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Fae & Fairy FictionClassic FantasyFairy Tales & Folklore

The Lilac Fairy Book

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  • 1910 first published
  • 244 pages
  • 325 editions
  • 🎧 9 h 47 min free audiobook
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Andrew Lang's The Lilac Fairy Book (1910) is a fae fiction and classic fantasy story collection. Readers will find themes of fairy tales and Folklore.

34 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 325 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 880 times in the last 30 days.

At about 244 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 9 h 47 min LibriVox audiobook.

About The Lilac Fairy Book

Thirty-three fairy tales including The one-handed girl and The raspberry worm.
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Free audiobook

The Lilac Fairy Book — LibriVox recording, 9 h 47 min in 34 sections.

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

Opening line

“In the land of Erin there dwelt long ago a widow who had an only son.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

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

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Lilac Fairy Book?

The Lilac Fairy Book was written by Andrew Lang and first published in 1910.

What genre is The Lilac Fairy Book?

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

How long is The Lilac Fairy Book?

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

Is The Lilac 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 Lilac Fairy Book?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 9 h 47 min.

What books are similar to The Lilac Fairy Book?

Readers who like it often enjoy Five Children and It, Ozma of Oz and Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz.

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