{"product_id":"the-olive-fairy-book-classic-reprint","title":"The Olive Fairy Book (Classic Reprint)","description":"The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. \u003ci\u003eThe Olive Fairy Book\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of children's fairy tales from all over the world which have been translated into English, edited by Andrew Lang, . This book is one in a series (\u003ci\u003eThe Fairy Book Series\u003c\/i\u003e) of texts edited by Lang and highlighting children's stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Olive Fairy Book\u003c\/i\u003e contains stories from all over the world. There is \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Parrot\u003c\/i\u003e from France, \u003ci\u003eThe Comb and the Collar\u003c\/i\u003e from England, \u003ci\u003eThe Thanksgiving of the Wazir\u003c\/i\u003e, a Punjabi story, \u003ci\u003eSamba the Coward\u003c\/i\u003e from Sudan, to name but a few. This book presents a wonderful opportunity for readers to take in stories as written by authors from a variety of different cultures and societies. It is also a good demonstration of how similar humans and the stories they tell are, regardless of where in the world the story is being told.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChildren will delight in hearing these stories of fairies, dragons, warriors, magical animals and beautiful princesses. As with all good fairy tales, the stories presented in this collection are intended to convey a lesson, there is a moral to every story. Though some of these lessons are clearly a product of another time, many still resonate today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth children and adults will enjoy this light collection of classic stories. While not every tale included in Lang's collection is a homerun, there are enough enjoyable stories contained in \u003ci\u003eThe Olive Fairy Book\u003c\/i\u003e to make this a worthwhile read. With each story being only a few pages long, you are never more than a few page turns away from being transported into an entirely new universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.\u003cbr\u003eThe digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.","brand":"Forgotten Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":39872913866797,"sku":"9780331591743","price":17.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39873931706413,"sku":"9781330013656","price":13.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-olive-fairy-book-classic-reprint","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}