Alphabe Thursday Y is for Yellow

I had these two books on my desk this week as they both need a slight repair.  I was pleased  as it means that I haven’t got to look far to met this weeks challenge.

One is the Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. It is one of a series of 12 collections of fairy tales.  Each volume is distinguished by its own colour.  They cover more than 400 tales from a broad range of countries and cultures.

Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scots poet, novelist and literary critic. Although he did not collect the stories himself from the oral tradition, with his wife and other translators he retold the stories; many making their first appearance in English.

It is said that although Andrew Lang wrote for a profession; fiction, poems and articles about anthropology, mythology, history and travel, he is best known for works that he didn’t write.

The other item is Goody two shoes picture book that contains the story of the Yellow Dwarf; this and the other fairy stories have been adapted and illustrated by Walter Crane (1845-1915)he was a an English artist and book illustrator. He was well know for characterising nursery rhymes and children’s stories.