Folk and Fairy Tale Books

Andrew Lang edited and published twelve folk and fairy tale books -- the "Color" Fairy Book series -- beginning with "The Blue Fairy Book" in 1889 and finishing with the "The Lilac Fairy Book" in 1910.

These stories were collected from all over the world. He had originally intended to do only one book, but popular demand coaxed him into releasing more. He continued to publish the books until he felt he had exhausted his supply and any more books would be merely replicating the stories he had already released, with only local regional details differing between them. The collections were specifically intended for children, and consequently edited for that end.

When Andrew began publishing these books there were almost no fairy tale books in circulation (that was, in fact, his primary reason for releasing his first book). The series proved of great influence in children’s literature, and inspired a host of imitators. The series also proved to be an inspiration to J.R. Tolken and his Middle-Earth collection of novels.     

"Irish Fairy and Folk Tales" was collected and edited by the renowned Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet, playwright, and essayist who spearheaded the Celtic Renaissance in the early 20th century, William Butler Yeats. The sixty-five tales and poems in this delightful collection uniquely capture the rich heritage of the Celtic imagination. Filled with legends of village ghosts, fairies, mermaids, demons, witches, priests, and saints, these stories are enchanting and entertaining, and evoke both tender pathos and lighthearted mirth.

As Yeats says his introduction, "These folk-tales are full of simplicity and musical occurrences, for they are the literature of a class for whom every incident in the old rut of birth, love, pain, and death has cropped up unchanged for centuries: who have steeped everything in the heart: to whom everything is a symbol."

Highly rated by both literary critics and common-man readers, this book is highly recommended to all interested in fairy and folk tales, especially those interested Irish traditions and folklore. Includes eight pages of notes on the stories and twelve illustrations by James Torrance, from the 1907 edition.

"James Stephens’ “Irish Fairy Tales”, with Arthur Rackham’s twenty-five original illustrations, twelve in full-color, brings to vivid life the exciting days of ancient Ireland when Conn of the Hundred Battles was High King at Tara and the great Fionn mac Uail led the Fianna against the enemies of Ireland.

Fionn mac Uail was a hunter-warrior of Irish mythology (appearing also in the mythologies of Scotland and the Isle of Man). The stories of Fionn and his followers, the Fianna, form the Fenian cycle or Fiannaidheacht.

Fionn was the son of Uail, leader of the Fianna, and Muirne, daughter of the druid Tadg mac Nuadat who lived on the hill of Almu in County Kildare. From this beginning Fionn becomes the greatest warrior in Irish mythology.

Filled with adventure, humor, magic, and romance, Irish Fairy Tales was hailed as one of the great fairy tale classics when it was first published in 1920. Even today it appeals greatly to readers of all ages.

This volume includes the ten tales: “The Story of Tuan Mac Cairill,” “The Boyhood of Fionn,” “The Birth of Bran,” “Oisin’s Mother,” “The Wooing of Becfola,” “The Little Brawl at Allen,” “The Carl of the Drab Coat,” “The Enchanted Cave of Cesh Corran,” “Becuma of the White Skin,” and “Mongan’s Frenzy.”

"The Japanese Fairy Book" was originally published in 1908 as "Japanese Fairy Tales." This edition contains all twenty-two of the original stories and all thirty-one of the original illustrations by Japanese artists. The stories were translated from the modern versions recorded bySadanami Sanjin. As Ms. Yei Ozaki, the editor, tells us in the Preface, "these stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore."

Many of the stories in this volume are based on actual historical figures from Japanese history, while others are simple fanciful tales. As Yei also admits in the Preface, "I have followed my fancy in adding such touches of local color or description as they seemed to need or as pleased me, and in one or two instances I have gathered in an incident from another version." This collection was specifically intended for children, and consequently edited for that end, with the character and spirit of the original stories being carefully preserved.

The stories in this book are: My Lord Bag of Rice; The Tongue-Cut Sparrow; The Story Of Urashima Taro, The Fisher Lad; The Farmer And The Badger; The "Shinansha," Or The South Pointing Carriage; The Adventures Of Kintaro, The Golden Boy; The Story Of Princess Hase; The Story Of The Man Who Did Not Wish To Die; The Bamboo-Cutter And The Moon-Child; The Mirror Of Matsuyama; The Goblin Of Adachigahara; The Sagacious Monkey And The Boar; The Happy Hunter And The Skillful Fisher; The Story Of The Old Man Who Made Withered Trees To Flower; The Jelly Fish And The Monkey; The Quarrel Of The Monkey And The Crab; The White Hare And The Crocodiles; The Story Of Prince Yamato Take; Momotaro, Or The Story Of The Son Of A Peach; The Ogre Of Rashomon; How An Old Man Lost His Wen; and The Stones Of Five Colors And The Empress Jokwa.

