The Grey Fairy Book (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. 35 Traditional Stories & Fairly TalesBy Andrew Lang
Length11h 8m
About this audiobook
The Grey Fairy Book is one of the later volumes in Andrew Lang's celebrated "coloured" fairy-book series, gathering tales from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the oral traditions of many peoples into a single Victorian anthology. Its stories—featuring enchanted princes, cunning animals, supernatural trials, and moral reversals—are rendered in clear, elegant prose that balances folkloric directness with literary polish. Published in 1900, it belongs to the great nineteenth-century movement of comparative folklore, when scholars and collectors sought to preserve traditional narratives while making them accessible to modern readers. Andrew Lang was a Scottish poet, classicist, critic, anthropologist, and folklorist whose wide learning shaped his approach to fairy literature. Educated at St Andrews and Oxford, he brought to these collections both a scholar's interest in mythic patterns and a storyteller's sensitivity to wonder. Although many tales were translated and adapted by collaborators, Lang's editorial intelligence gave the series its coherence, tone, and enduring authority. This volume is warmly recommended to readers interested in fairy tales beyond the familiar canon. It offers children delight, scholars comparative richness, and general readers a refined gateway into the imaginative inheritance of world folklore.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length11 hrs 8 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 10, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Lilac Fairy Book (Annotated)
23Bobino
2Introduction
24The Dog and the Sparrow
3Historical Context
25The Story of the Three Sons of Hali
4Synopsis (Selection)
26The Story of the Fair Circassians
5Preface
27The Jackal and the Spring
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6Donkey Skin
28The Bear
7The Goblin Pony
29The Sunchild
8An Impossible Enchantment
30The Daughter of Buk Ettemsuch
9The Story of Dschemil and Dschemila
31Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye, or the Limping Fox
10Janni and the Draken
32The Unlooked-For Prince
11The Partnership of the Thief and the Liar
33The Simpleton
12Fortunatus and His Purse
34The Street Musicians
13The Goat-Faced Girl
35The Twin Brothers
14What Came of Picking Flowers
36Cannetella
15The Story of Bensurdatu
37The Ogre
16The Magician's Horse
38A Fairy's Blunder
17The Little Gray Man
39Long, Broad, and Quickeye
18Herr Lazarus and the Draken
40Prunella
19The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles
41Analysis
20Udea and Her Seven Brothers
42Reflection
21The White Wolf
43Memorable Quotes
22Mohammed with the Magic Finger
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