The Olive Fairy Book
| AUTHOR | Lang, Andrew |
| PUBLISHER | Dover Publications (06/01/1968) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
The Olive Fairy Book includes unusual stories from Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenia, the Sudan, and the pen of Anatole France. But all of the stories are told in the common language of the fairy tale, and their heroes -- the Green Knight who is saved by a soup made from nine snakes, the lovely Dorani who flies every night to fairyland, the king who understands the language of the animals -- will be welcome to children and grown-ups alike.
All in all, this collection contains 29 stories, all narrated in clear lively prose. Not only are Lang's collections generally considered to contain the best English versions of the standard stories; they are the richest and widest in range.
"Admirable series of photographic reprints of the first editions. Altogether very good value." -- New York Review of Books.
All in all, this collection contains 29 stories, all narrated in clear lively prose. Not only are Lang's collections generally considered to contain the best English versions of the standard stories; they are the richest and widest in range.
"Admirable series of photographic reprints of the first editions. Altogether very good value." -- New York Review of Books.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780486219080
ISBN-10:
0486219089
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
352
Carton Quantity:
24
Product Dimensions:
5.40 x 0.72 x 8.42 inches
Weight:
0.83 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Cultural
Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General
Grade Level:
3rd Grade
- 9th Grade
Dewey Decimal:
398.2
Library of Congress Control Number:
68023801
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The Olive Fairy Book includes unusual stories from Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenia, the Sudan, and the pen of Anatole France. But all of the stories are told in the common language of the fairy tale, and their heroes -- the Green Knight who is saved by a soup made from nine snakes, the lovely Dorani who flies every night to fairyland, the king who understands the language of the animals -- will be welcome to children and grown-ups alike.
All in all, this collection contains 29 stories, all narrated in clear lively prose. Not only are Lang's collections generally considered to contain the best English versions of the standard stories; they are the richest and widest in range.
"Admirable series of photographic reprints of the first editions. Altogether very good value." -- New York Review of Books.
All in all, this collection contains 29 stories, all narrated in clear lively prose. Not only are Lang's collections generally considered to contain the best English versions of the standard stories; they are the richest and widest in range.
"Admirable series of photographic reprints of the first editions. Altogether very good value." -- New York Review of Books.
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Author:
Lang, Andrew
Andrew Lang (March, 31, 1844 July 20, 1912) was a Scottish writer and literary critic who is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Lang s academic interests extended beyond the literary and he was a noted contributor to the fields of anthropology, folklore, psychical research, history, and classic scholarship, as well as the inspiration for the University of St. Andrew s Andrew Lang Lectures. A prolific author, Lang published more than 100 works during his career, including twelve fairy books, in which he compiled folk and fairy tales from around the world. Lang s Lilac Fairy and Red Fairy books are credited with influencing J. R. R. Tolkien, who commented on the importance of fairy stories in the modern world in his 1939 Andrew Lang Lecture On Fairy-Stories.
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