"The Red Indian Fairy Book" was originally published in 1917. This edition contains all sixty-four of the original stories collected and edited by Frances Jenkins Olcott and all seventeen of the original illustrations  and the original color plate (used on the cover) by Frederick Richardson. Of special interest to storytellers is the included extensive subject index, expanded for this edition.

This collection was specifically intended for children, and consequently edited for that end, with the character and spirit of the original stories being carefully preserved. Includes stories from the Algonquin, Arapaho, Arikara, Blackfoot, Caddo, Cherokee, Flathead, Hopi, Iroquois, Menominee, Micmac, Mohawk, Navaho, Passamaquoddy, Pima, Salteaux, Skidi Pawnee, Vuntakutchin, Whullemooch, Wichita, Wyandot, Yakima, and Zuñi tribes in North America.

This book contains these stories: The Spring Beauty (Chippewa); Little Dawn Boy and the Rainbow Trail (Navaho); The Meadow Dandelion (Chippewa); Little Burnt-Face (Micmac); The Elves (Iroquois); Woodpecker Gray (Wyandot); The Kind Hawk (Hopi); The Boy Who Became a Robin (Chippewa); Legend of the Violet (Iroquois); The Star and the Water Lilies (Chippewa); Why Wild Roses Have Thorns (Salteaux); How the Fairies Came (Algonquin); The Summer Fairies (Algonquin); Leelinau the Fairy Girl (Chippewa); The Sky Elk (Iroquois); Legend of the Morning Star (Iroquois); The Firebird (Whullemooch); Young-Boy-Chief (Wichita); The Star Bride (Blackfoot); Scar-Face (Blackfoot); Ahneah the Rose Flower (Iroquois); Legend of Niagara and the Great Lakes (Chippewa); How the Hunter Became a Partridge (Passamaquoddy); How Partridge Built the Birds’ Canoes (Passamaquoddy); The Noisy Chipmunk (Yakima); The Wind-Blower (Micmac); The Silver Brooches (Attributed to the Mohawk); How Indian Corn Came into the World (Chippewa); The Spirit of the Corn (Iroquois); The Little Corn-Bringer (Hopi); The Nuts of Jonisgyont (Iroquois); Little Owl Boy (Arapaho); The Chestnut Kettle (Iroquois); The Ugly Wild Boy (Zuñi); Pitcher the Witch and the Black Cats (Algonquin); Coyote the Hungry (Caddo); Coyote the Proud (Pima); The Magic Windpipe (Arikara); The Birds’ Ball-game (Cherokee); Why the Turkey Gobbles (Cherokee); The Land of the Northern Lights (Algonquin); The Poor Turkey Girl (Zuñi); The Mud Pony (Skidi Pawnee); The Wishes (Micmac); The Mikumwess (Micmac); The First Pine Trees (Micmac); The Hidden Waters (Iroquois); Jowiis and the Eagles (Iroquois); Shingebiss (Chippewa); The Boy in the Jug (Hopi); The Brother and Sister (Arapaho); The Snow Man (Menominee); The Rolling Rock (Flathead); The Boy in the Moon (Vuntakutchin); The Discontented Rock (Iroquois); The Singing Maidens (Wyandot); The Star Maiden (Wyandot); How Maple-sugar Came (Salteaux); Mishosha or the Enchanted Sugar-Maple (Chippewa); How Master Rabbit Went Fishing (Micmac); The Woodpecker Girls (Micmac); Bad Wild Cat (Passamaquoddy); How the Four Winds Were Named (Iroquois); and the Legend of the Trailing Arbutus (Iroquois).

"The Blue Fairy Book" was originally published in 1889. This edition contains all 37 of the original stories and all 127 of the original H.J. Ford and C.P. Jacomb Hood illustrations.

This book includes the stories: The Bronze Ring; Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess; East of the Sun and West of the Moon; The Yellow Dwarf; Little Red Riding Hood; The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood; Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper; Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp; The Tale of a Youth who set out to learn what Fear was; Rumpelstiltzkin; Beauty and The Beast; The Master-Maid; Why the Sea is Salt; The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots; Felicia and the Pot of Pinks; The White Cat; The Water-Lily. The Gold-Spinners.; The Terrible Head; The Story of Pretty Goldilocks; The History of Whittington; The Wonderful Sheep; Little Thumb; The Forty Thieves; Hansel and Grettel; Snow-White and Rose-Red; The Goose-Girl; Toads and Diamonds; Prince Darling; Blue Beard; Trusty John; The Brave Little Tailor; A Voyage to Lilliput; The Princess on the Glass Hill; The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou; The History of Jack The Giant-Killer; The Black Bull of Norroway; and The Red Etin.

