Values are not set to determine prices as auction and dealer values vary greatly and are affected by demand and condition. The writers i have listed here are pregolden age, and mostly wrote in france during the 1600s. 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. The blue fairy book is the first in a series of fairy tale anthologies beloved of children in the last century. The retellings retain the essence of the originals. 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. My little golden book of fairy tales a little golden book gordon laite. Gordon laite blue book of fairy tales beauty and the.
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. Dancing princesses, the wild swans, and the blue book of fairy tales. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as andrew langs fairy books. 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. Which other movies and books are based on classic fairy tales, and how are they different. 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. Sometime during his early childhood, charles and blanche fisher laite became his foster parents. The blue book of fairy tales, lgb 1st a edition gordon laite on.
The fairy book bedtime stories, fairy tales and children. Langs version was from 1914 while the modern day version taught in 2014 to university students is dated 2009. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. After playing a forbidden spellsong to save a village from rats, 12yearold piper patch brightwater is thrown in jail. Gordon laite is the author of the blue book of fairy tales 4. Join now to publish your own tales, get feedback from readers, and enter writing competitions. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. 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. Each fairy book is a veritable treasure trove of stories for children and adults alike, spellbinding and special. 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. 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.
These books are retellings of traditional fairy tales or rely on a readers knowledge of traditional tales. 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. In april 2009, the book was chosen by childrens laureate michael rosen as one of. However, lang underestimated the appeal of these tales culled from all corners of the earth including africa, norway, north america and china. The first of a collection of twelve fairy tale books, gathered by andrew lang from various sources. The blue book of fairy tales by golden books penguin random. The fairy book 2 gold, studded with diamonds and rubies. 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. 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.
I wrote recently about women fairy tale illustrators, so now its time for some writers. Gordon laite illustration from rapunzel from the blue book of fairy tales. 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. All the classics stories including cinderella, little redridinghood and puss in boots. 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. The blue book of fairy tales little golden book ebook. Fairy tales and folklore generally involve the fantastical, the supernatural, and the otherworldly. 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. The blue book of fairy tales little golden book kindle edition by golden books author, gordon laite illustrator 4. Hardcover published in 1959, kindle edition published in 20, 044980996x hardcover published in 20, 0. There are three golden book fairy tales in this title. Pages in category novels based on fairy tales the following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. 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. 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.
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 blue book of fairy tales illustrated by gordon laite 1959. The red etin fairy tale by andrew lang blue fairy book. The blue book of fairy tales by golden books nook book ebook. Gordon was born in new york city to polish immigrants. Editions of the blue book of fairy tales by gordon laite. 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. Lang published several collections of traditional tales, collectively known as andrew langs fairy books.
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. However, these abridged versions create a choppy feel in some sections of the stories. But less of us are familiar with the collections that popularised them, or the writers that penned the versions we know today. But even so, a number of henry justice fords wood engraved illustrations in the blue fairy book conjure up the idea of halloween.
Gordon laite is currently considered a single author. Blue fairy tale book by andrew lang world of tales. Fairy tales andrew lang fairy tales blue book the red etin at world of tales stories for children from around the world. To investigate, appreciate and perform fairy tales within the australian context. 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. So i thought id have a look at 6 fairy tale collectors.
The blue book of fairy tales illustrated by gordon laite. A beautiful lady appears and asks for a drink of water. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Three favorite fairy talesrapunzel, beauty and the beast, and toads and. Petrushevskaya discusses her short story the story of a painter, a fairy tale set. 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. The blue book of fairy tales by golden books nook book. The golden book of fairy tales hardcover oct 1 1999. Published in 1889, the blue fairy book contains 37 stories. Three favorite fairy tales rapunzel, beauty and the beast. 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. Discover more than 3,800 classic tales plus new stories by fairy tale fans. 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.
In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in the blue poetry book. Three stories a little golden book hardcover 1959 by gordon laite illustrator. Gordon laite blue book of fairy tales fairytale art, rapunzel. Book from 1959, with breathtaking illustrations by the inimitable gordon laite.
The tales from africa arent just stories, theyre living pieces of history and culture to those who tell them. Common parlance conflates fairy tales with beast fables and other folktales, and scholars differ on the. Gordon laite, author of young readers book of christian symbolism, on librarything. Librivox recording of the blue fairy book, edited by andrew lang. 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. The blue book of fairy tales little golden book little golden books random house gordon laite published by golden books publishing company, inc. The first of his collections was the blue fairy book. First published in 1889, the blue fairy book is the 1st volume in this series. The blue fairy book is the first in a series of fairytale anthologies beloved of children in the last century. The blue book of fairy tales by gordon laite goodreads. 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. Values are not set to determine prices as auction and dealer values vary. The blue fairy book 4 reached a fountain beside which an old woman all in rags sat upon a stone.
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. Contained in this work you will find the following tales. 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 kindle. Ill write at a later date on golden age and contemporary writers, but.
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. I am dying of hunger, as you see, and three days have i been here and no one has given me anything. The fairy book bedtime stories, fairy tales and children books. Amazon price new from used from hardcover please retry. The blue book of fairy tales little golden book kindle edition by books, golden, gordon laite. The blue book of fairy tales by gordon laite fictiondb. Early women writers of fairy tales the bone lantern.
The collection was assembled by scottish folklorist andrew lang although authorship of the stories is unknown. With the breathtaking illustrations by gordon laite and sheilah beckett, this. 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. The blue fairy book is andrew langs classic selection of popular fairy tales. 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 nook book ebook of the the blue book of fairy tales by. Accurate and careful typesetting and an intelligent method of inserting the source notes, high definition reproductions of illustrations, thoughtful afterword.
Most of us know a few fairy and folk tales, and have grown up seeing multiple renditions and retellings of these stories. Published by western publishing company, in 1990 isbn 10. 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. Andrew langs blue fairy book 1889 was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the blue book of fairy tales little golden book. 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. So the king set out to seek a fairy, and asked what he could do to win the princesss love. I was not familiar with gordon laite before this year but have added him to my list of illustrators to collect. 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 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. Kind of head over heels in love with gordon laites illustrations tbh. There were once two widows that lived on a small bit o ground, which they rented from a farmer. Two, beauty and the beast and rapunzel, will be quite familiar to most readers. 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.
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