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The Green Fairy Book

by Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang · 1892

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42 tales from around the world, Germany Grimm, France de Caylus, Fenelon, Kletke, D'Aulnoy - The Blue Bird, Sylvain and Jocosa, Prince Narcissus, The Three Little Pigs, the Half-Chick- feature monsters, giants, and more. 100 illustrations.

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fairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisfolklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
faefaeMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
VictorianVictorianMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultpicture books
Length
medium · 384 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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