Cover of The Crimson Fairy Book

The Crimson Fairy Book

Andrew Lang

Children, Fantasy · English

The Crimson Fairy Book contains thirty-six stories collected from around the world and edited by Andrew Lang. Many tales in this book are translated, or adapted, from those told by mothers and nurses in Hungary; others are familiar to Russian nurseries; the Servians are responsible for some; a rather peculiarly fanciful set of stories are adapted from the Roumanians; others are from the Baltic shores; others from sunny Sicily; a few are from Finland, and Iceland, and Japan, and Tunis, and Portugal. No doubt many children will like to look out these places on the map, and study their mountains, rivers, soil, products, and fiscal policies, in the geography books. The peoples who tell the stories differ in colour; language, religion, and almost everything else; but they all love a nursery tale. The stories have mainly been adapted or translated by Mrs. Lang, a few by Miss Lang and Miss Blackley. (Summary from the preface)

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  1. 1 00 - Preface 5:14
  2. 2 01 - Lovely Ilonka 10:48
  3. 3 02 - Lucky Luck 20:06
  4. 4 03 - The Hairy Man 10:52
  5. 5 04 - To your Good Health! 13:04
  6. 6 05 - The Story of the Seven Simons 33:17
  7. 7 06 - The Language of Beasts 7:56
  8. 8 07 - The Boy who could keep a Secret 18:19
  9. 9 08 - The Prince and the Dragon 21:40
  10. 10 09 - Little Wildrose 22:58
  11. 11 10 - Tiidu the Piper 30:21
  12. 12 11 - Paperarello 16:58
  13. 13 12 - The Gifts of the Magician 16:51
  14. 14 13 - The Strong Prince 12:44
  15. 15 14 - The Treasure Seeker 34:54
  16. 16 15 - The Cottager and his Cat 9:33
  17. 17 16 - The Prince who would seek Immortality 23:03
  18. 18 17 - The Stone-cutter 8:41
  19. 19 18 - The Gold-bearded Man 20:44
  20. 20 19 - Tritill, Litill, and the Birds 15:10
  21. 21 20 - The Three Robes 17:27
  22. 22 21 - The Six Hungry Beasts 15:27
  23. 23 22 - How the Beggar Boy turned into Count Piro 15:31
  24. 24 23 - The Rogue and the Herdsman 13:17
  25. 25 24 - Eisenkopf 16:07
  26. 26 25 - The Death of Abu Nowas and of his Wife 11:16
  27. 27 26 - Motikatika 6:52
  28. 28 27 - Niels and the Giants 22:43
  29. 29 28 - Shepherd Paul 15:11
  30. 30 29 - How the wicked Tanuki was punished 5:47
  31. 31 30 - The Crab and the Monkey 6:20
  32. 32 31 - The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnfoder 19:15
  33. 33 32 - The Story of the Sham Prince, or the Ambitious Tailor 34:09
  34. 34 33 - The Colony of Cats 20:25
  35. 35 34 - How to find out a True Friend 14:02
  36. 36 35 - Clever Maria 8:35
  37. 37 36 - The Magic Kettle 9:05

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