The Brown Fairy Book

Abstract

The Brown Fairy Book contains stories from the American Indians, Australian Bushmen and African Kaffirs, and from Persia, Lapland, Brazil, and India. Collected and edited by Andrew Lang, with illustrations by H.J. Ford. It contains the following tales: "What the Rose did to the Cypress" "Ball-Carrier and the Bad One" "How Ball-Carrier finished his Task" "The Bunyip" "Father Grumbler" "The Story of the Yara" "The Cunning Hare" "The Turtle and his Bride" "How Geirald the Coward was Punished" "Habogi" "How the Little Brother set Free his Big Brothers" "The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe" "The Wicked Wolverine" "The Husband of the Rat's Daughter" "The Mermaid and the Boy" "Pivi and Kabo" "The Elf Maiden" "How Some Wild Animals became Tame Ones" "Fortune and the Wood-Cutter" "The Enchanted Head" "The Sister of the Sun" "The Prince and the Three Fates" "The Fox and the Lapp" "Kisa the Cat" "The Lion and the Cat" "Which was the Foolishest?" "Asmund and Signy" "Rubezahl" "Story of the King who would be Stronger than Fate" "Story of Wali Dad the Simple-hearted" "Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey" "The Knights of the Fish" Media related to Brown Fairy Book at Wikimedia Commons

The Red Romance Book (1905) Contains 29 stories from various medieval and Renaissance romances of chivalry, adapted for children. Includes stories about Don Quixote, Charlemagne, Bevis of Hampton and Guy of Warwick. "How William of Palermo was carried off by the Werwolf" "The Disenchantment of the Werwolf" "The Slaying of Hallgerda's Husbands" "The Death of Gunnar" "Njal's Burning" "The Lady of Solace" "Una and the Lion" "How the Red Cross Knight slew the Dragon" "Amys and Amyle" "The Tale of the Cid" "The Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance" "The Adventure of the Two Armies who turned out to be Flocks of Sheep" "The Adventure of the Bobbing Lights" "The Helmet of Mambrino" "How Don Quixote was Enchanted while guarding the Castle" "Don Quixote's Home-coming" "The Meeting of Huon and Oberon, King of the Fairies" "How Oberon saved Huon" "Havelok and Goldborough" "Cupid and Psyche" "Sir Bevis the Strong" "Ogier the Dane" "How the Ass became a Man again" "Guy of Warwick" "How Bradamante conquered the Wizard" "The Ring of Bradamante" "The Fulfilling of the Prophecy" "The Knight of the Sun" "How the Knight of the Sun rescued his Father"