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Fae & Fairy FictionClassic FantasyFairy Tales & Folklore

The Blue Fairy Book

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  • 1889 first published
  • 330 pages
  • 752 editions
  • 🎧 13 h 52 min free audiobook
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Andrew Lang's The Blue Fairy Book (1889) is a fae fiction and classic fantasy story collection. Readers will find themes of fairy tales, Folklore and children's Books/All Ages.

33 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 752 editions across 4 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 5,327 times in the last 30 days.

At about 330 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 13 h 52 min LibriVox audiobook.

About The Blue Fairy Book

A collection of fairy tales from the folklore of France, Germany, Scandinavia, Scotland, and England.
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Free audiobook

The Blue Fairy Book — LibriVox recording, 13 h 52 min in 37 sections.

Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.

Opening line

“ONCE upon a time in a certain country there lived a king whose palace was surrounded by a spacious garden.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Folklore
  • Fantasy
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore - Anthologies
  • Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies
  • Children's Books/All Ages

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Blue Fairy Book?

The Blue Fairy Book was written by Andrew Lang and first published in 1889.

What genre is The Blue Fairy Book?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction, Classic Fantasy and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

How long is The Blue Fairy Book?

The median edition has 330 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is The Blue Fairy Book free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of The Blue Fairy Book?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 13 h 52 min.

What books are similar to The Blue Fairy Book?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Princess and the Goblin, Le avventure di Pinocchio and Baum's American Fairy Tales.

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