"The Red Fairy Book" was published in 1890. This edition contains all thirty-seven of the original stories and all ninety-nine of the original H.J. Ford and Lancelot Speed illustrations.

The stories included in this book are: The Twelve Dancing Princesses; The Princess Mayblossom; Soria Moria Castle; The Death of Koschei the Deathless; The Black Thief and Knight of the Glen; The Master Thief; Brother and Sister; Princess Rosette; The Enchanted Pig; The Norka; The Wonderful Birch; Jack and the Beanstalk; The Little Good Mouse; Graciosa and Percinet; The Three Princesses of Whiteland; The Voice of Death; The Six Sillies; Kari Woodengown; Drakestail; The Ratcatcher; The True History of Little Goldenhood; The Golden Branch; The Three Dwarfs; Dapplegrim; The Enchanted Canary; The Twelve Brothers; Rapunzel; The Nettle Spinner; Farmer Weatherbeard; Mother Holle; Minnikin; Bushy Bride; Snowdrop; The Golden Goose; The Seven Foals; The Marvellous Musician; and The Story of Sigurd.

"The Green Fairy Book" was published in 1892. This edition contains all 42 of the original stories and all 100 of the original H.J. Ford black-and-white illustrations.

This book includes these stories: The Blue Bird; The Half-Chick; The Story of Caliph Stork; The Enchanted Watch; Rosanella; Sylvain and Jocosa; Fairy Gifts; Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla; Prince Featherhead and the Princess Celandine; The Three Little Pigs; Heart of Ice; The Enchanted Ring; The Snuff-box; The Golden Blackbird; The Little Soldier; The Magic Swan; The Dirty Shepherdess; The Enchanted Snake; The Biter Bit; King Kojata; Prince Fickle and Fair Helena; Puddocky; The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs; The Story of the Three Bears; Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida; Little One-eye, Little Two-eyes, and Little Three-eyes; Jorinde and Joringel; Allerleirauh; or, the Many-furred Creature; The Twelve Huntsmen; Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle; The Crystal Coffin; The Three Snake-leaves; The Riddle; Jack my Hedgehog; The Golden Lads; The White Snake; The Story of a Clever Tailor; The Golden Mermaid; The War of the Wolf  and the Fox; The Story of the Fisherman and his Wife; The Three Musicians; The Three Dogs.

"The Yellow Fairy Book" was published in 1894. This edition contains all 48 of the original stories and all 105 of the original H.J. Ford illustrations.

The stories included in this book are: The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership; The Six Swans; The Dragon of The North; Story of The Emperor’s New Clothes; The Golden Crab; The Iron Stove; The Dragon and His Grandmother; The Donkey Cabbage; The Little Green Frog; The Seven-headed Serpent;  The Grateful Beasts; The Giants and the Herd-boy; The Invisible Prince; The Crow; How Six Men Travelled Through the Wide World; The Wizard King; The Nixy; The Glass Mountain; Alphege, or the Green Monkey; Fairer-than-a-fairy; The Three Brothers; The Boy and the Wolves, or The Broken Promise; The Glass Axe; The Dead Wife; In the Land of Souls; The White Duck; The Witch and Her Servants; The Magic Ring; The Flower Queen’s Daughter; The Flying Ship; The Snow-daughter and The Fire-son; The Story of King Frost; The Death of The Sun-hero; The Witch; The Hazel-nut Child; The Story of Big Klaus and Little Klaus; Prince Ring; The Swineherd; How to tell a True Princess; The Blue Mountains; The Tinder-box; The Witch in the Stone Boat; Thumbelina; The Nightingale; Hermod and Hadvor; The Steadfast Tin-soldier; Blockhead-hans; and A Story about a Darning-needle.

"The Pink Fairy Book" was published in 1897. This edition contains all 41 of the original stories and all 69 of the original H.J. Ford black-and-white illustrations.

This book has these stories: The Cat’s Elopement; How the Dragon Was Tricked; The Goblin and the Grocer; The House in the Wood; Uraschimataro and the Turtle; The Slaying of the Tanuki; The Flying Trunk; The Snow-man; The Shirt-collar; The Princess in the Chest; The Three Brothers; The Snow-queen; The Fir-tree; Hans, the Mermaid’s Son; Peter Bull; The Bird ‘Grip’; Snowflake; I Know What I Have Learned; The Cunning Shoemaker; The King Who Would Have a Beautiful Wife; Catherine and Her Destiny; How the Hermit Helped to Win the King’s Daughter; The Water of Life; The Wounded Lion; The Man Without a Heart; The Two Brothers; Master and Pupil; The Golden Lion; The Sprig of Rosemary; The White Dove; The Troll’s Daughter; Esben and the Witch; Princess Minon-minette; Maiden Bright-eye; The Merry Wives; King Lindorm; The Jackal; the Dove; and the Panther; The Little Hare; The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue; The Story of Ciccu; and Don Giovanni De La Fortuna.

