Perhaps the best and handsomest of these tales of wonder is " The Green Fairy Book," edited by Andrew Lang. This is the third of Andrew Lang's stories of fairies, the blue book and the red book having preceded it. It is a volume of folklore. His stories are adapted from the tales of France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Scotland, England, and even China. It is enough to say that when such clever women as Madame d'Aulnoy and Mrs. Lang contribute to the book it must be really good.

This book is fully illustrated and annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Andrew Lang, written by Sir Edmund Gosse, CB, a contemporary poet and writer.

Contents:

To The Friendly Reader

The Blue Bird

The Half-Chick

Rosanella

Sylvain And Jocosa

Fairy Gifts

The Three Little Pigs

Heart Of Ice

The Enchanted Ring

The Snuff-Box

The Magic Swan

The Dirty Shepherdess

The Enchanted Snake

The Biter Bit

King Kojata

The Story Of Hok Lee And The Dwarfs

Prince Vivien And The Princess Placida

Jorinde And Joringel

Allerleirauh; Or, The Many-Furred Creature

The Twelve Huntsmen

Spindle, Shuttle, And Needle

The Crystal Coffin

The Three Snake-Leaves

Jack My Hedgehog

The Story Of A Clever Tailor

The Golden Mermaid

The Three Dogs