by Andrew Lang · Throne Classics · tapa dura · ISBN 9789389256413
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«The Yellow Fairy Book» is Andrew Lang's collection of fairy tales, published by Throne Classics in hardcover (314 pages, in English).
It brings together 48 fairy tales and legends from very different traditions, with stories by Andersen and Grimm and texts from Russia, France, Iceland, Hungary and Poland. Includes «The Emperor's New Clothes», «The Tinder-Box», «The Nightingale» and «How to Tell a True Princess».
The Throne Classics edition, published in 2019, includes 104 classic illustrations (22 plates and 82 engravings). The work was originally published in 1894 and belongs to Andrew Lang's The Coloured Fairy Books series.
Recommended for young and adult readers who enjoy classic tales, folklore and fantasy.
Andrew Lang was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him.
