The Green Fairy Book (Coloured Fairy Books)

In this Green Fairy Book, the third in the series, Lang has assembled stories from Spnaish tradition, Chinese tradition, a few of the most entertaining creations penned by the Comte de Caylus, stories by Sebillot, Fenelon, Kletke, and Mme. D'Aulnoy, and of course, some of the best-loved tales form the Brothers Grimm. Here in one attractive paperbound volume with enlarged print - are The Blue Bird, Sylvain and Jocosa, Prince Narcissus, and the Pincess Potentilla, The Three Little Pigs, the Half-Chick, and many other favorite that have become and indispensable part of our culture heritage.

All in all, this collection contains 42, all narrated in the clean, lively prose for which Lang was famous. Not only are Lang's generally conceded to be the best English versions of standard stories, his collections are the richest and widest in range. His position as one of England's foremost folklorists as well as his first-rate literary abilities make his collections unmatchable in the English language.