Andrew Lang
author profile
born
March 31, 1844
died
July 20, 1912
gender
male
place of birth
Banchory, Kincardineshire, United Kingdom
genre
Literature & Fiction, Poetry
about this author
Andrew Lang was a prolific Scots man of letters. He was a poet, novelist, and literary critic, and a contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales.
The Andrew Lang Lectures at St. Andrews University are named for him. He also rewrote the famous The 12 Dancing Princesses, originally done by the Grimm Brothers. Andrew Lang did the French version.
books by Andrew Lang
combine editionsavg rating: 4.23 | 1385 ratings | 161 distinct works
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The Blue Fairy Book (Dover Storybooks for Children) by Andrew Lang avg rating 4.20 — 181 ratings — published 1889 27 editions |
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The Red Fairy Book (Paperback) by Andrew Lang avg rating 4.22 — 115 ratings — published 1890 15 editions |
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The Green Fairy Book (Paperback) by Andrew Lang avg rating 4.35 — 99 ratings — published 1965 5 editions |
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The Yellow Fairy Book (Paperback) by Andrew Lang avg rating 4.20 — 91 ratings — published 1894 7 editions |
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The Olive Fairy Book (Paperback) by Andrew Lang avg rating 4.35 — 86 ratings — published 1968 2 editions |
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The Pink Fairy Book (Paperback) by Andrew Lang avg rating 4.15 — 85 ratings — published 1897 4 editions |
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The Orange Fairy Book (Paperback) by Andrew Lang avg rating 4.32 — 77 ratings — published 1968 7 editions |
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The Grey Fairy Book (Paperback) by Andrew Lang avg rating 4.35 — 76 ratings — published 1967 |
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The Brown Fairy Book (Paperback) by Andrew Lang avg rating 4.20 — 70 ratings — published 1965 12 editions |
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The Lilac Fairy Book (Paperback) by Andrew Lang avg rating 4.09 — 64 ratings — published 1968 16 editions |
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quotes by Andrew Lang
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts…for support rather than illumination."
— Andrew Lang
— Andrew Lang
"Statistics are often used as a drunken man uses a lamppost; for support rather than illumination."
— Andrew Lang (The Homeric Hymns: A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological)
— Andrew Lang (The Homeric Hymns: A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological)












