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Classic FantasyFairy Tales & Folklore

The Brown Fairy Book

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  • 1904 first published
  • 244 pages
  • 312 editions
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Andrew Lang's The Brown Fairy Book (1904) is a classic fantasy and folklore and fairy tales story collection. It deals with fairy tales and Folklore.

12 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 312 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 669 times in the last 30 days.

It runs to roughly 244 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

About The Brown Fairy Book

Thirty-two fairy tales from the folklore of Africa, Australia, Brazil, India, New Caledonia, and Persia.
Description from Open Library

Opening line

“Once upon a time a great king of the East, named Saman-lalposh,[FN#2] had three brave and clever sons-Tahmasp, Qamas, and Almas-ruh-baksh.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Children's fiction
  • Fairy tales
  • Fantasy
  • Folklore
  • Short stories, Single author

Quick answers

Who wrote The Brown Fairy Book?

The Brown Fairy Book was written by Andrew Lang and first published in 1904.

What genre is The Brown Fairy Book?

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

How long is The Brown Fairy Book?

The median edition has 244 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is The Brown 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.

What books are similar to The Brown Fairy Book?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Wind in the Willows, Indian Fairy Tales and Five Children and It.

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