The Brown Fairy Book (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781605201412)

The ninth book in Andrew Lang's Fairy Books series, The Brown Fairy Book, published in 1904, contains myths and fairy tales from around the world. The tales-many from Native American and South American sources, others from Australia, Iceland, and India-include: . "The Ball-Carrier and the Bad One" . "The Wicked Wolverine" . "How the Little Brother Set Free His Big Brothers" . "The Lion and the Cat" . "The Story of Yara" . "The Bunyip" . "Asmund and Signy" . "The Story of Wali Dad the Simple-Hearted" 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, children's books, histories, and biographies, as well as criticism, essays, scholarly works of anthropology, and translations of classical literature.

Author: Andrew Lang
ISBN-10: 1605201413
ISBN-13: 9781605201412
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2008
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.85d