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

The Pink Fairy Book

by ,

  • 1897 first published
  • 247 pages
  • 271 editions
  • 🎧 9 h 24 min free audiobook
Read freeListen freeBorrow on Open LibraryFind in a library

Published in 1897, The Pink Fairy Book is a fae fiction and classic fantasy novel by Andrew Lang and Leonora Blanche Lang. Key subjects include fairy tales, Folklore, fairies and tales.

27 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 271 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 1,552 times in the last 30 days.

It runs to roughly 247 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 24 min LibriVox audiobook.

About The Pink Fairy Book

A collection of more than thirty fairy tales gathered from all over the world.
Description from Open Library

Free audiobook

The Pink Fairy Book — LibriVox recording, 9 h 24 min in 42 sections.

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

Opening line

“Once upon a time there lived a cat of marvellous beauty, with a skin as soft and shining as silk, and wise green eyes, that could see even in the dark.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

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

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Pink Fairy Book?

The Pink Fairy Book was written by Andrew Lang and Leonora Blanche Lang and first published in 1897.

What genre is The Pink Fairy Book?

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

How long is The Pink Fairy Book?

The median edition has 247 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is The Pink 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 Pink Fairy Book?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 9 h 24 min.

What books are similar to The Pink Fairy Book?

Readers who like it often enjoy Rewards and Fairies, Five Children and It and Ozma of Oz.

More by Andrew Lang

All books →

Books like The Pink Fairy Book