The Blue Fairy Book - Couverture souple

Lang, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0486214370 ISBN 13 : 9780486214375

Editeur : Dover Children's, 2000

Synopsis

It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of fairyland. Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, giants and dwarfs, monsters and magicians, fairies and ogres -- these are the companions who will thrill young boys and girls of all lands and all times, as Andrew Lang's phenomenally successful collections of stories have proved. From the day that they were first printed, the Lang fairy tale books of many colors have entertained thousands of boys and girls, as they have also brought pleasure to the many parents who have read these unforgettable classics to their children.
The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in the series and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources: not only from Grimm, but exciting adventures by Charles Perrault and Madame d'Aulnoy, The Arabian Nights, and other stories from popular traditions. Here in one attractive paperbound volume -- with enlarged print -- are "Sleeping Beauty," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Beauty and the Beast," "Hansel and Gretel," "Puss in Boots," "Trusty John," "Jack the Giantkiller," "Goldilocks," and many other favorites that have become an indispensable part of our cultural heritage.
All in all, this collection contains 37 stories, all narrated in the clear, lively prose for which Lang was famous. Not only are Lang's generally conceded to be the best English versions of standard stories, his collections are the richest and widest in range. His position as one of England's foremost folklorists as well as his first-rate literary abilities makes his collections unmatchable in the English language.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Fairy Books, or "Colored" Fairy Books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different color. Collected together by Andrew Land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by Lang's wife and other translators who also retold many of the tales. The collection has been incalculably important and, although he did not source the stories himself direct from the oral tradition he can make claim to the first English translation of many.

First published in 1889, The Blue Fairy Book is the 1st volume in this series and contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources: not only from Grimm, but exciting adventures by Charles Perrault and Madame d'Aulnoy, The Arabian Nights, and other stories from popular traditions. Here in one attractive paperbound volume—with enlarged print—are "Sleeping Beauty," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Beauty and the Beast," "Hansel and Gretel," "Puss in Boots," "Trusty John," "Jack the Giantkiller," "Goldilocks," and many other favorites that have become an indispensable part of our cultural heritage.

In total this collection contains 37 stories, all narrated in the clear, lively prose for which Lang was famous. Not only are Lang's generally acknowledged to be the best English versions of standard stories, his collections are the richest and widest in range. His position as one of England's foremost folklorists as well as his first-rate literary abilities makes his collections unmatchable in the English language.

CONTENTS:

The Bronze Ring

Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess

East of the Sun and West of the Moon

The Yellow Dwarf

Little Red Riding Hood

The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood

Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was

Rumpelstiltskin

Beauty and the Beast

The Master Maid

Why the Sea Is Salt

The Master Cat or Puss in Boots

Felicia and the Pot of Pinks

The White Cat

The Water-lily. The Gold-spinners

The Terrible Head

The Story of Pretty Goldilocks

The History of Whittington

The Wonderful Sheep

Little Thumb

The Forty Thieves

Hansel and Gretel

Snow-White and Rose-Red

The Goose-girl

Toads and Diamonds

Prince Darling

Blue Beard

Trusty John

The Brave Little Tailor

A Voyage to Lilliput

The Princess on the Glass Hill

The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou

The History of Jack the Giant-killer

The Black Bull of Norroway

The Red Etin

Biographie de l'auteur

Lang was born in Selkirk. He was the eldest of the eight children born to John Lang, the town clerk of Selkirk, and his wife Jane Plenderleath Sellar, who was the daughter of Patrick Sellar, factor to the first duke of Sutherland. On 17 April 1875, he married Leonora Blanche Alleyne, youngest daughter of C. T. Alleyne of Clifton and Barbados. She was (or should have been) variously credited as author, collaborator, or translator of Lang's Color/Rainbow Fairy Books which he edited.
He was educated at Selkirk Grammar School, Loretto, and at the Edinburgh Academy, St Andrews University and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he took a first class in the final classical schools in 1868, becoming a fellow and subsequently honorary fellow of Merton College. He soon made a reputation as one of the most able and versatile writers of the day as a journalist, poet, critic, and historian. In 1906, he was elected FBA.
He died of angina pectoris at the Tor-na-Coille Hotel in Banchory, Banchory, survived by his wife. He was buried in the cathedral precincts at St Andrews, where a monument can be visited in the south-east corner of the 19th century section.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dover Children's
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0486214370
• ISBN 13: 9780486214375
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 390
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italie