• Publication: The Grey Fairy BookPublication Record # 652791
• Editor: Andrew Lang
• Date: 1900-00-00
• Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co.
• Pages: xiv+387
• Format:
  hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
• Type: ANTHOLOGY
• Notes: Stories translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs.(Andrew)Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley and Miss Lang. The stories from Hermann Kletke's collection Märchensaal are from France, Germany & Italy. The stories from Louis Léger's collection Contes populaires slaves are from Bohemia, Poland & Serbia. Of the stories credited only as from the Cabinet des Fées: -Donkey Skin is by Charles Perrault. -The Queen of the Flowery Isles is by the Chevalier du Mailly. -The Story of the 3 Sons of Hali & The Story of the Fair Circassians is a 2-part story by Henri Pajon. -A Fairy's Blunder is by Mlle. de Lubert. Of the other uncredited stories: -An Impossible Enchantment is from the Comte de Caylus. -What Came of Picking Flowers is a Portuguese tale from Téofilo Braga's collection Contos Tradicionaes do Povo Portuguez. -The Story of Bensurdatu is from the Sicilianische Märchen of Laura Gonzenbach. -4 tales are from Greece & come from J.G von Hahn's collection Griechische und Albanesische Märchen. -3 tales are Lithuanian & come from Karl Brugmann's collection Litauische Volkslieder und Märchen.
• External IDs:
  • LCCN: 00006419
  • OCLC/WorldCat: 2986845

Contents (view Concise Listing)

•  The Grey Fairy Book • interior artwork by H. J. Ford
• vii • Preface (The Grey Fairy Book) • essay by Andrew Lang
• 1 • Donkey Skin • short story by Charles Perrault (trans. of Peau d'Asne 1694) [as by uncredited]
• 16 • The Goblin Pony • short story by Hermann Kletke (trans. of Der Kobold 1845) [as by Kletke]
• 19 • An Impossible Enchantment • short story by Philippe de Caylus (trans. of L'enchantement impossible 1741) [as by uncredited]
• 38 • The Story of Dschemil and Dschemila • short story by Hans Stumme (trans. of Die Geschichte von Dschemil und Dschemila 1898)
• 61 • Janni and the Draken • short story by J. G. von Hahn (trans. of Janni und die Draken 1864) [as by uncredited]
• 67 • The Partnership of the Thief and the Liar • short story by Karl Brugmann (trans. of Von dem Tagedieb und Lügner und seinem Kamerad 1882) [as by uncredited]
• 74 • Fortunatus and his Purse • short story by uncredited
• 84 • The Goat-faced Girl • short story by Hermann Kletke (trans. of Die Ziegengesicht 1845) [as by Kletke]
• 93 • What came of picking Flowers • short story by Téofilo Braga (trans. of Cravo, rosa e jasmim 1883) [as by uncredited]
• 103 • The Story of Bensurdatu • short story by Laura Gonzenbach (trans. of Die Geschichte von Bensurdatu 1870) [as by uncredited]
• 116 • The Magician's Horse • short story by Karl Brugmann (trans. of Von dem Prinzen, der bei dem Satan in Diensten stand und den König aus der Hölle befreite 1882) [as by uncredited]
• 129 • The Little Grey Man • short story by Hermann Kletke (trans. of Das graue Männchen 1845) [as by Kletke]
• 136 • Herr Lazarus and the Draken • short story by J. G. von Hahn (trans. of Herr Lazarus und die Draken 1864) [as by uncredited]
• 141 • The Story of the Queen of the Flowery Isles • short story by Jean de Mailly (trans. of La Reine de l'îsles des Fleurs 1698) [as by uncredited]
• 153 • Udea and Her Seven Brothers • short story by Hans Stumme (trans. of Die Geschichte der Udêa, ihre sieben Brüder in die Fremde wandern liess 1898)
• 168 • The White Wolf • short story by Karl Brugmann (trans. of Vom weissen Wolf 1882) [as by uncredited]
• 178 • Mohammed with the Magic Finger • short story by Hans Stumme (trans. of Die Geschichte von Muhammed dem Fingerspreizer 1898)
• 197 • Bobino • short story by Isaia Visentini (trans. of Bobo 1879) [as by uncredited]
• 205 • The Dog and the Sparrow • short story by Hermann Kletke (trans. of Der Hund und der Sperling 1845) [as by Kletke]
• 210 • The Story of the Three Sons of Hali • novelette by Henri Pajon (trans. of Histoire des trois fils d'Hali Bassa de la mer, et des filles de Siroco, gouverneur d'Alexandrie 1745) [as by uncredited]
• 245 • The Story of the Fair Circassians • short story by Henri Pajon (trans. of Histoire de deux Circassiennes 1745) [as by uncredited]
• 265 • The Jackal and the Spring • short story by E. Jacottet (trans. of Le chacal et la source 1895)
• 269 • The Bear • short story by Isaia Visentini (trans. of L'orso 1879) [as by uncredited]
• 275 • The Sunchild • short story by J. G. von Hahn (trans. of Vom Sonnenkinde 1864) [as by uncredited]
• 280 • The Daughter of Buk Ettemsuch • short story by Hans Stumme (trans. of Die Geschichte von Buk Ettemsuch 1898)
• 293 • Laughing Eye and Weeping Eye, or the Limping Fox • short story by
  Louis Léger^?Louis Leger
  (trans. of
  L'œil qui rit et l'œil qui pleure ou le renard boîteux^?L'oeil qui rit et l'oeil qui pleure ou le renard boiteux
  1882)
• 300 • The Unlooked-for Prince • short story by
  Louis Léger^?Louis Leger
  (trans. of Le prince inespéré 1882)
• 309 • The Simpleton • short story by Hermann Kletke (trans. of Der Dummling 1845) [as by Kletke]
• 317 • The Street Musicians • short story by Hermann Kletke (trans. of Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten 1845) [as by Kletke]
• 322 • The Twin Brothers • short story by J. G. von Hahn (trans. of Die Zwillingsbrüder 1864) [as by uncredited]
• 332 • Cannetella • short story by Hermann Kletke (trans. of Cannetella 1845) [as by Kletke]
• 344 • The Ogre • short story by Hermann Kletke (trans. of Der wilde Mann) [as by Kletke]
• 353 • A Fairy's Blunder • short story by Marie-Madeleine de Lubert (trans. of Cornichon et Toupette 1752) [as by uncredited]
• 366 • Long, Broad, and Quickeye • short story by
  Louis Léger^?Louis Leger
  (trans. of Long, Large et Clairvoyant 1882)
• 382 • Prunella • short story by Isaia Visentini (trans. of Prezzemolina 1879) [as by uncredited]