"The Grey Fairy Book" was published in 1900. This edition contains all thirty-five of the original stories and all fifty-eight of the original H.J. Ford black-and-white illustrations.

This book includes these stories: Donkey Skin; The Goblin Pony; An Impossible Enchantment; The Story of Dschemil and Dachemila; Janni and the Draken; The Partnership of the Thief and the Liar; Fortunatus and his Purse; The Goat-faced Girl; What came of picking Flowers; The Story of Bensurdatu; The Magician’s Horse; The Little Gray Man; Herr Lazarus and the Draken; The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles; Udea and her Seven Brothers; The White Wolf; Mohammed with the Magic Finger; Bobino; The Dog and the Sparrow; The Story of the Three Sons of Hali; The Story of the Fair Circassians; The Jackal and the Spring The Bear; The Sunchild The Daughter of Buk Ettemsuch; Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye, or the Limping Fox; The Unlooked for Prince; The Simpleton; The Street Musicians; The Twin Brothers; Cannetella; The Ogre; A Fairy’s Blunder; Long, Broad, and Quickeye; and Prunella.

"The Violet Fairy Book" was published in 1901. This edition contains all 35 of the original stories and all 59 of the original H.J. Ford black-and-white illustrations.

The stories included in this book are: A Tale of the Tontlawald; The Finest Liar in the World; The Story of Three Wonderful Beggars; Schippeitaro; The Three Princes and their Beasts; The Goat’s Ears of the Emperor Trojan; The Nine Pea-hens and the Golden Apples; The Lute Player; The Grateful Prince; The Child who came from an Egg; Stan Bolovan; The Two Frogs; The Story of a Gazelle; How a Fish swam in the Air and a Hare in the Water; Two in a Sack; The Envious Neighbour; The Fairy of the Dawn; The Enchanted Knife; Jesper who herded the Hares; The Underground Workers; The History of Dwarf Long Nose; The Nunda, Eater of People; The Story of Hassebu; The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet; The Monkey and the Jelly-fish; The Headless Dwarfs; The Young Man who would have his Eyes opened; The Boys with the Golden Stars; The Frog; The Princess who was hidden Underground; The Girl who pretended to be a Boy; The Story of Halfman; The Prince who wanted to see the World; Virgililus the Sorcerer; and Mogarzea and his Son.

"The Crimson Fairy Book" was published in 1903. This edition contains all 36 of the original stories and all 53 of the original H.J. Ford black-and-white illustrations.

This book includes these stories: Lovely Ilonka; Lucky Luck; The Hairy Man; To your Good Health!; The Story of the Seven Simons; The Language of Beasts; The Boy who could keep a Secret; The Prince and the Dragon; Little Wildrose; Tiidu the Piper; Paperarello; The Gifts of the Magician; The Strong Prince; The Treasure Seeker; The Cottager and his Cat; The Prince who would seek Immortality; The Stone-cutter; The Gold-bearded Man; Tritill, Litill, and the Birds; The Three Robes; The Six Hungry Beasts; How the Beggar Boy turned into Count Piro; The Rogue and the Herdsman; Eisenkopf; The Death of Abu Nowas and of his Wife; Motikatika; Niels and the Giants; Shepherd Paul; How the wicked Tanuki was punished; The Crab and the Monkey; The Horse Gullfaxi and the Sword Gunnfoder; The Story of the Sham Prince, or the Ambitious Tailor; The Colony of Cats; How to find out a True Friend; Clever Maria; and The Magic Kettle.

"The Brown Fairy Book" was published in 1904. This edition contains all 32 of the original stories and all 50 of the original H.J. Ford black-and-white illustrations.

This book includes these stories: What the Rose did to the Cypress; Ball-Carrier and the Bad One; How Ball-Carrier finished his Task; The Bunyip; Father Grumbler; The Story of the Yara; The Cunning Hare; The Turtle and his Bride; How Geirald the Coward was Punished; Hábogi; How the Little Brother set Free his Big Brothers; The Sacred Milk of Koumongoé; The Wicked Wolverine; The Husband of the Rat’s Daughter; The Mermaid and the Boy; Pivi and Kabo; The Elf Maiden; How Some Wild Animals became Tame Ones; Fortune and the Wood-Cutter; The Enchanted Head; The Sister of the Sun; The Prince and the Three Fates; The Fox and the Lapp; Kisa the Cat; The Lion and the Cat; Which was the Foolishest?; Asmund and Signy; Rübezahl; Story of the King who would be Stronger then Fate; Story of Wali Dâd the Simple-hearted, Tale of a Tortoise and of a Mischievous Monkey; and The Knights of the Fish.

