The Orange Fairy Book

by Andrew Lang

Other authorsSara Maitland (Introduction), Tomislav Tomic (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 2013

Status

Available

Call number

398.21

Publication

Folio Society (2013). Bound in orange buckram. 320 pages. Frontispiece. 13 full colour plates and a number of black & white illustrations. Caxton Wove paper. 10" × 7 ½".

Description

Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. Folklore. HTML: 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. First published in 1906, The Orange Fairy Bookis the 10th volume in this series..

User reviews

LibraryThing member TheDivineOomba

I love the Color Fairy Books edited by Andrew Lang. I read through the library collection in a few weeks when I was a kid. When I encountered the Orange Fairy Book at a used book sale, I immediately bought it.

So on the review - I read a few of these stories at night before bed. They are as great as

I remember them. These stories were all new to me, with the exception of the Ugly Duckling. Some were better than others, but all were fun to read. This is a collection of fairy tales from around the world. From Africa to the American Indians, with many stories from Old World Europe.

Fun to read, easy tales to read before bed. Completely recommended.

Show Less

Subjects

Fairy tales

Folklore

Pictorial cloth bindings (Binding) 1906

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1906

Local notes

Originally published in 1906. Includes 33 tales from Jutland, Rhodesia, Uganda, and various other European traditions.

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