Here are thirty-one enchanting selections drawn from Andrew Lang's famous series of colorfully titled fairy tale anthologies. Scholar, poet, novelist, and literary critic, Lang tirelessly collected magical stories from cultures all over the world stories, according to Lang, that "have been inherited by our earliest civilised ancestors, who really believed that beasts and trees and stones can talk if they choose, and behave kindly or unkindly."
The best single-volume collection of Lang's fairy tale classics available, The Rainbow Fairy Book includes "Hansel and Gretel," "Rapunzel," "Jack and the Beanstalk," "The Prince and the Dragon," "Rumpelstiltskin," "The Three Little Pigs," "Snow-White and Rose-Red," and other enduring fables of childhood. Lyrical and timeless, these are the stories that have captured the imaginations of children and adults alike for generations.
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The Battle of the Birds
The Billy Goat and the King
The Brave Little Tailor
The Clever Weaver
The Cottager and His Cat
The Donkey Cabbage
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
The Golden Goose
The Goose-Girl
Hansel and Gretel
He Wins Who Waits
The History of Jack the Giant-Killer
The House in the Wood
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Magic Kettle
Niels and the Giants
The Ogre
The Prince and the Dragon
Rapunzel
Rumpelstiltskin
Snowdrop
Snow-White and Rose-Red
The Story of the Fisherman and His Wife
The Story of the Seven Simons
The Swineherd
The Three Brothers
The Three Dogs
The Three Little Pigs
The Twelve Brothers
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
The White Dove