The Blue Fairy Book–A Creative Project

To kick off the new year, I’ve started a project revolving around Andrew Lang‘s  The Blue Fairy Book (1889), which was the first of twelve “coloured” fairy tale collections published through 1910. There are 37 tales in The Blue Fairy Book, which includes seven tales from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d’Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norwegian fairytales, among other sources. Every eight to ten days, I will be posting one of the fairy tales along with my notes of potential links, mash-ups, and outside sources on Patreon. Other posts will include commentary on the original authors and collectors of these tales, links to contemporary retellings, and classic fairy tale illustrations. It’s going to be a fun ride, and I hope you will join me on this adventure.

The Blue Fairy Book (1889) Table of Contents

1. The Bronze Ring
2. Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess
3. East of the Sun and West of the Moon
4. The Yellow Dwarf
5. Little Red Riding Hood
6. The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
7. Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper
8. Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
9. The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was
10. Rumpelstiltskin
11. Beauty and the Beast
12. The Master Maid
13. Why the Sea Is Salt
14. The Master Cat or Puss in Boots
15. Felicia and the Pot of Pinks
16. The White Cat
17. The Water-lily. The Gold-spinners
18. The Terrible Head
19. The Story of Pretty Goldilocks
20. The History of Whittington
21. The Wonderful Sheep
22. Little Thumb
23. The Forty Thieves
24. Hansel and Gretel
25. Snow-White and Rose-Red
26. The Goose-girl
27. Toads and Diamonds
28. Prince Darling
29. Blue Beard
30. Trusty John
31. The Brave Little Tailor
32. A Voyage to Lilliput
33. The Princess on the Glass Hill
34. The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou
35. The History of Jack the Giant-killer
36. The Black Bull of Norroway
37. The Red Etin