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Fae & Fairy FictionClassic FantasyFairy Tales & Folklore

The Crimson Fairy Book

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  • 1903 first published
  • 250 pages
  • 510 editions
  • 🎧 10 h 04 min free audiobook
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Published in 1903, The Crimson Fairy Book is a fae fiction and classic fantasy story collection by Andrew Lang. It deals with fairy tales, Folklore, fairies and tales.

18 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 510 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 1,268 times in the last 30 days.

It runs to roughly 250 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 10 h 04 min LibriVox audiobook.

About The Crimson Fairy Book

Twenty four fairy tales from the folklore of Hungary, Russia, Rumania, Serbia, Tunis, Finland, Iceland, Japan, and Sicily.
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Free audiobook

The Crimson Fairy Book — LibriVox recording, 10 h 04 min in 37 sections.

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

Opening line

“There was once a king's son who told his father that he wished to marry.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Folklore
  • Fantasy
  • Children's stories
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Folklore, juvenile literature
  • Short stories, Single author
  • Children's fiction
  • Fairies
  • Tales

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Crimson Fairy Book?

The Crimson Fairy Book was written by Andrew Lang and first published in 1903.

What genre is The Crimson Fairy Book?

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

How long is The Crimson Fairy Book?

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

Is The Crimson 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 Crimson Fairy Book?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 10 h 04 min.

What books are similar to The Crimson Fairy Book?

Readers who like it often enjoy Kinder- und Hausmärchen, Rewards and Fairies and Five Children and It.

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