The Yellow Fairy Book Illustrated Edition

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

GRANDMA'S TREASURES THE YELLOW FAIRY BOOK by Andrew Lang The Tales in this volume are intended for children, who will like, it is hoped, the old stories that have pleased so many generations. - Andrew Lang FAIRY BOOKS: CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. The Blue Fairy Book The Red Fairy Book The Green Fairy Book The Yellow Fairy Book The Pink Fairy Book The Grey Fairy Book The Violet Fairy Book The Crimson Fairy Book The Brown Fairy Book The Orange Fairy Book The Olive Fairy Book The Lilac Fairy Book

Also known as 'The Libation Bearers' this is the second play of Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy. Many years after king Agamemnon's murder at the hands of his wife Clytamnestra and her lover Aigisthos, his son Orestes returns home with Pylades to mourn at his grave. He has been living in exile and has come back to Argos in secret; his mission is to avenge Agamemnon's death.

The Yellow Fairy Book is the sixth in the series of Fairy Books by Andrew Lang. With 48 stories, including; Thumbelina, The Death Of The Sun-Hero, The Boy And The Wolves, Or The Broken Promise, The Giants And The Herd-Boy, The Dragon And His Grandmother, Story Of The Emperor's New Clothes, The Invisible Prince, The Blue Mountains, and many more.

The Yellow Fairy Book is on the 4th in the series of 12 books, edited by Andrew Lang. This book alone contains over 100 pictures and 48 stories, including some of the best-loved fairy tales in the world. Each one is told with charm and promises to give hungry young imaginations much to chew on.

The Yellow Fairy Book is a collection of tales from all over the world. It features many tales from Hans Christian Andersen.

The Yellow Fairy Book is a wonderful collection of tales from all over the world. ... There are traditional tales of the American Indians, and three others come from Iceland. All in all, this collection contains 48 stories, all narrated in the clear, lively prose for which Lang was famous. There are such familiar old favorites as the "Story of the Emperor's New Clothes," "The Tinder-box," "How to Tell a True Princess," and "The Nightingale." There are less familiar tales by Madame d'Aulnoy and from the collections of Andersen and Grimm. Many tales come from Hungary, Poland, and Russia, and there are German, French, and English stories, too. There are traditional tales of the American Indians, and three others come from the Iceland.All in all, this collection contains 48 stories, all narrated in the clear, lively prose for which Lang was famous. Not only are Lang's generally conceded to be the best of English versions of standard stories, his collections are the richest and widest in range."A room without books is like a body without a soul."

Published in 1894, The Yellow Fairy Book is the fourth installment in the series of fairytale collections known as Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books and is comprised of stories collected from various foreign language sources including French, German, English, Scottish, Russian, and Polish. Moreover, the tales not only intend to entertain, but also offer an underlying didactic purpose, as many of the stories place an important emphasis on righteous behavior. Featuring 48 stories, The Yellow Fairy Book includes a number of well-known tales from renowned storytellers Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, which may just ring a bell with titles including "Thumbelina" and "Story of the Emperor's New Clothes". A dynamic combination of royalty, dragons, witches, a range of animals, and an unlimited supply of danger and obstacles, the compilation does not cease to amaze with its rich variety of fairy tales. Needless to say, it is a timeless piece guaranteed to enthrall both young and old readers for years to come.