Lang Andrew
Список книг автора Lang AndrewThe Blue Fairy Book - The Original Classic Edition
Andrew Langs series of fairy-tale books are some of the fundamental childrens reading of the twentieth and late nineteenth century. <p> Many readers who have only seen or read modern, Disney-fied versions of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty or Snow-White will not recognize some of the darker twists in these tales. For example, in Sleeping Beauty, when the Prince wakes the Princess and marries her, the story is by no means over. The Princes mother is an Ogress, whom his father married for her wealth, and its suspected that she likes to eat little children; that whenever she saw little children passing by, she had all the difficulty in the world to avoid falling upon them. The happy couple have two children, named Day and Morning, and the Ogress decides to dine on them one day when the Prince is away. Yes, it still has a happy ending, but Disney it isnt. <p> The Blue Fairy Book is amazing. It has an excellent group of stories from different fairy tale writers, including Perrault, dAulnoy, and Grimm. This book was originally printed in the 19th century. These are the original, unaltered by Disney versions, and contain the nightmarish plots they were meant to have. <p> Anyone who collects fairy tales should have this, the stories are marvellous entertainment.
The Animal Story Book - The Original Classic Edition
From the noted Scottish author and scholar: 66 tales about creatures of land, sea, and air. Adapted from stories originally told by Alexandre Dumas, Théophile Gautier, Pliny, and others, they include The Adventures of Pyramus, Two Highland Dogs, The Ship of the Desert, The Otter Who was Reared by a Cat, and many more. <p> This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. <p> This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. <p> Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside: <p> While the strong cage of wood and iron was being built which was to form Saï?s house on the way to England, his lady keeper thought it would be a good opportunity to make friends with him, and used to spend part of every day talking to him and playing with him; for this, as everyone knows, is the only way to gain the affection of bird or beast. … Many creatures and many men might have made a great fuss at being shut into a cage instead of being allowed to walk about their own house and grounds, but everyone had always been kind to Saï, so he took for granted it was all right, and made himself as comfortable as he could, and was quite prepared to submit to anything disagreeable that he thought reasonable. But it very nearly happened that poor Saï had no voyage at all, for while he was being hauled from the canoe which had brought him from the shore into the ship, the men were so afraid to come near him that they let his cage fall into the sea, and if the sailors from the vessel had not been very quick in lowering a boat it would have been too late to save him. <p> …Pigs, too, he hated, and they ran constantly past his cage, while as for an orang-outang monkey about three feet high, which a black trader once tried to sell to the sailors, Saï showed such mad symptoms at the very sight of it that the poor beast rushed in terror to the other end of the vessel, knocking down everything that came in its way. <p> …Now sermons are things that take up a great deal of attention, and he had almost forgotten his lost favourite when he was startled by a tremendous noise in the hall outside his study, and on opening the door to see what was the matter, he saw his buzzard rushing about, followed by five others, who were so jealous of its copper plate and bell, that they had tried to peck them off, and the poor thing had flown as fast as it could to its master?s house, where it knew it was safe.
The Arabian Nights - The Original Classic Edition
The Arabian Nights is a great collection of exotic fantasy stories. There are some magical elements to the stories that make it seem like youre in another place completely while reading it. You will like that. Youll enjoy stories where you can feel like you are getting away or exploring a new place. Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves is a favorite story in the book, right next to how cool it is to see the original Aladdin story too. <p> The tales in The Arabian Nights have been told for centuries. Countless generations have had their imaginations sparked by magic lamps, flying carpets, having wishes granted, and the pursuit of gold and treasure. All this time later many still enjoy reading these adventurous stories. Its an escape to a world of magic. <p> The Arabian Nights is full of exciting stories told through a frame story of an Arabian woman telling tales to save her life. The stories include the adventures of Sinbad, Aladdin, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. <p> It is fun to read these stories, especially the story of Aladdin without the Disney twist on it. Very interesting reading.
