Andrew Lang: 948 books

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 d'Aulnoy and from the...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: While best known for his translations of classical literature and as a collector of folk and fairy tales, Lang also wrote poetry, biographies, histories, novels, literary criticisms and even children's...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. Content of this book is appropriate for children and adults...

The best single-volume collection of favorite fairy tales from Lang's famous series of fairy tale books in many colors. Included are 31 best-loved stories: "Hansel and Gretel," "Rapunzel," "Jack and the Beanstalk," "The Prince and the Dragon," "Rumpelstiltskin," and "The Three Little Pigs."

The stories in this Fairy Book come from all quarters of the world. For example, the adventures of ‘Ball-Carrier and the Bad One’ are told by Red Indian grandmothers to Red Indian children who never go to school, nor see pen and ink. ‘The Bunyip’ is known to even more uneducated little ones,...

Books & Bookmen marks the distinction between the true book hunter and the mere literary person. It reveals Lang’s poetic enthusiasm for the great book chase among the bookstalls of Victorian London, as he hopes to discover an old French play by Moliere, a first edition of Shelley or perhaps an early English printing of Edgar Poe’s poetry.

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. 'Life is not all beer and skittles,' said a reflective sportsman, and all books are not fairy tales. In an imperfect state of existence, 'the peety of it is that we cannot have all things as we would like them.'...

In this epistolary work Lang has presented spoof letters that he wrote to various deceased authors. While he generously praises them for their genius and manner of expression he also addresses the shortcomings of some of these authors. His power of literary appreciation and beauty of expression are evident from this work.

This is a vigorous investigation of Dickenss last book which remained unfinished due to his death. Lang while facilitating other theories endeavors to solve The Mystery of Edwin Drood. A conspicuous portrayal of Langs analytical supremacy in which he superbly represents assorted notions in alliance with his own that help readers to form their own perspective. An indicative exposition!

Books & Bookmen marks the distinction between the true book hunter and the mere literary person. It reveals Lang’s poetic enthusiasm for the great book chase among the bookstalls of Victorian London, as he hopes to discover an old French play by Moliere, a first edition of Shelley or perhaps an early English printing of Edgar Poe’s poetry. 

At the time of his death, my brother had proceeded but a little way in this task which he and I began together, and I must frankly own my inability to cope with it on the lines which he would doubtless have followed. It is probable, for example, that his unrivalled knowledge of "the memories, legends,...

The third of Lang’s famous twelve Fairy Books, this 1892 volume includes such unforgettable favorites as “The Three Little Pigs,” “The Story of the Three Bears,” “The Little Soldier,” “The Magic Swan,” “The Golden Mermaid,” “The Story of the Fisherman and His Wife,” “The Three Musicians,” and many more.

These groundbreaking essays, assembled in 1885, explore the roots of Greek, Finnish, and other mythologies. The first of Lang’s works applying anthropology to myth, this volume includes “The Method of Folklore,” “The Myth of Cronus,” “Cupid, Psyche, and the ‘Sun-Frog,’” “A Far-Travelled...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. One of Lang's best known works! In the Strangers' Room...