A classic fairy tale collection from the Scottish folklorist that includes тАЬThe Brown Bear of Norway,тАЭ a variation on the Beauty and the Beast story.
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First published in 1910, The Lilac Fairy Book is the last of Andrew LangтАЩs Fairy Books of Many Colors, a series known as the best English translations of standard stories and for its rich and wide-ranging scope. Here are thirty-three enchanting tales for children, passed down through generations in Africa, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, India, Portugal, France, and Scandinavia. Along with тАЬThe Winning OlwenтАЭтАФan Arthurian legend from the Welsh MabinogionтАФThe Lilac Fairy Book includes тАЬThe False Prince and the True,тАЭ тАЬThe Three Crowns,тАЭ тАЬThe Heart of a Monkey,тАЭ тАЬThe Enchanted Deer,тАЭ тАЬThe Story of a Very Bad Boy,тАЭ тАЬThe Lady of the Fountain,тАЭ and more.
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тАЬThe old favorite series on which most of us were brought upтАФand our parents before us┬а.┬а.┬а. Andrew Lang and his associates managed to break the stranglehold of the pious sentimentality handed out to children by collectingтАФfrom all over the worldтАФfairy tales of all people, and bringing out the volumes we all know and love.тАЭ тАФKirkus Reviews
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