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Andrew Lang known primarily as a historian, literary critic, and translator collected and adapted dozens of fairy tales in a veritable rainbow of books between 1889 and1907. While the bulk of Lang's output was for adults, his interest in fairy tales and other childhood mythologies represents an important strain in Victorian thought, in which fantasy and imagination were recognized as important seats of learning and education.
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Features 49 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, modern interpretations and over 1,500 illustrations. Also discover over 1,600 folktales & fairy tales from around the world in more than 40 full-text eBooks.