The Blue Fairy Book

Abstract

Collection of fairy tales by various autors, edited by Andrew Lang. The first edition consisted of 5,000 copies, which sold for 6 shillings each. The book assembled a wide range of tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norwegian fairytales, among other sources.The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in the series, and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources. It contains these tales: "The Bronze Ring" "Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess" "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" "The Yellow Dwarf" "Little Red Riding Hood" "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood" "Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper" "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" "The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was" "Rumpelstiltskin" "Beauty and the Beast" "The Master Maid" "Why the Sea Is Salt" "The Master Cat or Puss in Boots" "Felicia and the Pot of Pinks" "The White Cat" "The Water-lily. The Gold-spinners" "The Terrible Head" "The Story of Pretty Goldilocks" "The History of Whittington" "The Wonderful Sheep" "Little Thumb" "The Forty Thieves" "Hansel and Gretel" "Snow-White and Rose-Red" "The Goose-girl" "Toads and Diamonds" "Prince Darling" "Blue Beard" "Trusty John" "The Brave Little Tailor" "A Voyage to Lilliput" "The Princess on the Glass Hill" "The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou" "The History of Jack the Giant-killer" "The Black Bull of Norroway" "The Red Etin"