"The Orange Fairy Book" was published in 1906. This edition contains all 33 of the original stories and all 58 of the original H.J. Ford illustrations.

This book includes the stories: The Story of the Hero Makóma; The Magic Mirror; Story of the King Who Would See Paradise; How Isuro the Rabbit Tricked Gudu; Ian, the Soldier’s Son; The Fox and the Wolf; How Ian Direach Got the Blue Falcon; The Ugly Duckling; The Two Caskets; The Goldsmith’s Fortune; The Enchanted Wreath; The Foolish Weaver; The Clever Cat; The Story of Manus; Pinkel the Thief; The Adventures of a Jackal; The Adventures of the Jackal’s Eldest Son; The Adventures of the Younger Son of the Jackal; The Three Treasures of the Giants; The Rover of the Plain; The White Doe; The Girl-Fish; The Owl and the Eagle; The Frog and the Lion Fairy; The Adventures of Covan the Brown Haired; The Princess Bella-Flor; The Bird of Truth; The Mink and the Wolf; Adventures of an Indian Brave; How the Stalos Were Tricked; Andras Baive; The White Slipper; and The Magic Book.

"The Olive Fairy Book" was published in 1907. This edition contains all 29 of the original stories and all 51 of the original H.J. Ford illustrations.

This book contains these stories: Madschun, The Blue Parrot, Geirlaug the King’s Daughter, The Story of Little King Loc, ‘A Long-bow Story’, Jackal or Tiger?, The Comb and the Collar, The Thanksgiving of the Wazir, Samba the Coward, Kupti and Imani, The Strange Adventures of Little Maia, Diamond cut Diamond, The Green Knight, The Five Wise Words of the Guru, The Golden-headed Fish, Dorani, The Satin Surgeon, The Billy Goat and the King, The Story of Zoulvisia, Grasp all, Lose all, The Fate of the Turtle, The Snake Prince, The Prince and Princess in the Forest, The Clever Weaver, The Boy Who Found Fear at Last, He Wins Who Waits, The Steel Cane, The Punishment of the Fairy Gangana, and The Silent Princess.

"The Lilac Fairy Book" was published in 1910. This edition contains all 33 of the original stories and all 52 of the original H.J. Ford illustrations.

This book includes the stories: 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 King 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 King’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, and The Winning of Olwen.

"English Folk and Fairy Tales," the first in a series of six books of collected stories by Joseph Jacobs, was originally published in 1890. This edition, from 1898, contains all forty-three of the original stories and all sixty-eight of the original illustrations by John D. Batten. Also included are twenty-six pages of Mr. Jacobs notes and references on the stories for the interested scholar, expanded from the original twenty-three pages in the 1890 version. "English Folk and Fairy Tales" is one of the most popular of Joseph Jacobs' collections, with folk and fairy tales selected from over 140 such tales he recovered in his vocation as a fairy-tale archivist. Early variations of well-known tales are included such as ‘Cinderella’, ‘Three Little Pigs,’ ‘Jack and the Beanstalk,’ ‘Henny-Penny,’ ‘The Three Bears,’ and ‘Tom Tit Tot.’ Along with these classics are lesser-known tales full of suspense, action, ghosts, magic, wicked stepmothers, love lost, imps, and fairies. And not all have happily-ever-after endings!

Included in this book are: Tom Tit Tot; The Three Sillies; The Rose-Tree; The Old Woman and her Pig; How Jack went to seek his Fortune; Mr. Vinegar; Nix Nought Nothing; Jack Hannaford; Binnorie; Mouse and Mouser; Cap O’ Rushes; Teeny-Tiny; Jack and the Beanstalk; The Story of the Three Little Pigs; The Master and his Pupil; Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse; Jack and his Golden Snuff-Box; The Story of the Three Bears; Jack the Giant-Killer; Henny-Penny; Childe Rowland; Molly Whuppie; The Red Ettin; The Golden Arm; The History of Tom Thumb; Mr. Fox; Lazy Jack; Johnny-Cake; Earl Mar’s Daughter; Mr. Miacca; Whittington and his Cat; The Strange Visitor; The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh; The Cat and the Mouse; The Fish and the Ring; The Magpie’s Nest; Kate Crackernuts; The Cauld Lad of Hilton; The Ass, the Table, and the Stick; Fairy Ointment; The Well of the World’s End; Master Of All Masters;  and The Three Heads Of The Well.

"More English Folk and Fairy Tales," the third in a series of six books of collected stories by Joseph Jacobs, was published in 1894. This edition contains all forty-four of the original stories and all fifty-two of the original illustrations by John D. Batten. Also included are twenty-four pages of Mr. Jacobs notes and references on the stories, for the interested scholar.

