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"Andrew Lang and his associates managed to break the stranglehold of the pious sentimentality handed out to children by collecting--from all over the world--fairy tales of all people, and bringing out the volumes we all know and love."--Kirkus Reviews

The Yellow Fairy Book is a wonderful collection of tales from all over the world. There are such familiar old favorites as the "Story of the Emperor's New Clothes," "The Tinder-box," "How to Tell a True Princess," and "The Nightingale." There are less familiar tales by Madame... Read Full Overview

Andrew Lang's 12 Coloured Fairy Books are some of his best known works.In The Yellow Fairy Book, the fourth in the series, Lang includes tales from all over the world, with many fairy ales from Hans Christian Andersen.In the Preface to the third volume, Lang expressed... Read Full Overview

A COLLECTION OF FAIRY TALES
The Yellow Fairy Book is one of Lang's first collections of fairy tales. Stories from across the world are included.
DETAILS:
Includes the Original Illustrations

American Indian, Russian, German, Icelandic, French, & other stories-48 in all.

Andrew Lang, (born March 31, 1844, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scot.--died July 20, 1912, Banchory, Aberdeenshire), Scottish scholar and man of letters noted for his collections of fairy tales and translations of Homer.

Educated at St. Andrews University and at Balliol College,... Read Full Overview

Originally published in 1894, The Yellow Fairy Book is a collection of stories from world-renown authors such as the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. These are classic tales with heroes and villains that have stood the test of time. In The Yellow... Read Full Overview