The Orange Fairy Book

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The Orange Fairy Book is a classic 1906 collection of traditional fairy tales from around the world, compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
children's book
fairy tale collection
short story collection
author Andrew Lang
compiler Andrew Lang
containsWork The Bird of Truth
The Castle of Kerglas
The Clever Cat
The Enchanted Head
The Enchanted Knife
The Enchanted Wreath
The Fairy of the Dawn
The Girl-Fish
linked to: "The Girl-Fish"

The Goblin and the Grocer
The Jackal and the Spring
The Lion and the Cat
The Little Shepherd
The Magic Mirror
linked to: Magic Mirror

The Magician's Horse
The Master Thief
linked to: "The Master Thief"

The Merry Wives
The Nunda, Eater of People
The Prince and the Princess in the Forest
The Story of the Bold Knight Ivan
The Story of the Hero Makoma
The Story of the King Who Would See Paradise
The Three Treasures of the Giants
The White Doe
The Wonderful Sheep
The Wonderful Tune
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
editor Andrew Lang
followedBy The Olive Fairy Book
genre children's literature
fairy tales
folklore
hasApproximateNumberOfStories 33
hasIllustrator A. Wallis Mills
H. J. Ford
hasPublicDomainStatus public domain in many countries
mediaType print
notableFor collecting fairy tales from diverse cultures
originalLanguage English
partOf Andrew Lang's Fairy Books
precededBy The Brown Fairy Book
publicationYear 1906
publisher Longmans, Green, and Co.
series Andrew Lang's Coloured Fairy Books
seriesNumber 10
subject traditional fairy tales from around the world
targetAudience children
general readers interested in folklore

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Andrew Lang notableWork The Orange Fairy Book
Leonora Blanche Alleyne notableWork The Orange Fairy Book
The Brown Fairy Book followedBy The Orange Fairy Book
Andrew Lang's Fairy Books hasPart The Orange Fairy Book