The Blue Fairy Book (136 Illustrations) (Andrew Lang's Rainbow Fairy Books) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

This volume is the first in twelve illustrated volumes of Andrew Lang’s Rainbow Fairy Series that were originally published from 1889 to 1910, to great success. This volume consists of 37 tales. There are 437 tales in all twelve volumes. Some of these stories are the first telling of them in English. The fairy tales in the book are: Chapter 1: The Bronze Ring (3 illustrations) Chapter 2: Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess (3 illustrations) Chapter 3: East of the Sun and West of the Moon (4 illustrations) Chapter 4: The Yellow Dwarf (7 illustrations) Chapter 5: Little Red Riding Hood (2 illustrations) Chapter 6: The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood (3 illustrations) Chapter 7: Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper (3 illustrations) Chapter 8: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (5 illustrations) Chapter 9: The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was (3 illustrations) Chapter 10: Rumpelstiltzkin (2 illustrations) Chapter 11: Beauty and the Beast (5 illustrations) Chapter 12: The Master-Maid (5 illustrations) Chapter 13: Why the Sea is Salt (1 illustration) Chapter 14: The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots (4 illustrations) Chapter 15: Felicia and the Pot of Pinks (3 illustrations) Chapter 16: The White Cat (6 illustrations) Chapter 17: The Water-Lily. The Gold-Spinners (3 illustrations) Chapter 18: The Terrible Head (4 illustrations) Chapter 19: The Story of Pretty Goldilocks (4 illustrations) Chapter 20: The History of Whittington (1 illustrations) Chapter 21: The Wonderful Sheep (6 illustrations) Chapter 22: Little Thumb (6 illustrations) Chapter 23: The Forty Thieves (3 illustrations) Chapter 24: Hansel and Grettel (2 illustrations) Chapter 25: Snow-White and Rose-Red (3 illustrations) Chapter 26: The Goose-Girl (3 illustrations) Chapter 27: Toads and Diamonds (2 illustrations) Chapter 28: Prince Darling (4 illustrations) Chapter 29: Blue Beard (2 illustrations) Chapter 30: Trusty John (3 illustrations) Chapter 31: The Brave Little Tailor (4 illustrations) Chapter 32: A Voyage to Lilliput (6 illustrations) Chapter 33: The Princess on the Glass Hill (3 illustrations) Chapter 34: The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou (12 illustrations) Chapter 35: The History of Jack the Giant-Killer (2 illustrations) Chapter 36: The Black Bull of Norroway (2 illustrations) Chapter 37: Red Etin (2 illustrations) The books in the series are: Vol 1: The Blue Fairy Book (1889) Vol 2: The Red Fairy Book (1890) Vol 3: The Green Fairy Book (1892) Vol 4: The Yellow Fairy Book (1894) Vol 5: The Pink Fairy Book (1897) Vol 6: The Grey Fairy Book (1900) Vol 7: The Violet Fairy Book (1901) Vol 8: The Crimson Fairy Book (1903) Vol 9: The Brown Fairy Book (1904) Vol 10: The Orange Fairy Book (1906) Vol 11: The Olive Fairy Book (1907) Vol 12: The Lilac Fairy Book (1910)