The third of the coloured Fairy Books gathers stories French, German, Russian, Italian, Scottish, English and even Chinese. Here are The Blue Bird, The Half-Chick, The Story of Caliph Stork, Heart of Ice, The Enchanted Ring and The Three Little Pigs, along with tales of enchanted watches, snuff-boxes and princes with improbable names.
Lang’s preface promised this would probably be the last book in the series; children demanded nine more. Download the free EPUB.