Perhaps the best and handsomest of these tales of wonder is " The Green Fairy Book," edited by Andrew Lang. This is the third of Andrew Lang's stories of fairies, the blue book and the red book having preceded it. It is a volume of folklore. His stories are adapted from the tales of France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Scotland, England, and even China. It is enough to say that when such clever women as Madame d'Aulnoy and Mrs. Lang contribute to the book it must be really good.
This book is fully illustrated and annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Andrew Lang, written by Sir Edmund Gosse, CB, a contemporary poet and writer.
Contents:
To The Friendly Reader
The Blue Bird
The Half-Chick
Rosanella
Sylvain And Jocosa
Fairy Gifts
The Three Little Pigs
Heart Of Ice
The Enchanted Ring
The Snuff-Box
The Magic Swan
The Dirty Shepherdess
The Enchanted Snake
The Biter Bit
King Kojata
The Story Of Hok Lee And The Dwarfs
Prince Vivien And The Princess Placida
Jorinde And Joringel
Allerleirauh; Or, The Many-Furred Creature
The Twelve Huntsmen
Spindle, Shuttle, And Needle
The Crystal Coffin
The Three Snake-Leaves
Jack My Hedgehog
The Story Of A Clever Tailor
The Golden Mermaid
The Three Dogs
