The Yellow Fairy Book - Dover Children's Classics New issue of 1894 edition

Brief Description: A collection of traditional fairy tales from the folklore of Russia, Germany, France, Iceland, and America. Table of Contents: The Cat and the Mouse in PartnershipThe Six SwansThe Dragon of the NorthStory of the Emperor's New ClothesThe Golden CrabThe Iron StoveThe Dragon and his GrandmotherThe Donkey CabbageThe Little Green FrogThe Seven-headed SerpentThe Grateful BeastsThe Giants and the Herd-boyThe Invisible PrinceThe CrowHow Six Men Travelled through the Wide WorldThe Wizard KingThe NixyThe Glass Mountain"Alphege, or the Green Monkey"Fairer-than-a FairyThe Three Brothers"The Boy and the Wolves, or the Broken Promise"The Glass AxeThe Dead WifeIn the Land of SoulsThe White DuckThe Witch and her ServantsThe Magic RingThe Flower Queens DaughterThe Flying ShipThe Snow-daughter and the Fire-sonThe Story of King FrostThe Death of the Sun-heroThe Witch The Hazel-nut ChildThe Story of Big Klaus and Little KlausPrince RingThe SwineherdHow to tell a True PrincessThe Blue MountainsThe Tinder-boxThe Witch in the Sone BoatThumbelinaThe NightingaleHermod and HadvorThe Steadfast Tin-soldierBlockhead HansA Story about a Darning-needlePublisher Marketing: "The Yellow Fairy Book" is a wonderful collection of tales from all over the world. There are such familiar old favorites as the Story of The Emperor's New Clothes, The Tinder-box, How to Tell a True Princess, and The Nightingale. There are lesser familiar tales by Madame d'Aulnoy and from the collections of Andersen and Grimm. Many tales come from Hungary, Poland, and Russian, and there are German, French, and English stories, too. Three of traditional tales of the American Indians, and three others come from Iceland. Publisher Marketing: The Yellow Fairy Book is a wonderful collection of tales from all over the world. There are such familiar old favorites as the "Story of the Emperor's New Clothes," "The Tinder-box," "How to Tell a True Princess," and "The Nightingale." There are less familiar tales by Madame d'Aulnoy and from the collections of Andersen and Grimm. Many tales come from Hungary, Poland, and Russia, and there are German, French, and English stories, too. There are traditional tales of the American Indians, and three others come from Iceland. All in all, this collection contains 48 stories, all narrated in the clear, lively prose for which Lang was famous. Not only are Lang's generally conceded to be the best English versions of standard stories, his collections are the richest and widest in range. Review Citations:

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 128 (EAN 9780486216744, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 137 (EAN 9780486216744, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 136 (EAN 9780486216744, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 128 (EAN 9780844607580, Hardcover)