The Lilac Fairy Book (1910)

by Andrew Lang

Series: Andrew Lang's Fairy Books (12)

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The majority of the stories in this book seem to come from Scotland, Wales and Ireland; multiple tales are from the Mabinogion. The book doesn't feel like a final volume, which makes me wonder if Mr. Lang was working on another volume before his death in 1912. (

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12 Books in 1: Andrew Lang's Complete "Fairy Book" Series. The Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Pink, Grey, Violet, Crimson, Br by Andrew Lang

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Andrew Lang's Fairy Books (12)

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The Lilac Fairy Book

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1910

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In the land of Erin there dwelt long ago a widow who had an only son.

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Folio Society Children's Illustrated Classics

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33 tales from Portugal, Ireland, Wales, and points East and West, among them "The Brown Bear of Norway," "The Enchanted Deer," "The Story of a Very Bad Boy," and "The Brownie of the Lake." 51 illustrations.

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A collection of thirty-three fairy tales from the folklore of Ireland, Wales, India, Portugal, Brittany and Scandinavia.