The Blue Fairy Book (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Enchanted Tales of Fantastic & Magical AdventuresBy Andrew Lang
Length15h 20m
About this audiobook
The Blue Fairy Book gathers a foundational treasury of European and Near Eastern wonder tales, including "Cinderella," "Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin," and "Little Red Riding Hood." Published in 1889, it inaugurates Andrew Lang's celebrated "coloured" fairy books and presents oral and literary traditions in lucid Victorian prose. Its style is direct, elegant, and rhythmically suited to reading aloud, while its literary context reflects the nineteenth-century fascination with folklore, comparative mythology, and the preservation of popular narrative. Andrew Lang was a Scottish poet, classicist, critic, anthropologist, and folklorist whose wide learning shaped his approach to fairy tales. His interest in myth, primitive belief, and cultural transmission helped him recognize such stories as serious artifacts of the imagination rather than mere nursery entertainment. Although many tales were translated and adapted by collaborators, especially his wife, Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang, his editorial vision gave the collection its coherence, authority, and lasting influence. This volume is recommended for readers seeking both enchantment and literary history. Children will find adventure, magic, and moral drama; adults will discover a landmark in folklore publishing. It remains indispensable for anyone interested in fairy-tale tradition, Victorian culture, or the enduring architecture of storytelling.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length15 hrs 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 10, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
25The Wonderful Sheep
2Introduction
26Little Thumb
3Historical Context
27The Forty Thieves
4Synopsis (Selection)
28Hansel and Grettel
5The Bronze Ring
29Snow-White and Rose-Red
Show all chaptersShow less
6Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess
30The Goose-Girl
7East of the Sun and West of the Moon
31Toads and Diamonds
8The Yellow Dwarf
32Prince Darling
9Little Red Riding Hood
33Blue Beard
10The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
34Trusty John
11Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper
35The Brave Little Tailor
12Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
36A Voyage to Lilliput
13The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was
37Chapter I
14Rumpelstiltzkin
38Chapter II
15Beauty and the Beast
39Chapter III
16The Master-Maid
40Chapter IV
17Why the Sea is Salt
41Chapter V
18The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots
42The Princess on the Glass Hill
19Felicia and the Pot of Pinks
43The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou
20The White Cat
44The History of Jack the Giant-Killer
21The Water-Lily. The Gold-Spinners
45The Black Bull of Norroway
22The Terrible Head
46The Red Etin
23The Story of Pretty Goldilocks
47Analysis
24The History of Whittington
48Reflection
The Olive Fairy Book (Annotated)Andrew Lang10h 38m$2 · $0.00
The Pink Fairy Book (Annotated)Andrew Lang11h 7m$2 · $0.00
The Yellow Fairy Book (Annotated)Andrew Lang12h 22m$2 · $0.00
The Grey Fairy Book (Annotated)Andrew Lang11h 9m$2 · $0.00
The Green Fairy Book (Annotated)Andrew Lang13h 37m$2 · $0.00
The Violet Fairy Book (Annotated)Andrew Lang11h 39m$2 · $0.00
The AntiquaryAndrew Lang19h 32m$9 · $0.00
The Fairy Books - Complete Series (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)Andrew Lang133h 56m$2 · $0.00
The Iliad & The Odyssey (Including "Homer and His Age") (Annotated)Andrew Lang, Homer38h 12m$2 · $0.00
