Before we even open the book, the uncredited, giltstamped design on the its midnight blue upper cover, presents a striking image of a broomstickriding witch. Such stories typically feature entities such as dwarfs, dragons, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, griffins, mermaids, talking animals, trolls, unicorns, or witches, and usually magic or enchantments. Gordon was born in new york city to polish immigrants. Oct 10, 2016 andrew lang was a scottish poet and novelist who published 25 illustrated collections of fairy tales between 1889 and 19, the first one being the blue fairy tale book. Three favorite fairy talesrapunzel, beauty and the beast, and toads and diamondsare brought beautifully to life in this classic little golden book from 1959, with breathtaking illustrations by the inimitable gordon laite.
The writers i have listed here are pregolden age, and mostly wrote in france during the 1600s. The book tells an assortment of short fantasy tales, such as simple peter, about a boy with a mirror that shows you as others see you, and the tale of a little girl who is. Petrushevskaya discusses her short story the story of a painter, a fairy tale set. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as andrew langs fairy books. A fairy tale, fairytale, wonder tale, magic tale, or marchen is an instance of a folklore genre that takes the form of a short story. So the king set out to seek a fairy, and asked what he could do to win the princesss love. Early women writers of fairy tales the bone lantern. The blue book of fairy tales little golden book kindle edition by books, golden, gordon laite. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The tale of tales, by giambattista basile translated from giambattista basiles 17th century stories, tale of tales known as the worlds first collection of fairy tales. Kind of head over heels in love with gordon laites illustrations tbh. Jan 20, 2016 fairy tales could be older than you ever imagined jack may have been climbing that beanstalk for more than 5,000 years new research shows that magical tales have an even longer history than. There were once two widows that lived on a small bit o ground, which they rented from a farmer.
Dancing princesses, the wild swans, and the blue book of fairy tales. Gordon laite is currently considered a single author. Fairy tales could be older than you ever imagined jack may have been climbing that beanstalk for more than 5,000 years new research shows. These books are retellings of traditional fairy tales or rely on a readers knowledge of traditional tales. The best known books of the series are the 12 collections of fairy tales also known as andrew langs coloured fairy books or andrew langs fairy books of many colors. The blue fairy book is andrew langs classic selection of popular fairy tales. Most of us know a few fairy and folk tales, and have grown up seeing multiple renditions and retellings of these stories.
In april 2009, the book was chosen by childrens laureate michael rosen as one of. Lang published several collections of traditional tales, collectively known as andrew langs fairy books. Although the fairy tale is a distinct genre within the larger category of folktale, the definition that marks a work as a fairy tale is a source of considerable dispute. Books like the ordinary princess, the princess bride, and the birthday ball share many tropes and details with traditional tales, but theyre original stories that dont reference or retell traditional tales, so i decided not to include those in this list. Gordon laite illustration from beauty and the beast from the blue book of fairy tales, 1959 golden books, new york beauty sees an image of her sorrowing father in the mirror. Accurate and careful typesetting and an intelligent method of inserting the source notes, high definition reproductions of illustrations, thoughtful afterword. Fairy tales is a 1981 book of childrens stories written by monty pythons terry jones and illustrated by michael foreman with both ink drawings and watercolour paintings. To explore how adaptions work, i read and compared langs east of the sun and west of the moon in the blue fairy book to hallett and karaseks version. The blue book of fairy tales, lgb 1st a edition gordon laite on. The red etin fairy tale by andrew lang blue fairy book. Andrew langs blue fairy book 1889 was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. The blue book of fairy tales illustrated by gordon laite 1959. The project gutenberg ebook of the blue fairy book, by various this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
The blue book of fairy tales illustrated by gordon laite. Fairy tale by andrew lang blue fairy book there were once two widows that lived on a small bit o ground, which they rented from a farmer. Hardcover published in 1959, kindle edition published in 20, 044980996x hardcover published in 20, 0. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. The blue book of fairy tales little golden book kindle. The collection was assembled by scottish folklorist andrew lang although authorship of the stories is unknown. Published in 1889, the blue fairy book contains 37 stories. The langs fairy books are a series of 25 collections of true and fictional stories for children published between 1889 and 19 by andrew lang and his wife, leonora blanche alleyne. The golden book of fairy tales hardcover oct 1 1999. Pages in category novels based on fairy tales the following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total.
Sometime during his early childhood, charles and blanche fisher laite became his foster parents. Ill write at a later date on golden age and contemporary writers, but. Fairy tales and folklore generally involve the fantastical, the supernatural, and the otherworldly. Two, beauty and the beast and rapunzel, will be quite familiar to most readers. The book did reasonably well and led to the release of the red 1890 and green fairy books 1892, in the preface of the latter lang predicted that this third volume would be his last. The blue book of fairy tales by golden books nook book ebook. Blue, red, green, yellow, pink, grey, violet, crimson, brown, orange, olive, lilac, rose fairy book hundreds of beautifull fairy tales little red riding hood, snowhite, beauty and the beast and many many more. The fairy book bedtime stories, fairy tales and children. The blue fairy book 4 reached a fountain beside which an old woman all in rags sat upon a stone. I was not familiar with gordon laite before this year but have added him to my list of illustrators to collect.
