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Fae & Fairy FictionClassic FantasyFairy Tales & Folklore

The Orange Fairy Book

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  • 1906 first published
  • 256 pages
  • 504 editions
  • 🎧 9 h 40 min free audiobook
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Andrew Lang's The Orange Fairy Book (1906) is a fae fiction and classic fantasy story collection. Readers will find themes of fairy tales and Folklore.

29 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 504 editions across 30 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 1,211 times in the last 30 days.

It runs to roughly 256 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 9 h 40 min LibriVox audiobook.

About The Orange Fairy Book

A collection of fairy tales brought and translated from Rhodesia, Uganda, and Punjaub.
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Free audiobook

The Orange Fairy Book — LibriVox recording, 9 h 40 min in 34 sections.

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

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

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

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Orange Fairy Book?

The Orange Fairy Book was written by Andrew Lang and first published in 1906.

What genre is The Orange Fairy Book?

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

How long is The Orange Fairy Book?

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

Is The Orange 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 Orange Fairy Book?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 9 h 40 min.

What books are similar to The Orange 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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