
"Admirable series of photographic reprints of the first editions. . . . Altogether very good value." -- New York Review of Books. Over 30 tales from Portugal, Ireland, Wales, and points East and West, among them "The Brown Bear of Norway," "The Enchanted Deer," "The Story...

The Lilac Fairy Book is a collection of short fiction comprised of over thirty tales ranging from a variety of descents, including Portuguese, Irish, British, and Celtic. Each tale is written in lively prose, depicting unforgettable characters. In The Brown Bear...

Volume 12 of Andrew Lang's classic Fairy Books Series (also known as the Fairy Books of Many Colors series), collecting treasured and beloved stories from around the world. This volume features the following tales:The Shifty Lad, The False Prince and the True, The Jogi's Punishment,...

IN the land of Erin there dwelt long ago a widow who had an only son. He was a clever boy, so she saved up enough money to send him to school, and, as soon as he was old enough, to apprentice him to any trade that he would choose. But when the time came, he said he would not...


The Lilac Fairy By Andrew Lang The last of Andrew Lang's twelve famous Fairy Books, The Lilac Fairy Book features thirty-three stories from all over the world, including Portuguese, Scottish, Norwegian, and Swahili fairy tales, amongst many others. Lang's collections are notable...

In "The Lilac Fairy Book," Andrew Lang presents a captivating collection of fairy tales sourced from various cultures, beautifully interwoven with his signature storytelling style. As the fifth installment in Lang's renowned Fairy Book series, this anthology celebrates the depth...

The Lilac Fairy Book is a collection of short fiction comprised of over thirty tales ranging from a variety of descents, including Portuguese, Irish, British, and Celtic. Each tale is written in lively prose, depicting unforgettable characters. In The Brown Bear...


"The Lilac Fairy Book" from Andrew Lang. Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology (1844-1912).

The twelfth in Andrew Lang's Fairy Book series containing 33 tales from Portugal, Ireland, Wales and points East and West, among them "The Brown Bear of Norway," "The Enchanted Deer," "The Story of a Very Bad Boy," and "The Brownie of the Lake".

The twelfth in Andrew Lang's Fairy Book series containing 33 tales from Portugal, Ireland, Wales and points East and West, among them "The Brown Bear of Norway," "The Enchanted Deer," "The Story of a Very Bad Boy," and "The Brownie of the Lake".

The Lilac Fairy Book is a collection of fairy tales compiled and edited by Scottish writer Andrew Lang. Published in 1910, this book is part of Lang's series of fairy tale anthologies, which includes The Blue Fairy Book, The Red Fairy Book, and The Green Fairy Book, among others...





Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a prolific Scots man of letters, a poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales. As a journalist, poet, critic and historian, he soon made a reputation as one of the...


This charming early work, first published in 1910, is the twelfth book in a series of twelve 'coloured' fairy books published by Andrew Lang between 1889 and 1910. Each volume is distinguished by its own colour, and all in all, 437 tales from a wide array of cultures and countries...

The twelfth in Andrew Lang's Fairy Book series containing 33 tales from Portugal, Ireland, Wales and points East and West, among them "The Brown Bear of Norway," "The Enchanted Deer," "The Story of a Very Bad Boy," and "The Brownie of the Lake." First published in 1910 and includes...

The twelfth in Andrew Lang's Fairy Book series containing 33 tales from Portugal, Ireland, Wales and points East and West, among them "The Brown Bear of Norway," "The Enchanted Deer," "The Story of a Very Bad Boy," and "The Brownie of the Lake". First published in 1910 and includes...

The twelfth in Andrew Lang's Fairy Book series containing 33 tales from Portugal, Ireland, Wales and points East and West, among them "The Brown Bear of Norway," "The Enchanted Deer," "The Story of a Very Bad Boy," and "The Brownie of the Lake." First published in 1910 and includes...

The twelfth in Andrew Lang's Fairy Book series containing 33 tales from Portugal, Ireland, Wales and points East and West, among them "The Brown Bear of Norway," "The Enchanted Deer," "The Story of a Very Bad Boy," and "The Brownie of the Lake". First published in 1910 and includes...

The twelfth in Andrew Lang's Fairy Book series containing 33 tales from Portugal, Ireland, Wales and points East and West, among them "The Brown Bear of Norway," "The Enchanted Deer," "The Story of a Very Bad Boy," and "The Brownie of the Lake". First published in 1910 and includes...