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Witch FictionFae & Fairy FictionClassic Fantasy

The Yellow Fairy Book

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  • 1894 first published
  • 290 pages
  • 458 editions
  • 🎧 11 h 23 min free audiobook
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The Yellow Fairy Book is an 1894 witch fiction and fae fiction novel by Andrew Lang and Leonora Blanche Lang. It deals with fairy tales, magic, monsters and witches.

21 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 458 editions across 13 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 1,869 times in the last 30 days.

It runs to roughly 290 pages — 5–6 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 11 h 23 min LibriVox audiobook.

About The Yellow Fairy Book

First published in 1894, this extensive fairy tale anthology was edited by Andrew Lang, a pioneering author and critic. By bringing together folk tales from all over the world and having them translated into English, many for the first time, he was able to create rich and varied collections of stories, opening readers' eyes to a whole world of magical possibility overseas.
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Free audiobook

The Yellow Fairy Book — LibriVox recording, 11 h 23 min in 49 sections.

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

Opening line

“A cat had made acquaintance with a mouse, and had spoken so much of the great love and friendship she felt for her, that at last the Mouse consented to live in the same house with her, and to go shares in the housekeeping.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Magic
  • Monsters
  • Witches
  • Fantasy
  • JUVENILE FICTION / General
  • Folklore
  • Contes de fe es
  • Children's fiction
  • Contes de fées
  • Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
  • Fairies
  • Children
  • Conduct of life
  • Children's stories

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Yellow Fairy Book?

The Yellow Fairy Book was written by Andrew Lang and Leonora Blanche Lang and first published in 1894.

What genre is The Yellow Fairy Book?

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

How long is The Yellow Fairy Book?

The median edition has 290 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is The Yellow 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 Yellow Fairy Book?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 11 h 23 min.

What books are similar to The Yellow Fairy Book?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Rewards and Fairies and Kinder- und Hausmärchen.

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