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100 1 _aLang, Andrew,
_d1844-1912
245 1 4 _aThe Lilac Fairy Book
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2002
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2002-10-01
505 0 _aThe Shifty Lad -- The False Prince and the True -- The Jogi's Punishment -- The Heart of a Monkey -- The Fairy Nurse -- A Lost Paradise -- How Brave Walter Hunted Wolves -- The Ring of the Waterfalls -- A French Puck -- The Three Crowns -- The Story of a Very Bad Boy -- The Brown Bear of Norway -- Little Lasse -- 'Moti' -- The Enchanted Deer -- A Fish Story -- The Wonderful Tune -- The Rich Brother and the Poor Brother -- The One-Handed Girl -- The Bones of Djulung -- The Sea Ring's Gift -- The Raspberry Worm -- The Stones of Plouhinec -- The Castle of Kerglas -- The Battle of the Birds -- The Lady of the Fountain -- The Four Gifts -- The Groac'h of the Isle of Lok -- The Escape of the Mouse -- The Believing Husbands -- The Hoodie-Crow -- The Brownie of the Lake -- The Winning of Olwen.
508 _aProduced by J.C. Byers, L.M. Shaffer and David Widger
520 _a"The Lilac Fairy Book" by Andrew Lang is a collection of fairy tales, likely edited in the late 19th century. The compilation features a diverse assortment of stories adapted from various cultural traditions, and it highlights fantastical elements such as magic, adventure, and moral lessons. The tales include a range of characters from clever sons to enchanted creatures and emphasize themes of bravery, wit, and familial bonds. At the start of this collection, the editor presents a preface discussing the nature of fairy tales, touching on the author's own experiences and opinions regarding storytelling. It discusses how fairy tales have been passed down through generations, often evolving and being reconstructed by storytellers from different cultures. The narratives are described as rich in adventure, filled with light-hearted mischief, or moral implications, setting up the reader for a journey into the magical worlds of folklore represented throughout the book. The opening also leads into "The Shifty Lad," telling the story of a clever young man who aspires to live a life of petty crime, immediately showcasing the wit and mischief that define many of the tales to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFairy tales
653 _aFolklore
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3454
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