The Lilac Fairy Book

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The Lilac Fairy Book is a classic 1910 collection of fairy tales from around the world, compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
fairy tale collection
short story collection
author Andrew Lang NERFINISHED
basedOn oral folklore
traditional fairy tales
collectionScope international
compiler Andrew Lang NERFINISHED
compilerNationality Scottish
compilerOccupation folklorist
writer
containsWorkType fairy tale
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
editor Andrew Lang NERFINISHED
educationalUse children's literature studies
study of folklore
followedBy The Grey Fairy Book NERFINISHED
genre children's literature
fairy tale
folklore
hasColorDesignation lilac
hasFormat e-book
hardcover
paperback
hasIllustrations true
hasInfluenceOn later fairy tale anthologies
hasPublicDomainStatus public domain in many countries
hasTargetUse recreational reading
storytelling source
intendedAudience children
general readers
isClassic true
language English
literaryMovement Victorian and Edwardian children's literature
mediaType print
notableFor being part of the Coloured Fairy Book series
collecting fairy tales from many cultures
partOfSeries Andrew Lang's Coloured Fairy Books NERFINISHED
precededBy The Olive Fairy Book NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1910
publisherLocation London NERFINISHED
seriesOrdinal 12
subject fairy tales from around the world
timePeriod early 20th century

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Andrew Lang notableWork The Lilac Fairy Book