The Orange Fairy Book

Andrew Lang, Henry Justice Ford

Courier Corporation, Jan 1, 1968 - Juvenile Fiction - 358 pages

"The Orange Fairy Book" delves into the oral traditions of Rhodesia, Uganda, and the American Indian; the traditions of the Punjab and of Jutland; and such familiar European sources of Hans Christian Andersen ( "The Ugly Duckling" ) and Madam d'Aulnoy ( "The White Doe" ) for its 33 stories. But it is not important that the lad climbing the tree to a cloud kingdom is an Indian brave rather than Jack, or that the giant-killer Makoma is African. The events are familiar favorites with children the world over.

Contents

• The Story of the Hero Makóma: 1
• The Magic Mirror: 16
• How Isuro the Rabbit tricked Gudu: 29
• The Fox and the Wolf: 56
• The Ugly Duckling: 79
• The Goldsmiths Fortune: 106
• The Foolish Weaver: 124
• The Story of Manus: 141
• The Adventures of a Jackal: 160
• The Adventures of the Younger Son of the Jackal: 173
• The Rover of the Plain: 190
• The GirlFish: 225
• The Owl and the Eagle: 236
• The Adventures of Covan the Brownhaired: 265
• The Princess BellaFlor: 280
• The Bird of Truth: 292
• The Mink and the Wolf: 307
• Adventures of an Indian Brave: 313
• How the Stalos were Tricked: 319
• Andras Baive: 329
• The White Slipper: 335
• The Magic Book: 349

About the author

Andrew Lang was born at Selkirk in Scotland on March 31, 1844. He was a historian, poet, novelist, journalist, translator, and anthropologist, in connection with his work on literary texts. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, St. Andrews University, and Balliol College, Oxford University, becoming a fellow at Merton College. His poetry includes Ballads and Lyrics of Old France (1872), Ballades in Blue China (1880--81), and Grass of Parnassus (1888--92). His anthropology and his defense of the value of folklore as the basis of religion is expressed in his works Custom and Myth (1884), Myth, Ritual and Religion (1887), and The Making of Religion (1898). He also translated Homer and critiqued James G. Frazer's views of mythology as expressed in The Golden Bough. He was considered a good historian, with a readable narrative style and knowledge of the original sources including his works A History of Scotland (1900-7), James VI and the Gowrie Mystery (1902), and Sir George Mackenzie (1909). He was one of the most important collectors of folk and fairy tales. His collections of Fairy books, including The Blue Fairy Book, preserved and handed down many of the better-known folk tales from the time. He died of angina pectoris on July 20, 1912.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Orange Fairy Book; (The fairy book series); Dover Children's Classics Series; Dover books for children; Dover books. no. T1909; Dover fairy tale books; Fairy tale books of many colors
• Authors: Andrew Lang, Henry Justice Ford
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Courier Corporation, 1968
• ISBN: 0486219097, 9780486219097
• Length: 358 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies; Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic; Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General