The Green Fairy Book

Overview:

  • Title: The Green Fairy Book
  • Author: Andrew Lang
  • Year: 1892
  • Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co.
  • Pages: xiv+366
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Anthology
  • Title Reference: The Green Fairy Book
  • Notes: Stories translated from French, German & other languages by Miss Blackley, Miss Alma Alleyne, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss May Sellar, Miss Wright & Mrs. Andrew Lang. Of the stories with no credited author: -The Half-Chick credited only to the 'Spanish Tradition'. -Caliph Stork is by Wilhelm Hauff -Narcissus & Potentilla, Featherhead & Celandine and Vivien & Placida are by the Comte de Caylus -The Enchanted Snake(Italian), King Kojata(Russian), Prince Fickle and Fair Helena & Puddocky(both German) are from Hermann Kletke's collection Marchensaal. -Hok Lee and the Dwarfs credited as from the Chinese. The Enchanted Watch is erroneously credited to Deulin. It is a Bohemian tale from Louis Leger's collection Contes populaires slaves. The War of the Wolf & the Fox, The 3 Musicians and The 3 Dogs are erroneously credited to the Brothers Grimm. All 3 are German tales from Kletke's collection Marchensaal. Complete scan of the sixth impression published in 1902.