Fairy Stories: from the "Color" Fairy Books

Written by Andrew Lang

Narrated by Roy Macready

Andrew Lang (1844-1912) is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. His “Fairy Books”, each named a colour, were twelve volumes of tales collected from many sources and were published between 1889 and 1910.

The eight stories in this collection are taken from the Blue, Red and Green Fairy Books and are:

• “Rapunzel”
• “Toads and Diamonds”
• “Cinderella”
• "Little Red Riding Hood”
• “Rumpelstilzkin”
• “Three Bears”
• “Jack, Giant-Killer”
• “Bronze Ring”/UL>



Public Domain (P)2016 Spiders' House Audio/Roy Macready

• Language: English
• Publisher: Big Happy Family
• Release date: Mar 30, 2016
• ISBN: 9781509461288

Andrew Lang

Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scottish editor, poet, author, literary critic, and historian. He is best known for his work regarding folklore, mythology, and religion, for which he had an extreme interest in. Lang was a skilled and respected historian, writing in great detail and exploring obscure topics. Lang often combined his studies of history and anthropology with literature, creating works rich with diverse culture. He married Leonora Blanche Alleyne in 1875. With her help, Lang published a prolific amount of work, including his popular series, Rainbow Fairy Books.