His first book, "English Folk and Fairy Tales," was very well received by the English-speaking world and popular demand led to this volume, the second set of stories culled from his store of 140 such tales he recovered. Early variations of well-known tales are included such as ‘The Pied Piper,’ ‘The Three Wishes,’ ‘Scrapefoot’ (the original ‘Goldilocks’), and ‘Tom Hickathrift.’ Along with these classics are lesser-known tales full of suspense, action, ghosts, magic, wicked stepmothers, love lost, imps, and fairies. And not all have happily-ever-after endings!

Included in this book are the stories: The Pied Piper; Hereafterthis; The Golden Ball; My Own Self; Black Bull of Norroway; Yallery Brown; Three Feathers; Sir Gammer Vans; Tom Hickathrift; The Hedley Kow; Gobborn Seer; Lawkamercyme; Tattercoats; The Wee Bannock; Johnny Gloke; Coat o’ Clay; The Three Cows; The Blinded Giant; Scrapefoot; The Pedlar of Swaffham; The Old Witch; The Three Wishes; The Buried Moon; A Son of Adam; The Children in the Wood; The Hobyahs; A Pottle o’ Brains; The King of England and His Three Sons; King John and the Abbot of Canterbury; Rushen Coatie; The King o’ the Cats; Tamlane; The Stars in the Sky; News!; Puddock, Mousie, and Ratton; The Little Bull-Calf; The Wee, Wee Mannie; Habetrot and Scantlie Mab; Old Mother Wiggle-Waggle; Catskin; Stupid’s Cries; The Lambton Worm; The Wise Men of Gotham; and the Princess of Canterbury.

This book is included with "English Folk and Fairy Tales" and "Indian Folk and Fairy Tales" in the "Joseph Jacob’s English, More English, and Indian Folk and Fairy Tales" volume of Flying Chipmunk’s Joseph Jacob two-volume collection.

"Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales", the third in Joseph Jacobs’s five-book "Folk and Fairy Tale" series, was originally published in 1892. This edition contains all twenty-six of the original stories, all forty-five of the original illustrations, and all twenty-six letter-blocks by  John D. Batten, plus twenty-five pages of notes and references on the stories for the interested scholar.

For untold generations in countless Irish cottages, in front of peat-fueled fires, some of the gayest, most fanciful, and most sparkling folk tales that ever caused young eyes to grow brighter and young hearts to beat faster were told. Fathers and mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers, even great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers have repeated the same stories that thrilled them as youngsters.

In this book are the most popular of these stories, each one richly endowed with all the magic and charm, all the humor and color of the vivid Irish Imagination. These stories, some of them more than a thousand years old are as fascinating today as they were when Connla of the Fiery Hair, the Horned Women, and Conall Yellowclaw roamed Irish field, glenn, and forest.

This book contains these stories: Connla and the Fairy Maiden; Guleesh; The Field of Boliauns; The Horned Women; Conall Yellowclaw; Hudden and Dudden and Donald O’Neary; The Shepherd of Myddvai; The Sprightly Tailor; The Story of Deirdre; Munachar and Manachar; Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree; King O’Toole and His Goose; The Wooing of Olwen; Jack and His Comrades; The Shee An Gannon and The Gruagach Gaire; The Story-Teller at Fault; The Sea-Maiden; A Legend of Knockmany; Fair, Brown, and Trembling; Jack and His Master; Beth Gellert; The Tale of Ivan; Andrew Coffey; The Battle of the Birds; Brewery of Eggshells; The Lad with the Goat-Skin.

This book is included with "European Folk and Fairy Tales" and "More Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales" in the "Joseph Jacob’s Celtic, More Celtic, and European Folk and Fairy Tales" volume of Flying Chipmunk’s Joseph Jacob two-volume collection.

"More Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales", the fourth in Joseph Jacobs’ six-book "Folk and Fairy Tale" series, continues the wonderful Celtic stories begun in the book "Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales." In this book are another twenty of the most popular of these stories, each one richly endowed with all the magic and charm, all the humor and color of the vivid Irish Imagination. These stories, some of them more than a thousand years old are as fascinating today as they were when Fin, Cormac, and Kayn Mac Loy roamed Irish field, glenn, and forest.

"More Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales" was published in 1894. This edition contains all twenty of the original stories, all forty-six of the original illustrations, and all twenty letter-blocks by  John D. Batten, plus thirteen pages of notes and references on the stories for the interested scholar.

