The Orange Fairy Book

Overview:

  • Title: The Orange Fairy Book
  • Author: Andrew Lang
  • Year: 1906
  • Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co.
  • Pages: xiii+358
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Anthology
  • Title Reference: The Orange Fairy Book
  • Notes:
    • The 2 tales from the Sen(n)a were collected by Mr. Fairbridge in Northern Rhodesia(Zimbabwe).
    • 3 tales from the Punjab region of India(2 Pathan & 1 Pushto) are from Major Campbell.
    • A tale from the (Ma)shona tribe was collected by Mr. Cripps in Uganda.
    • 3 tales are from the aboriginals of North America & originally published in the Journal of the Anthropological Institute.
    • The Magic Book was translated by Mrs. Skavgaard-Pedersen from the Danish of E.T. Kristensen.
    • All other translations (mainly French, Spanish & German) were by Mrs.(Andrew) Lang.
    • 3 uncredited tales are Scottish stories from John Francis Campbell's collections.
    • Doctor Macleod Clarke is actually 2 persons. Covan the Brown-Haired is from the collection Reminiscences of a Highland Parish by Norman Macleod, with the story translated by his brother-in-law the Rev. Clerk.
    • Title page states "eight coloured plates and numerous illustrations by H. J. Ford"