The Blue Fairy Book

The Blue Fairy Book (1889)

The first edition consisted of 5000 copies, which sold for 6 shillings each. The book assembled a wide range of tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norwegian fairy tales, among other sources. The Blue Fairy Book was the first volume in the series, and so it contains some of the best known tales, taken from a variety of sources.

Table of Content:

The Bronze Ring

Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess

East of the Sun and West of the Moon

The Yellow Dwarf

Little Red Riding-Hood

The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood

Cinderella: or, the Little Glass Slipper

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was

Rumpelstiltskin

Beauty and the Beast

The Master-Maid

Why the Sea Is Salt

The Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots

Felicia and the Pot of Pinks

The White Cat

The Water-Lily. The Gold-Spinners

The Terrible Head

The Story of Pretty Goldilocks

The History of Whittington

The Wonderful Sheep

Little Thumb

The Forty Thieves

Hansel and Grettel

Snow-White and Rose-Red

The Goose-Girl

Toads and Diamonds

Prince Darling

Blue Beard

Trusty John

The Brave Little Tailor

A Voyage to Lilliput

The Princess on the Glass Hill

The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou

The History of Jack the Giant-Killer

The Black Bull of Norroway

The Red Etin