History of English Literature from "Beowulf" to Swinburne (Annotated)Andrew Lang27h 50m$2 · $0.00
Myth, Ritual and Religion (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)Andrew Lang24h 2m$2 · $0.00
THE MAGICAL WORLD OF FAIRIES (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)Andrew Lang134h 1m$2 · $0.00
The Andrew Lang Fairy Books: Complete Collection (Annotated)Andrew Lang133h 54m$2 · $0.00
The Red Fairy Book (Annotated)Andrew Lang14h 10m$2 · $0.00
Old FriendsAndrew Lang1h 46m$2 · $0.00
The Brown Fairy BookAndrew Lang8h 42m$2 · $0.00
New Collected RhymesAndrew Lang3m$2 · $0.00
Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince CharlesAndrew Lang5h 22m$2 · $0.00
Letters on LiteratureAndrew Lang4h 1m$2 · $0.00
John Knox and the ReformationAndrew Lang8h 49m$1 · $0.00
The Complete Unabridged Anne Shirley Stories (Annotated)Lucy Maud Montgomery120h 58m$2 · $0.00
Frog and Toad Audio CollectionArnold Lobel1h 32m$16 · $0.00
The Elementia Chronicles #3: Herobrine's MessageSean Fay Wolfe19h 18m$40 · $0.00
Trapped in a Video Game: The Complete SeriesDustin Brady13h 27m$23
Big Nate Blasts OffLincoln Peirce2h 4m$16 · $0.00
Because My Destiny AwaitsCorwin McGinnis2h 40m$15
The Andrew Lang Fairy Books: Complete CollectionAndrew Lang133h 39m$2 · $0.00
A Wolf Called FireRosanne Parry4h 7m$7 · $0.00
The Daughter of AuschwitzTova Friedman3h 2m1.0 (1)$18 · $0.00
RevolutionariesSanjeev Sanyal7h 25m$24 · $0.00
Warriors #6: The Darkest HourErin Hunter8h 8m$26 · $0.00
Eyes That Kiss in the CornersJoanna Ho5m$4 · $0.00
The Complete Works of Beatrix Potter (Annotated)Beatrix Potter5h 11m$2 · $0.00
Maddi's FridgeLois Brandt, Vin Vogel11m$5 · $0.00
The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the PaperclipMac Barnett1h 29m$16 · $0.00
Little Lord Fauntleroy (Annotated)Frances Hodgson Burnett7h 56m$2 · $0.00
The Nutcracker and The Mouse King (Annotated)E.T.A. Hoffmann4h 4m$2 · $0.00
My Weird School Special: We're Red, Weird, and Blue! What Can We Do?Dan Gutman1h 4m$13 · $0.00
Deep ZoneTim Green6h 12m$20
REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM & NEW CHRONICLES OF REBECCA (Children's Book Classics) (Annotated)Kate Douglas Wiggin15h 32m$2 · $0.00
You may also like
Stories from the PentameroneGiambattista Basile8h 23m$1 · $0.00
Brown FairytalesAndrew Lang10h 43m$1 · $0.00
The Pearl HunterMiya T. Beck8h 41m$26 · $0.00
The Green Fairy BookAndrew Lang13h 15m$1 · $0.00
Icelandic Fairy TalesAngus W. Mrs. Hall7h 26m$1 · $0.00
Jack And The BeanstalkAlberto Jiménez Rioja7m$2 · $0.00
The Strange Adventures of Mr. MiddletonWardon Allan Curtis6h 41m$2 · $0.00
Enchanted Box SetJ.T. Marie6h 17m$5.50 · $0.00
Mother Goose in ProseL. Frank Baum4h 26m$1 · $0.00
The Starlight Wonder BookHenry Beston2h 11m$1 · $0.00
The Roly-Poly BookLaura Rountree Smith1h 26m$2.30
The Mabinogion (Annotated)Lady Charlotte Guest11h 38m$2 · $0.00
Classics of Childhood, Vol. 1various authors3h 48m$12
The Story of Prince Fairyfoot (Stories from the Lost Fairy-Book, Re-told by the Child Who Read Them) (Annotated)Frances Hodgson Burnett2h 33m$2 · $0.00
Mother's Nursery TalesKatharine Pyle6h 27m$2 · $0.00
More English Fairy TalesJoseph Jacobs5h 9m$2.30
Fairy Tales from Many LandsKatharine Pyle5h 47m$2 · $0.00
Fairy Tales & Fantasy: George MacDonald Collection (With Complete Original Illustrations) (Annotated)George MacDonald109h 46m$2 · $0.00
Popular Classic Children's Stories - DramatizedLewis Carroll, Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm, Charles Perrault, Frances Hodgson Burnett, L. Frank Baum, various authors, Voices in the Wind Audio Theatre9h 3m$23
The Birds' Christmas Carol (With Original Illustrations) (Annotated)Kate Douglas Wiggin2h 12m$2 · $0.00