Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books Series
Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books, also known as ‘Christmas Books,’ are a series of twenty-five collections of true and fictional stories for children, published between 1889 and 1913. In all, the volumes feature 798 stories, besides the 153 poems in The Blue Poetry Book. Here is the order of publication:
- The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
- The Red Fairy Book (1890)
- The Blue Poetry Book (1891)
- The Green Fairy Book (1892)
- The True Story Book (1893)
- The Yellow Fairy Book (1894)
- The Red True Story Book (1895)
- The Animal Story Book (1896)
- The Pink Fairy Book (1897)
- The Arabian Nights Entertainments (1898)
- The Red Book of Animal Stories (1899)
- The Grey Fairy Book (1900)
- The Violet Fairy Book (1901)
- The Book of Romance (1902)
- The Crimson Fairy Book (1903)
- The Brown Fairy Book (1904)
- The Red Romance Book (1905)
- The Orange Fairy Book (1906)
- The Olive Fairy Book (1907)
- The Book of Princes and Princesses (1908)
- The Red Book of Heroes (1909)
- The Lilac Fairy Book (1910)
- The All Sorts of Stories Book (1911)
- The Book of Saints and Heroes (1912)
- The Strange Story Book (1913)
Books in the Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books series:
The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
A wide range of fairy tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d’Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norwegian fairytales, among other sources.
The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in the series and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
Jacomb Hood
The Red Fairy Book (1890)
In this the second of his fairy books, Andrew Lang does take a hand in the writing. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
Lancelot Speed
The Blue Poetry Book (1891)
The purpose of this collection is to provide children with great poems. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
Lancelot Speed
The Green Fairy Book (1892)
This is the third collection of fairy tales edited by Andrew Lang. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Yellow Fairy Book (1894)
A multitudinous collection of fairy tales from many lands. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Red True Story Book (1895)
A collection of true stories of adventure and heroism. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Animal Story Book (1896)
Here are 66 illustrated tales, mostly true, about creatures of land, sea, and air. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Pink Fairy Book (1897)
A collection of fairy tales from many lands. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Arabian Nights Entertainments (1898)
Tales selected from The Thousand Nights and a Night. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Red Book of Animal Stories (1899)
A collection of stories about animals, mainly true. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Grey Fairy Book (1900)
A collection of fairy stories from around the world. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Violet Fairy Book (1901)
A collection of traditional fairy tales from many lands. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Book of Romance (1902)
A collection of romances, chiefly from the Arthurian cycle. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Crimson Fairy Book (1903)
A collection of traditional fairy tales, mainly from Europe. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Brown Fairy Book (1904)
Stories from many different cultures. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Red Romance Book (1905)
A selection of stories from the old epics and some newer tales such as Don Quixote. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Orange Fairy Book (1906)
A diverse collection of fairy tales. Read online at Hathitrust.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Olive Fairy Book (1907)
An eclectic collection of fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Book of Princes and Princesses (1908)
A book of fairy tales based on real princes and princesses. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Red Book of Heroes (1909)
Biographies of people who were truly in earnest. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Illustrator(s):
A. Wallis Mills
The Lilac Fairy Book (1910)
A collection of international fairy tales. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The All Sorts of Stories Book (1911)
Thirty stories of adventure & magic, collected and retold by Leonora Lang. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Book of Saints and Heroes (1912)
A collection of biographies of saints and heroes. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Strange Story Book (1913)
A collection or stories, some of them true, mostly fictitious. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Red Fairy Book (1924)
In this, his second fairy tale collection, Andrew Lang does take a hand in the writing.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Arabian Nights (1946)
Tales selected from The Thousand Nights and a Night.
The Crimson Fairy Book (1947)
A collection of fairy tales mainly from European sources.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Ben Kutcher
The Green Fairy Book (1948)
A collection of classic fairy tales.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy Lake Gregory
The Rose Fairy Book (1948)
A selection of tales from the Brown, Grey, Lilac, Orange and Pink Fairy Books.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s):
Vera Bock
The Yellow Fairy Book (1948)
A multitudinous collection of fairy tales from many lands.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Janice Holland
The Blue Fairy Book (1949)
Fairy tales from France and Germany, Scotland and England and Scandinavia. Drawn from the Brothers Grimm, Madame d’Aulnoy, the Arabian Nights and Norway and more.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s):
Ben Kutcher
The Olive Fairy Book (1950)
This new edition has a somewhat different selection of stories than the original edition.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s):
Anne Vaughan
The Orange Fairy Book (1950)
A new set of illustrations for an old friend.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
The Red Fairy Book (1950)
In this, the second of his fairy tale books, Andrew Lang does take a hand in the writing.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s):
Marc Simont
The Violet Fairy Book (1951)
A collection of traditional fairy tales from many lands, with new illustrations.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy Lake Gregory
The Blue Fairy Book (1965)
A wide range of fairy tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d’Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norwegian fairytales, among other sources.
The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in the series and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
Jacomb Hood
Various
The Arabian Nights Entertainments (1969)
Tales from The Thousand Nights and a Night, include all of the adventures of Sindbad the sailor.
Author(s):
Anonymous
Illustrator(s):
H. J. Ford
The Blue Fairy Book (1975)
A wide range of fairy tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d’Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norwegian fairytales, among other sources.
The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in the series and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources.
This edition edited by Brian Alderson eliminates some of the weaker tales and corrects errors in others.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
John Lawrence
The Red Fairy Book (1976)
In this the second of his fairy books, Andrew Lang does take a hand in the writing. This edition was edited by Brian Alderson who has eliminated a few stories and supplied stronger translations for others.
Author(s):
Andrew Lang
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Faith Jaques
The Green Fairy Book (1978)
This is the third collection of fairy tales edited by Andrew Lang. This new edition from Brian Alderson features many corrections and a few new translations.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Antony Maitland
The Yellow Fairy Book (1980)
A multitudinous collection of fairy tales from many lands.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Pink Fairy Book (1982)
A collection of fairy tales from many lands. Brian Alderson has pruned, corrected and retranslated some of the stories for this edition.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Colin McNaughton
The Rainbow Fairy Book (1993)
A selection of tales from the famous ‘Color’ fairy books.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague