Project Gutenberg 2002-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 285 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew The Lilac Fairy Book The 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. Produced by J.C. Byers, L.M. Shaffer and David Widger "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.) Reading ease score: 82.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fairy tales Folklore PZ Text Children's Literature Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 646296 2025-08-02T07:49:45.756804 text/html 673687 2019-05-29T09:31:08 text/html 282138 2025-08-02T07:49:53.860776 application/epub+zip 291989 2025-08-02T07:49:47.809760 application/epub+zip 291989 2025-08-02T07:49:46.546788 application/epub+zip 513633 2025-08-02T07:49:58.410702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479340 2025-08-02T07:49:53.088745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105832 2022-09-02T10:12:51.680537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558012 2025-08-02T07:49:44.511788 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 557962 2016-12-16T14:01:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 548057 2009-02-09T11:00:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21247 2025-08-02T07:49:58.541710 application/rdf+xml 12903 2025-08-02T07:49:47.111779 image/jpeg 3466 2025-08-02T07:49:46.851753 image/jpeg 201204 2016-12-16T14:04:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 211074 2019-05-29T09:31:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 200122 2009-02-09T11:01:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 274035 2025-08-02T07:49:45.805782 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia