of Koshchei The Deathless

Death Of The Sun-Hero

Diamond cut Diamond

Dirty Shepherdess

Dog and the Sparrow

Don Giovanni De La Fortuna

Donkey Skin

Dorani

Dragon And His Grandmother

Dragon Of The North

Dragon Was Tricked

Drakestail

Dschemil and Dschemila

East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon

Eisenkopf

Elf Maiden

Emperor's New Clothes

Enchanted Canary

Enchanted Deer

Enchanted Head

Enchanted Knife

Enchanted Ring

Enchanted Snake

Enchanted Watch

Enchanted Wreath

Envious Neighbour

Esben and the Witch

Escape of the Mouse

Fair Circassians

Fairy Gifts

Fairy Nurse

Fairy Of The Dawn

False Prince and the True

Farmer Weatherbeard

Fate of the Turtle

Father Grumbler

Felicia And The Pot Of Pinks

Find Out A True Friend

Finest Liar In The World

Fir-tree

Fish Story

Fish Swam In The Air And A Hare In The Water.

Fisherman And His Wife

Five Wise Words of the Guru

Flower Queen's Daughter

Flying Ship

Flying Trunk

Foolish Weaver

Fortunatus and His Purse

Fortune and the Wood-Cutter

Forty Thieves

Four Gifts

Fox and the Lapp

Fox and the Wolf

Frog

Frog and the Lion Fairy

Gazelle

Geirald The Coward Was Punished

Geirlaug the King’s Daughter

Gifts Of The Magician

Girl Who Pretended To Be A Boy

Girl-Fish

Glass Mountain

Goat-faced Girl

Goat's Ears Of The Emperor Trojan

Goblin and the Grocer

Goblin Pony

Gold-Bearded Man

Golden Blackbird

Golden Branch

Golden Crab

Golden Goose

Golden Lads

Golden Lion

Golden Mermaid

Golden-headed Fish

Goldsmith's Fortune

Goose-Girl

Graciosa And Percinet

Grasp All, Lose All

Grateful Prince

Green Knight

Groac'h of the Isle of Lok

Habogi

Hairy Man

Half-Chick

Halfman

Hans, the Mermaid's Son

Hansel And Grettel

Hassebu

Hazel-Nut Child

He Wins who Waits

Headless Dwarfs

Heart of a Monkey

Heart Of Ice

Hermit Helped to Win the King's Daughter

Hermod And Hadvor

Hero Makoma

Herr Lazarus and the Draken

History Of Dwarf Long Nose

History Of Whittington

Hok Lee And The Dwarfs

Hoodie-Crow.

Horse Gullfaxi And The Sword Gunnfoder

House in the Wood

How Brave Walter Hunted Wolves

How To Tell A True Princess

Husband of the Rat's Daughter

I Know What I Have Learned

Ian Direach Got the Blue Falcon

Ian, the Soldier's Son

Impossible Enchantment

Iron Stove

Isuro the Rabbit Tricked Gudu

Jack And The Beanstalk

Jack My Hedgehog

Jack The Giant-Killer

Jackal and the Spring

Jackal or Tiger?

Jackal, the Dove, and the Panther

Janni and the Draken

Jesper Who Herded The Hares

Jogi's Punishment

Jorinde And Joringel

Kari Woodengown

King Frost

King Kojata (From The Russian)

King Lindorm

King of the Waterfalls

King Who Would Have a Beautiful Wife

King Who Would See Paradise

Kisa the Cat

Kupti and Imani

Lady of the Fountain.

Land Of Souls

Language of Beasts

Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye, or the Limping Fox

Lion and the Cat

Little Golden Hood

Little Good Mouse

Little Gray Man

Little Hare

Little Lasse

Little One-Eye, Little Two-Eyes, And Little Three-Eyes

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Soldier

Little Thumb

Little Wildrose

Long, Broad, and Quickeye

Long-bow Story

Lovely Ilonka

Lucky Luck

Lute Player

Madschun

Magic Book

Magic Kettle

Magic Mirror

Magic Ring

Magic Swan

Magician's Horse

Maiden Bright-eye

Maiden With The Wooden Helmet

Man Without a Heart

Manus

Marvellous Musician

Master and Pupil

Master Cat; Or, Puss In Boots

Master Thief

Master-Maid

Merry Wives

Mink and the Wolf

Minnikin

Mogarzea And His Son

Mohammed with the Magic Finger

Monkey And The Jelly-Fish

Mother Holle

Moti'

Motiratika

Nettle Spinner

Niels And The Giants

Nightingale

Nine Pea-Hens And The Golden Apples

Norka

Nunda, Eater Of People

Ogre

One-Handed Girl

Owl and the Eagle

Paperarelloo

Partnership of the Thief and the Liar.

