The Red Fairy Book, Andrew Lang
The Red Fairy Book, Andrew Lang
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The Red Fairy Book

Author: Andrew Lang

Narrator: Matthew Schmitz

Unabridged: 11 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/05/2025

Synopsis

Brought to you by Altrusian Grace Media and narrated by Matthew Schmitz.The Red Fairy Book, compiled by Andrew Lang and first published in 1890, is a richly imaginative collection of classic fairy tales drawn from a wide array of cultural traditions, including Russian, Norse, French, and German folklore. Featuring stories such as “The Twelve Dancing Princesses,” “The Death of Koschei the Deathless,” and “The Master Thief,” the book weaves a tapestry of magical quests, enchanted creatures, clever tricksters, and timeless moral lessons. Each tale is steeped in symbolic resonance—princes undergo trials, maidens are tested, and villains often meet poetic justice—capturing the essence of the mythic imagination. Imbued with the mystique of oral tradition, The Red Fairy Book stands as one of the most enduring volumes in Lang’s influential series, offering readers a glimpse into the enchanted realms of old-world wonder.

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 Hiba on February 05, 2018

Another one from the colored fairy books gone, ten left. The stories are so enjoyable, especially as an audiobook.......more

Goodreads review by Elinor on November 25, 2023

5/2023 reread: The Red Fairy Book will never be one of my top favorite fairy books, but most of the tales are enjoyable, although many feature repetitive motifs, and a good amount are treasures. I normally am not a big fan of Jack and the Beanstalk, but this version I love. Jack is not simply stealin......more

Goodreads review by Erik on March 06, 2016

This book was pretty good. I admit, I didn't like it as much as The Blue Fairy Book, but it was okay. I like how this is the first book where Andrew Lang really starts to branch out with translations of other authors (such as the inclusion of Romanian stories and tales by Charles Deulin) instead of......more

Goodreads review by Kerianne on June 24, 2025

Our homeschool curriculum utilizes the Blue Fairy Book, and since reading that we've been slowly reading aloud through a variety of other fairy tale compilations at a rate of about one a school year. Even my older tweens and teens still voluntarily sit in on these. A few years ago we had all agreed......more

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