The Red Fairy Book

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Red Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang is a collection of fairy tales compiled during the late 19th century. This anthology brings together a variety of enchanting stories, drawing from different European folklore traditions to captivate readers with timeless themes of adventure, love, and magic. In the opening chapters, we are introduced to characters like the little cow-boy known as the Star Gazer, who dreams of marrying a princess and embarks on a journey to the castle of Beloeil, where he encounters twelve beautiful but mysterious princesses. At the start of the book, the reader meets Michael, the Star Gazer, who has a whimsical nature and dreams of grandeur beyond his humble life as a cow-boy. After receiving a prophetic dream instructing him to seek a princess, he sets out to the castle of Beloeil. There, he learns of the princesses' peculiar nightly escapades, evidenced by their worn-out dancing shoes each morning, and takes a job in the castle to get closer to them. With the aid of two magical laurel trees provided by a lady in his dreams, Michael gains the ability to disguise himself and win the affection of Princess Lina, launching a captivating adventure filled with secrets and the quest for love. This charming tale sets the tone for other stories in the collection, which explore similar themes of adventure, magic, and the triumph of love over adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The twelve dancing princesses

The princess Mayblossom

Soria Moria Castle

The death of Koschei the Deathless

The black thief and knight of the glen

The master thief

Brother and sister

Princess Rosette

The enchanted pig

The Norka

The wonderful birch

Jack and the beanstalk

The little good mouse

Graciosa and Percinet

The three princesses of Whiteland

The voice of death

The six sillies

Kari Woodengown

Drakestail

The ratcatcher

The true history of Little Golden-hood

The golden branch

The three dwarfs

Dapplegrim

The enchanted canary

The twelve brothers

Rapunzel

The nettle spinner

Farmer Weatherbeard

Mother Holle

Minnikin

Bushy bride

Snowdrop

The golden goose

The seven foals

The marvelous musician

The story of Sigurd.

Credits:

David Widger and Charles Keller for Tina

Notes:

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lang%27s_Fairy_Books

Reading ease score: 83.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 1996-05-01