The Yellow Fairy Book

The Yellow Fairy Book is a part of the Langs' Fairy Books series. It is a collection of short stories and traditional tales from all over the world, featuring many tales from Hans Christian Andersen. Table of Contents: The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership The Six Swans The Dragon of the North Story of the Emperor's New Clothes The Golden Crab The Iron Stove The Dragon and His Grandmother The Donkey Cabbage The Little Green Frog The Seven-Headed Serpent The Grateful Beasts The Giants and the Herd-Boy The Invisible Prince The Crow How Six Men Travelled Through the Wide World The Wizard King The Nixy The Glass Mountain Alphege, or the Green Monkey Fairer-than-a-Fairy The Three Brothers The Boy and the Wolves, or the Broken Promise The Glass Axe The Dead Wife In the Land of Souls The White Duck The Witch and Her Servants The Magic Ring The Flower Queen's Daughter The Flying Ship The Snow-Daughter and the Fire-Son The Story of King Frost The Death of the Sun-Hero The Witch The Hazel-Nut Child The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus Prince Ring The Swineherd How to Tell a True Princess The Blue Mountains The Tinder-Box The Witch in the Stone Boat Thumbelina The Nightingale Hermod and Hadvor The Steadfast Tin-Soldier Blockhead Hans A Story About a Darning-Needle

Andrew Lang (1844–1912) 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. A gifted storyteller, Lang possessed an extensive knowledge of mythology, religion, and ancient history, which he combined in his most famous work, the 'Fairy Books' series. 'The Yellow Fairy Book', published in 1894, is part of this highly regarded series, where Lang compiled tales from various sources and different traditions, offering them to the English-speaking audience in an attractive and approachable collection. His literary style incorporates a rich tapestry of magical creatures and adventures, presented with a balance of the fantastical elements of the stories and his scholarly approach to their origins. While Lang often cited the sources of his tales, from Norse sagas to German folklore, his contribution lies in his ability to re-tell these stories in a manner that preserved their enchantment and made them beloved by children and adults alike. Andrew Lang's work remains significant in the canon of children's literature; his fairy books continue to be published and read to this day, marking his enduring legacy as a custodian of cultural storytelling.