This book contains these stories:  The Fate of the Children of Lir; Jack the Cunning Thief; Powel, Prince of Dyfed; Paddy O’Kelly and the Weasel; The Black Horse; The Vision of MacConglinney; Dream of Owen O’Mulready; Morraha; The Story of the McAndrew Family; The Farmer of Liddesdale; The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener; The Russet Dog Smallhead and the King’s Sons; The Legend of Knockgrafton; Elidore; The Leeching of Kayn’s leg; How Fin went to the Kingdom of the Big Men; How Cormac Mac Art went to Faery; The Ridere of Riddles; and The Tail.

This book is included along with "Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales" and "European Folk and Fairy Tales" in the "Joseph Jacob’s Celtic, More Celtic, and European Folk and Fairy Tales" volume of Flying Chipmunk’s Joseph Jacob two-volume collection.

This time, in "Indian Folk and Fairy Tales,"  Joseph Jacobs takes us to mystic, far-off India — land of the Hindus. He has compiled legends and tales that have entertained the young people of India for more than a thousand years, tales full of suspense, action, ghosts, magic, wicked stepmothers, love lost, imps, and fairies. And not all have happily-ever-after endings!

"Indian Folk and Fairy Tales," the fifth in the series, was published in 1912. This edition contains all twenty-nine of the original stories, all nine of the original full-page illustrations, all forty of the smaller illustrations, and all thirty letter blocks by John D. Batten. Also included are twenty-four pages of Mr. Jacobs’ notes and references on the stories, for the interested scholar.

Included in this book are the stories: The Lion and the Crane; How the Raja’s son won the Princess Labam; The Lambikin; Punchkin; The Broken Pot; The Magic Fiddle; The Cruel Crane Outwitted; Loving Laili; The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal; The Soothsayer’s Son; Harisaman; The Charmed Ring; The Talkative Tortoise; A Lac of Rupees for a bit of Advice; The Gold-Giving Serpent; The Son of Seven Queens; A Lesson for Kings; Pride Goeth Before A Fall; Raja Rasalu; The Ass in the Lion’s Skin; The Farmer and the Money-Lender; The Boy who had a Moon on his Forehead and a Star on his Chin; The Prince and the Fakir; Why the Fish laughed; The Demon with the Matted Hair; The Ivory City and its Fairy Princess; How Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to Dinner; How the wicked Sons were Duped; and The Pigeon and the Crow.

This book is included with "English Folk and Fairy Tales" and "More English Folk and Fairy Tales" in the "Joseph Jacob’s English, More English, and Indian Folk and Fairy Tales" volume of Flying Chipmunk’s Joseph Jacob two-volume collection.

In "European Folk and Fairy Tales", Joseph Jacobs has compiled legends and tales that have entertained the young people of European continent for more than a thousand years, tales full of suspense, action, ghosts, magic, wicked stepmothers, love lost, imps, and fairies. And not all have happily-ever-after endings! "European Folk and Fairy Tales," is the last in the series and was published in 1916. This edition contains all twenty-five of the original stories and all forty-eight illustrations by John D. Batten. Also included are thirty-one pages of Mr. Jacobs’ notes and references on the stories, for the interested scholar.

Included in this book are the stories: The Cinder-Maid; All Change; The King of the Fishes; Scissors; Beauty and the Beast; Reynard and Bruin; The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird; The Language of Animals; The Three Soldiers; A Dozen at a Blow; The Earl of Cattenborough; The Swan Maidens; Androcles and the Lion; Day-Dreaming; Keep Cool; The Master Thief; The Unseen Bridegroom; The Master-Maid; A Visitor from Paradise; Inside Again; John the True; Johnnie and Grizzle; The Clever Lass; Thumbkin; and Snowwhite.

This book is included with "Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales" and "More Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales" in the "Joseph Jacob’s Celtic, More Celtic, and European Folk and Fairy Tales" volume of Flying Chipmunk’s Joseph Jacob two-volume collection.

"English, More English, and Indian Folk and Fairy Tales," includes the first, third, and fifth books of the six series by Joseph Jacobs, was published in 1890, 1894, and 1912, respectively. This volume has all 116 of the original stories and all 169 of the original John D. Batten illustrations, as well as all 30 letter-blocks. Also included are 74 pages of Mr. Jacobs’ notes and references.

