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Andrew Lang (1844 – 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang was also a prolific author of works both...

Andrew Lang was a Scots poet, novelist, and literary critic. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Lang gave many of the tales their first appearance in English.  Andrew Lang's Fairy Books — are a series of twelve collections of fairy tales. Each volume is distinguished by...

Once upon a time there was a man who had ten daughters. They were beautiful, but the youngest was more beautiful than her sisters. She loved romantic places and spent much time with different flowers in the open air. She didn't pay attention to various handsome young men who came to her. Her elder...

Cinderella by Charles Perrault is one of the most popular versions of this old European folk tale. Let your children plunge into the magic world of this famous fairytale with well-known characters and fantasy adventures. Follow Cinderella and read about one of the most romantic adventures with fairy...

Bluebeard be Charles Perrault is a famous French fairy tale about a violent nobleman who murders his wives and the attempts of his wife to avoid the fate of her predecessors. Like all the fairy tales written by Charles Perrault, Bluebeard has two morals: first, curiosity often leads to deep regret;...

Charles Perrault was a famous French author. Everyone knows him as one of the best storytellers of European folk tales: Charles Perrault collected and published folklore. “Cinderella”, “Little Red Riding Hood”, “Puss in Boots”, “The Sleeping Beauty” - these fairytales written by Charles...

Master Cat (commonly known as Puss In Boots) by Charles Perrault is a world-famous European folk fairy tale. This story is about the cat who uses trickery to gain power, wealth and the hand of a princess, the wife of his master. Everyone knows the main morals of this fairy tale: first, there is a...

Charles Perrault was a French author of fairy tales. "Little Thumb" is a fairy tale about a brave boy. Once upon a time there was a peasant and his wife. They had seven children, all boys. The boys couldn't earn their bread. The youngest one was very small, and spoke not so much. People...

There was a family of one man, who had a wife, three sons and a daughter. There were no animals next to their hat and one day the sons went for hunting outside. These had not gone far when their dogs scented a bear, and drove him out from the thicket. The eldest son killed the bear. They brought the...

Catherine "Katie" Langloh Parker (1 May 1856 – 27 March 1940) was born at Australia and lived in New South Wales. She is well-known for recording the folk stories of the Aboriginal people. Her collection was one of the first attempts of researching Aboriginal people's folk, beliefs and...

H. Rider Haggard was an English novelist and Victorian writer of adventure novels, set in exotic African locations. He initiated many of the now common themes of lost civilization and lost continent, including the ancient magic and curses, secret chambers and mysticism. ‘Child of Storm’ is one...

Katherine Mansfield is considered the most prominent writer from New Zealand where she was born. I During her life in England Kathrine Mansfield made friends with Virginia Woolf, D. H Lawrence and some other modernists, whose perception of the world had a major effect on her works. 'The Baron' is...

Once upon a time there was a young woman - Sabina who was a helper of Anna. Anna was a cook. Sabina was a young lady whose duty was to wash endless cups and saucers in the kitchen that had been left over from the evening before. Anna had grown so fat during the summer that she adored her bed because...

There is a strong belief in some parts of Ireland that souls of dead stay on earth displaying grief or joy to attract people's attention. Irish imagination is too superstitious and addicted to different beliefs. The language of the literary works is vividly colorful, possessing individual features...