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Description
TRADITIONAL STORIES (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). The romance of the story, 'Beauty and the Beast' - the triumph of love over looks - has fascinated readers for centuries and inspired numerous films and TV series. This anthology not only features the beloved tale, but 100 enchanting stories chosen from The Blue Fain/Book and other collections by Andrew Lang: 50 devoted to beauties and another 50 from the perspective of the beast. Ages 9+
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Physical description
726 p.; 23 cm
Publication
New York : Barnes & Noble, 2016.
Pages
726
ISBN
9781435161276
Local notes
The book contains:
* a short introduction detailing "Beauty and the Beast"'s backstory
* de Villeneuve's original version of "Beauty and the Beast", fetched from Andrew Lang's "The Blue Fairy Book" translation
* A large collection fairy tales grouped into the category "Beauties", fetched from the following Andrew and Nora Lang collections:
The Green Fairy Book (6)
The Pink Fairy Book (6)
The Yellow Fairy Book (6)
The Blue Fairy Book (5)
The Violet Fairy Book (5)
The Gray Fairy Book (4)
The Red Fairy Book (4)
The Olive Fairy Book (3)
The Orange Fairy Book (3)
The Crimson Fairy Book (2)
The Brown Fairy Book (1)
It also contains some stories fetched directly from The Brothers Grimm (5)
* A large collection fairy tales grouped into the category "Beasts", fetched from the following Andrew and Nora Lang collections:
The Gray Fairy Book (9)
The Orange Fairy Book (7)
The Crimson Fairy Book (5)
The Red Fairy Book (5)
The Yellow Fairy Book (5)
The Brown Fairy Book (4)
The Green Fairy Book (4)
The Lilac Fairy Book (3)
The Pink Fairy Book (3)
The Violet Fairy Book (3)
The Olive Fairy Book (2)
The Blue Fairy Book (1)
(Note: Andrew and Nora Lang's "Fairy Book" collections themselves fetched fairy tales from various international sources, including the Brothers Grimm, Madame d'Aulnoy, 1001 Nights, Asbjørnsen and Moe, etc.)
* a short introduction detailing "Beauty and the Beast"'s backstory
* de Villeneuve's original version of "Beauty and the Beast", fetched from Andrew Lang's "The Blue Fairy Book" translation
* A large collection fairy tales grouped into the category "Beauties", fetched from the following Andrew and Nora Lang collections:
The Green Fairy Book (6)
The Pink Fairy Book (6)
The Yellow Fairy Book (6)
The Blue Fairy Book (5)
The Violet Fairy Book (5)
The Gray Fairy Book (4)
The Red Fairy Book (4)
The Olive Fairy Book (3)
The Orange Fairy Book (3)
The Crimson Fairy Book (2)
The Brown Fairy Book (1)
It also contains some stories fetched directly from The Brothers Grimm (5)
* A large collection fairy tales grouped into the category "Beasts", fetched from the following Andrew and Nora Lang collections:
The Gray Fairy Book (9)
The Orange Fairy Book (7)
The Crimson Fairy Book (5)
The Red Fairy Book (5)
The Yellow Fairy Book (5)
The Brown Fairy Book (4)
The Green Fairy Book (4)
The Lilac Fairy Book (3)
The Pink Fairy Book (3)
The Violet Fairy Book (3)
The Olive Fairy Book (2)
The Blue Fairy Book (1)
(Note: Andrew and Nora Lang's "Fairy Book" collections themselves fetched fairy tales from various international sources, including the Brothers Grimm, Madame d'Aulnoy, 1001 Nights, Asbjørnsen and Moe, etc.)