Andrew Lang

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Andrew Lang

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born
March 31, 1844 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, The United Kingdom

died
July 20, 1912

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Andrew Gabriel 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.


Average rating: 4.15 · 8,123 ratings · 357 reviews · 473 distinct works
The Blue Fairy Book
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 1,828 ratings — published 1889 — 83 editions
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The Red Fairy Book
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 840 ratings — published 1890 — 48 editions
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The Green Fairy Book
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 708 ratings — published 1892 — 45 editions
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The Yellow Fairy Book
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 524 ratings — published 1894 — 41 editions
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The Pink Fairy Book
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4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 461 ratings — published 1897 — 49 editions
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The Orange Fairy Book
4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 391 ratings — published 1906 — 42 editions
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The Olive Fairy Book
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4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 351 ratings — published 1907 — 26 editions
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The Lilac Fairy Book
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 359 ratings — published 1910 — 42 editions
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The Brown Fairy Book
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 362 ratings — published 1904 — 59 editions
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The Grey Fairy Book
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 337 ratings — published 1967 — 48 editions
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More books by Andrew Lang…
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
Coloured Fairy Books (12 books)
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“He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination.”
Andrew Lang

“Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who really care for books read all of them. There is no other course.”
Andrew Lang, Adventures Among Books

“You can cover a great deal of country in books. ”
Andrew Lang

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