The Fairy Book Series is further enriched by the addition of this latest volume, which is quite as gorgeous as the preceding ones-though the author might well be supposed to have exhausted his supply of colors and fairy tales.
Colored plates and numerous other illustrations give additional life to these tales derived from various sources, from india, France, Turkey, Armenia, and Denmark.
Fairy tales and stories of the 'Arabian Nights' order are not often attempted by modern imaginations, but collections of the old legends are perennially popular.
A noted non-Catholic writer on pedagogical subjects stated some time ago that if his own religious body had the wealth of story contained in the lives of the saints of the Catholic Church, it would be abundantly supplied with religious literature for children.
From the Andrew Lang prismatic series, this is the "e;Book of Romance"e;, a most attractive selection of what the editor calls "e;fairy-tales grown up,"e; the Round Table romances and similar stories, with colored pictures and line pictures by H.
Andrew Lang's selection from the vast treasure chest of the Arabian nights fairy tales contains the following stories:The Story of the Merchant and the GeniusThe Story of the First Old Man and of the HindThe Story of the Second Old Man, and of the Two Black DogsThe Story of the FishermanThe Story of the Greek King and the Physician DoubanThe Story of the Husband and the ParrotThe Story of the Vizir Who Was PunishedThe Story of the Young King of the Black IslesThe Story of the Three Calenders, Sons of Kings, and of Five Ladies of BagdadThe Story of the First Calender, Son of a KingThe Story of the Second Calender, Son of a KingThe Story of the Envious Man and of Him Who Was EnviedThe Story of the Third Calender, Son of a KingThe Seven Voyages of Sindbad the SailorThe Little HunchbackThe Story of the Barber's Fifth BrotherThe Story of the Barber's Sixth BrotherThe Adventures of Prince Camaralzaman and the Princess BadouraNoureddin and the Fair PersianAladdin and the Wonderful LampThe Adventures of Haroun-al-Raschid, Caliph of BagdadThe Story of the Blind Baba-AbdallaThe Story of Sidi-NoumanThe Story of Ali Colia, Merchant of BagdadThe Enchanted HorseThe Story of Two Sisters Who Were Jealous of Their Younger SisterThis book is annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Andrew Lang, written by Sir Edmund Gosse, CB, a contemporary poet and writer.
Die schönsten Sagen des klassischen Altertums sind eine Sammlung überlieferter Mythen aus dem Griechenland der Antike, die der deutsche Schriftsteller Gustav Schwab in den Jahren 1838 bis 1840 in drei Bänden herausgab.
Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte ist eine Märchenerzählung des Dichters und Naturforschers Adelbert von Chamisso (1781-1838), verfasst im Sommer des Jahres 1813.
