The Grey Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang
These tales come from many countries; Lithuania, various regions of Africa, Germany, France, Greece and other parts of the world. Translated and adapted by Ms. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Ms. Eleanor Sellar, Ms. Blackley, and Ms. Hang. 'The Three Sons of Khali' The 'Cabinet des Fees' from the last century is a huge collection. The French writer may have some oriental originals to him; For all events, like the oriental balls of carved ivory, he copied the eastern method of putting a fairy tale into a fairy tale. The stories, as always, illustrate the popular method of fiction. A certain number of events are loosened into many different combinations, such as colored glass pieces in a kaleidoscope.