Included in this volume are: (English Folk and Fairy Tales) Tom Tit Tot; The Three Sillies; The Rose-Tree; The Old Woman and her Pig; How Jack went to seek his Fortune; Mr. Vinegar; Nix Nought Nothing; Jack Hannaford; Binnorie; Mouse and Mouser; Cap O’ Rushes; Teeny-Tiny; Jack and the Beanstalk; The Story of the Three Little Pigs; The Master and his Pupil; Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse; Jack and his Golden Snuff-Box; The Story of the Three Bears; Jack the Giant-Killer; Henny-Penny; Childe Rowland; Molly Whuppie; The Red Ettin; The Golden Arm; The History of Tom Thumb; Mr. Fox; Lazy Jack; Johnny-Cake; Earl Mar’s Daughter; Mr. Miacca; Whittington and his Cat; The Strange Visitor; The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh; The Cat and the Mouse; The Fish and the Ring; The Magpie’s Nest; Kate Crackernuts; The Cauld Lad of Hilton; The Ass, the Table, and the Stick; Fairy Ointment; The Well of the World’s End; Master Of All Masters; and The Three Heads Of The Well; (More English Folk and Fairy Tales) The Pied Piper; Hereafterthis; The Golden Ball; My Own Self; Black Bull of Norroway; Yallery Brown; Three Feathers; Sir Gammer Vans; Tom Hickathrift; The Hedley Kow; Gobborn Seer; Lawkamercyme; Tattercoats; The Wee Bannock; Johnny Gloke; Coat o’ Clay; The Three Cows; The Blinded Giant; Scrapefoot; The Pedlar of Swaffham; The Old Witch; The Three Wishes; The Buried Moon; A Son of Adam; The Children in the Wood; The Hobyahs; A Pottle o’ Brains; The King of England and His Three Sons; King John and the Abbot of Canterbury; Rushen Coatie; The King o’ the Cats; Tamlane; The Stars in the Sky; News!; Puddock, Mousie, and Ratton; The Little Bull-Calf; The Wee, Wee Mannie; Habetrot and Scantlie Mab; Old Mother Wiggle-Waggle; Catskin; Stupid’s Cries; The Lambton Worm; The Wise Men of Gotham; and the Princess of Canterbury; (Indian Folk and Fairy Tales) The Lion and the Crane; How the Raja’s son won the Princess Labam; The Lambikin; Punchkin; The Broken Pot; The Magic Fiddle; The Cruel Crane Outwitted; Loving Laili; The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal; The Soothsayer’s Son; Harisaman; The Charmed Ring; The Talkative Tortoise; A Lac of Rupees for a bit of Advice; The Gold-Giving Serpent; The Son of Seven Queens; A Lesson for Kings; Pride Goeth Before A Fall; Raja Rasalu; The Ass in the Lion’s Skin; The Farmer and the Money-Lender; The Boy who had a Moon on his Forehead and a Star on his Chin; The Prince and the Fakir; Why the Fish laughed; The Demon with the Matted Hair; The Ivory City and its Fairy Princess; How Sun, Moon, and Wind went out to Dinner; How the wicked Sons were Duped; and The Pigeon and the Crow.

"Celtic, More Celtic, and European Folk and Fairy Tales" includes the second, fourth, and sixth books of the six book series by Joseph Jacobs, was published in 1892, 1894, and 1916, respectively. This volume has all 71 of the original stories and all 139 of the original John D. Batten illustrations, as well as all 46 letter-blocks. Also included are 69 pages of Mr. Jacobs’ notes and references.

Included in this volume are: (Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales) Connla and the Fairy Maiden; Guleesh; The Field of Boliauns; The Horned Women; Conall Yellowclaw; Hudden and Dudden and Donald O’Neary; The Shepherd of Myddvai; The Sprightly Tailor; The Story of Deirdre; Munachar and Manachar; Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree; King O’Toole and His Goose; The Wooing of Olwen; Jack and His Comrades; The Shee An Gannon and The Gruagach Gaire; The Story-Teller at Fault; The Sea-Maiden; A Legend of Knockmany; Fair, Brown, and Trembling; Jack and His Master; Beth Gellert; The Tale of Ivan; Andrew Coffey; The Battle of the Birds; Brewery of Eggshells; and The Lad with the Goat-Skin; (More Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales)  The Fate of the Children of Lir; Jack the Cunning Thief; Powel, Prince of Dyfed; Paddy O’Kelly and the Weasel; The Black Horse; The Vision of MacConglinney; Dream of Owen O’Mulready; Morraha; The Story of the McAndrew Family; The Farmer of Liddesdale; The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener; The Russet Dog; Smallhead and the King’s Sons; The Legend of Knockgrafton; Elidore; The Leeching of Kayn’s leg; How Fin went to the Kingdom of the Big Men; How Cormac Mac Art went to Faery; The Ridere of Riddles; and The Tail; (European Folk and Fairy Tales) The Cinder-Maid; All Change; The King of the Fishes; Scissors; Beauty and the Beast; Reynard and Bruin; The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird; The Language of Animals; The Three Soldiers; A Dozen at a Blow; The Earl of Cattenborough; The Swan Maidens; Androcles and the Lion; Day-Dreaming; Keep Cool; The Master Thief; The Unseen Bridegroom; The Master-Maid; A Visitor from Paradise; Inside Again; John the True; Johnnie and Grizzle; The Clever Lass; Thumbkin; and Snowwhite.