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The Blue Fairy Book — Andrew Lang

The Blue Fairy Book

Andrew Lang

  • Children
  • Book language: English
  • 319 pages

The Blue Fairy Book is a classic anthology of fairy tales edited by Andrew Lang. It gathers stories from European traditions and opens with The Bronze Ring, about a king whose garden will not grow. It is worth listening to for its imagination, magical characters, and enduring storytelling.

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Opening of the book

THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK

By Various

Edited by Andrew Lang

THE BRONZE RING

Once upon a time in a certain country there lived a king whose palace was surrounded by a spacious garden. But, though the

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Contents

  1. THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK
  2. Edited by Andrew Lang
  3. THE BRONZE RING
  4. PRINCE HYACINTH AND THE DEAR LITTLE PRINCESS
  5. EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON
  6. THE YELLOW DWARF
  7. LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
  8. THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD
  9. CINDERELLA, OR THE LITTLE GLASS SLIPPER
  10. ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL LAMP
  11. THE TALE OF A YOUTH WHO SET OUT TO LEARN WHAT FEAR WAS
  12. RUMPELSTILTZKIN
  13. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
  14. THE MASTER-MAID
  15. WHY THE SEA IS SALT
  16. THE MASTER CAT; OR, PUSS IN BOOTS
  17. FELICIA AND THE POT OF PINKS
  18. THE WHITE CAT
  19. THE WATER-LILY. THE GOLD-SPINNERS
  20. THE TERRIBLE HEAD
  21. THE STORY OF PRETTY GOLDILOCKS
  22. THE HISTORY OF WHITTINGTON
  23. THE WONDERFUL SHEEP
  24. LITTLE THUMB
  25. THE FORTY THIEVES
  26. HANSEL AND GRETTEL
  27. SNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-RED
  28. THE GOOSE-GIRL
  29. TOADS AND DIAMONDS
  30. PRINCE DARLING

and 15 more chapters

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