Cover of The Grey Fairy Book
Fae & Fairy FictionClassic FantasyFairy Tales & Folklore

The Grey Fairy Book

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  • 1900 first published
  • 256 pages
  • 384 editions
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Published in 1900, The Grey Fairy Book is a fae fiction and classic fantasy novel by Andrew Lang. It deals with fairy tales and Folklore.

30 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 384 editions.

It runs to roughly 256 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Grey Fairy Book

A collection of thirty-five fairy tales from the folklore of Lithuania, Africa, Germany, Greece, and France, and other parts of the world.
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“THERE was once upon a time a king who was so much beloved by his subjects that he thought himself the happiest monarch in the whole world, and he had everything his heart could desire.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fantasy fiction
  • Fairy tales
  • Children's stories
  • Children's fiction
  • Folklore

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Grey Fairy Book?

The Grey Fairy Book was written by Andrew Lang and first published in 1900.

What genre is The Grey Fairy Book?

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

How long is The Grey Fairy Book?

The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Grey Fairy Book?

Readers who like it often enjoy Ozma of Oz, Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales and Hänsel und Gretel.

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