The Violet Fairy Book

A prolific collector of fairy tales from around the globe Andrew Lang in this Dover Edition (no original publisher named) work sets down a wildly entertaining variety of stories as old as anything that men have invented. These oldest of stories include: . The Finest Liar in the World . The Story of Three Wonderful Beggars . The Three Princes and Their Beasts . The Child Who Came from an Egg . The Enchanted Knife . The History of Dwarf Long Nose . The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy . and many more. Complete with beautiful pen-and-ink illustrations this is a collection to treasure one in which youll find roots of many of the stories we continue to tell anew today. Scottish journalist and author ANDREW LANG (1844-1912) a friend of Robert Louis Stevenson produced a stunning variety and number of volumes including books of poetry novels childrens books histories and biographies as well as criticism essays scholarly works of anthropology and translations of classical literature. __________________________________________ ALSO FROM COSIMO: Langs The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Book of Dreams and Ghosts A Short History of Scotland and Myth Ritual & Religion