Peter Bull

Picking Flowers

Pinkel the Thief

Pivi and Kabo

Pretty Goldilocks

Prince Ahmed And The Fairy Paribanou

Prince and Princess in the Forest

Prince And The Dragon

Prince and the Three Fates

Prince Darling

Prince Featherhead And The Princess Celandine

Prince Fickle And Fair Helena (From The German)

Prince Hyacinth And The Dear Little Princess

Prince Narcissus And The Princess Potentilla

Prince Ring

Prince Vivien And The Princess Placida

Prince Who Wanted To See The World

Prince Who Would Seek Immortality

Princess Bella-Flor

Princess in the Chest

Princess Mayblossom

Princess Minon-minette

Princess On The Glass Hill

Princess Rosette

Princess Who Was Hidden Underground

Prunella

Puddocky (From The German)

Punishment of the Fairy Gangana

Queen of the Flowery Isles

Rapunzel

Raspberry Worm

Ratcatcher

Red Etin

Rich Brother and the Poor Brother

Riddle

Rogue And The Herdsman

Rosanella

Rover of the Plain

Rubezahl

Rumpelstiltzkin

Sacred Milk of Koumongoe

Samba the Coward

Satin Surgeon

Schippeitaro

Sea King's Gift

Seven Foals

Sham Prince, Or The Ambitious Tailor

Shepherd Paul

Shifty Lad

Shirt-collar

Sigurd

Silent Princess

Simpleton

Sister of the Sun

Six Hungry Beasts

Six Men Travelled Through The Wide World

Six Sillies

Six Swans

Slaying of the Tanuki

Sleeping Beauty In The Wood

Snake Prince

Snow-Daughter And The Fire-Son

Snowdrop

Snowflake

Snow-man

Snow-queen

Snow-White And Rose-Red

Snuff-Box

Soria Moria Castle

Sparrow with the Slit Tongue

Spindle, Shuttle, And Needle

Sprig of Rosemary

Stalos Were Tricked

Stan Bolovan

Steadfast Tin-Soldier

Steel Cane

Stone-Cutter

Stones of Plouhinec

Story of Ciccu

Story of Little King Loc

Story of the Seven Simons

Story of Zoulvisia

Strange Adventures of Little Maia

Street Musicians

Strong Prince

Sunchild

Swineherd

Sylvain And Jocosa

Terrible Head

Thanksgiving of the Wazir

The Tontlawald

Three Bears

Three Brothers

Three Crowns

Three Dogs

Three Dwarfs

Three Little Pigs

Three Musicians

Three Princes And Their Beasts (Lithuanian Fairy Tale)

Three Princesses Of Whiteland

Three Robes

Three Snake-Leaves

Three Sons of Hali

Three Treasures of the Giants

Three Wonderful Beggars

Thumbelina

Tiidu The Piper

Tinder-Box

To Your Good Health!

Toads And Diamonds

Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey

Treasure Seeker

Tritill, Litill, And The Birds

Troll's Daughter

Trusty John

Twelve Brothers

Twelve Dancing Princesses

Twelve Huntsmen

Twin Brothers

Two Brothers

Two Caskets

Two Frogs

Two In A Sack

Udea and Her Seven Brothers

Ugly Duckling

Underground Workers

Unlooked-for Prince

Uraschimataro and the Turtle

Very Bad Boy

Virgilius The Sorcerer

Voice Of Death

Voyage To Lilliput

Wali Dad the Simple-Hearted

War Of The Wolf And The Fox

Water of Life

Water-Lily. The Gold-Spinners

What the Rose did to the Cypress

Which was the Foolishest?

White Cat

White Doe

White Dove

White Duck

White Slipper

White Snake

White Wolf

Why The Sea Is Salt

Wicked Tanuki Was Punished

Wicked Wolverine

Wild Animals Became Tame Ones

Winning of Olwen

Witch

Witch And Her Servants

Witch In The Stone Boat

Wonderful Birch

Wonderful Sheep

Wonderful Tune.

Wounded Lion

Yara

Yellow Dwarf

Yellow Fairy Book

Young Man Who Would Have His Eyes Opened

Youth Who Set Out To Learn What Fear Was





OTHER ANDREW LANG WORKS


Letters to Dead Authors

Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1

Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 2

Prince Prigio

Much Darker Days    

The Gold Of Fairnilee   

The Mark of Cain

The Valet's Tragedy and Others

Homer and His Age

Johnny Nut and the Golden Goose

Highways and Byways in The Border

The Story of Joan of Arc