There are three golden book fairy tales in this title. The blue fairy book is the first in a series of fairytale anthologies beloved of children in the last century. The fairy book 2 gold, studded with diamonds and rubies. The blue fairy book assembled a wide range of tales, with seven from the brothers grimm, five from madame daulnoy, three from the arabian nights, and four norse stories, among other sources.
My little golden book of fairy tales a little golden book gordon laite. Gordon laite toads and diamonds from the blue book of fairy tales posts about gordon laite written by nouvellegamine the mean sister decides she wants some of that action and waits by the fountain. Andrew lang 31 march 1844 20 july 1912 was a scottish poet and novelist who is the most well known collector of fairy tales, myths and folklore. Published by western publishing company, in 1990 isbn 10. Librivox recording of the blue fairy book, edited by andrew lang. Immediately download the the blue fairy book bookrags summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching the blue fairy book bookrags. Some of the dialogue is surprisingly adult that is one hell of a beautiful butterfly, says an admiring frog and some of the tales end on a rather sad note, but they also feature the oldfashioned lessons and fearsome monsters one would expect of fairy tales. Values are not set to determine prices as auction and dealer values vary greatly and are affected by demand and condition. Each fairy book is a veritable treasure trove of stories for children and adults alike, spellbinding and special. Amazon price new from used from hardcover please retry.
Gordon laite blue book of fairy tales beauty and the. Three favorite fairy tales rapunzel, beauty and the beast, and toads and diamondsare brought beautifully to life in this classic little golden book from 1959, with breathtaking illustrations by the inimitable gordon laite. Join now to publish your own tales, get feedback from readers, and enter writing competitions. He is famous for gathering a vast and broad collection of tales from a variety of cultures, and for publishing many of these tales in english for the first time. Book from 1959, with breathtaking illustrations by the inimitable gordon laite.
The blue fairy book assembled a wide range of tales, with seven from the brothers grimm, five from madame daulnoy, three from the arabian nights, and four. The blue book of fairy tales little golden book ebook. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Which other movies and books are based on classic fairy tales, and how are they different. Three favorite fairy talesrapunzel, beauty and the beast, and toads and. All the classics stories including cinderella, little redridinghood and puss in boots. Gordon laite is the author of the blue book of fairy tales 4. But less of us are familiar with the collections that popularised them, or the writers that penned the versions we know today. In this light, the blue fairy bookis a very fruitful book to analyze, for it contains many of the most famous stories, and has perhaps been the bestknown and hence most influential collection of tales. The blue book of fairy tales by gordon laite goodreads. But even so, a number of henry justice fords wood engraved illustrations in the blue fairy book conjure up the idea of halloween.
The body of african folklore encompasses tales from multiple regions of africa, including fairy tales and folk tales from south africa, nigeria, rhodesia and zanzibar. The collection has been incalculably important and, although he did not source the stories himself direct from the oral tradition he can make claim to the first english translation of many. I wrote recently about women fairy tale illustrators, so now its time for some writers. The retellings retain the essence of the originals. To investigate, appreciate and perform fairy tales within the australian context. However, lang underestimated the appeal of these tales culled from all corners of the earth including africa, norway, north america and china. Apr 16, 2010 the collection has been incalculably important and, although he did not source the stories himself direct from the oral tradition he can make claim to the first english translation of many. A beautiful lady appears and asks for a drink of water. Gordon laite illustration from rapunzel from the blue book of fairy tales. Discover more than 3,800 classic tales plus new stories by fairy tale fans. Three favorite fairy tales rapunzel, beauty and the beast.
The tales from africa arent just stories, theyre living pieces of history and culture to those who tell them. The blue book of fairy tales by golden books penguin random. However, these abridged versions create a choppy feel in some sections of the stories. After playing a forbidden spellsong to save a village from rats, 12yearold piper patch brightwater is thrown in jail. The first of his collections was the blue fairy book.
In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in the blue poetry book. Editions of the blue book of fairy tales by gordon laite. Fairy tales andrew lang fairy tales blue book the red etin at world of tales stories for children from around the world. With the breathtaking illustrations by gordon laite and sheilah beckett, this. The blue book of fairy tales by golden books nook book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. So i thought id have a look at 6 fairy tale collectors. Common parlance conflates fairy tales with beast fables and other folktales, and scholars differ on the. Blue fairy tale book by andrew lang world of tales. Values are not set to determine prices as auction and dealer values vary. First published in 1889, the blue fairy book is the 1st volume in this series. Three stories a little golden book hardcover 1959 by gordon laite illustrator. The bronze ring prince hyacinth and the dear little princess east of the sun and west of the moon the yellow dwarf little red ridinghood the sleeping beauty in the wood cinderella. The blue book of fairy tales little golden book little golden books random house gordon laite published by golden books publishing company, inc.
Gordon laite, author of young readers book of christian symbolism, on librarything. The blue book of fairy tales little golden book kindle edition by golden books author, gordon laite illustrator 4. Gordon laite blue book of fairy tales fairytale art, rapunzel. The first of a collection of twelve fairy tale books, gathered by andrew lang from various sources. Oct 21, 2005 the bronze ring prince hyacinth and the dear little princess east of the sun and west of the moon the yellow dwarf little red ridinghood the sleeping beauty in the wood cinderella. Langs version was from 1914 while the modern day version taught in 2014 to university students is dated 2009. The blue book of fairy tales by gordon laite fictiondb. Contained in this work you will find the following tales.