The Red Fairy Book

Andrew Lang (1844–1912) in collaboration with his wife Leonora Blanche Alleyne (1851-1933) published The Red Fairy Book in 1890 following The Blue Fairy Book of the previous year, the second volume of was to become a series of twenty five books of fantastical tales from around the world, ending with “The Strange Story Book” published in 1923.

As in the first collection, The Red Fairy contains many traditional favourites including “Rapunzel, “Jack and the Beanstalk” and “The Pied Piper” ( here known as “The Ratcatcher”). While many of these have some vestige of the narrative we may be accustomed to through many sanitised adaptations, there are many surprises!

1. Opening Credits
2. Chapter 1: The Twelve Dancing Princesses
3. Chapter 2: The Princess MayBlossom
4. Chapter 3: Soria Moria Castle
5. Chapter 4: The Death of Koshchei the Deathless
6. Chapter 5: The Black Thief and Knigt o fthe Glen
7. Chapter 6: The Master Thief
8. Chapter 7: Brother and Sister
9. Chapter 8: Princess Rosette
10. Chapter 9: The Enchanted Pig
11. Chapter 10: The Norka
12. Chapter 11: The Wonderful Birch
13. Chapter 12: Jack and the Beanstalk
14. Chapter 13: The Little Good Mouse
15. Chapter 14: Graciosa and Percinet
16. Chapter 15: The Three Princesses of Whiteland
17. Chapter 16: The Voice of Death
18. Chapter 17: The Six Sillies
19. Chapter 18: Kari Woodengown
20. Chapter 19: Drakestail
21. Chapter 20: The Ratcatcher
22. Chapter 21: The True History of Little Goldenhood
23. Chapter 22: The Golden Branch
24. Chapter 23: The Three Dwarfs
25. Chapter 24: Dapplegrim
26. Chapter 25: The Enchanted Canary
27. Chapter 26: The Twelve Brothers
28. Chapter 27: Rapunzel
29. Chapter 28: The Nettle Spinner
30. Chapter 29: Farmer Weatherbeard
31. Chapter 30: Mother Holle
32. Chapter 31: Minnikin
33. Chapter 32: Bushy Bride
34. Chapter 33: Snowdrop
35. Chapter 34: The Golden Goose
36. Chapter 35: The Seven Foals
37. Chapter 36: The Marvelous Musician
38. Chapter 37: The Story of Sigurd
39. Closing Credits