The Blue Fairy Book, Andrew Lang
The Blue Fairy Book, Andrew Lang
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The Blue Fairy Book

Author: Andrew Lang

Narrator: James Harrington

Unabridged: 11 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/18/2024

Synopsis

Discover the enchanting world of "The Blue Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang, a timeless anthology of beloved fairy tales from around the globe. This captivating collection features classic stories such as "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," masterfully retold with charm and wit. Each tale brims with magical creatures, daring heroes, and enchanting adventures, transporting readers to lands of wonder and fantasy. Perfect for all ages, this treasure trove of folklore continues to inspire and delight generations.

About Andrew Lang

Andrew Lang (1844–1912), Scottish man of letters educated at the Edinburgh Academy, St. Andrews, and Balliol College, Oxford, became a prolific and versatile London journalist. He took a leading part in the controversy with Max Müller and his school about the interpretation of mythology and folk tales. He published several volumes of verse and several solid contributions to the study of the philosophy and religion of primitive man. He also wrote the four-volume History of Scotland, A History of English Literature, and many fairy-tale collections, as well as works on Homer, Joan of Arc, Scott, Lockhart, Mary Stuart, John Knox, Prince Charlie, Tennyson, and others.

Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on May 24, 2021

my becoming-a-genius project, part 7! if you are still there, and therefore presumably have not seen projects 1 through 6, here's the sitch: i have decided to become a genius. to accomplish this, i'm going to work my way through the collected stories of various authors, reading + reviewing 1 story ever......more

Goodreads review by mrshaileywhite on May 06, 2018

What I love most about this book is that they are “non-Disney” endings. We all enjoy discussing them, whether bizarre or as we expected. My son (7) and I have enjoyed taking turns reading this aloud to each other all year. We picked up the Red Fairy Book too because we enjoyed this one so much.......more

Goodreads review by Hweeps on November 20, 2011

From the famed The Blue Fairy Book, I learned that: 1. If you are a girl, and you are "beautiful", so amazingly pretty that sometimes, there are just no words to describe you, you might just survive whatever is coming at you next, because 2. The villains can never defeat the good, because someway or o......more

Goodreads review by Hiba⁷ on January 29, 2018

Thirty-seven stories which vary in length and enjoyability. It was a fun read, I wouldn't read some of the stories to my nephews or my kids in the future.......more

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