13 h 27 minAudiobook2 minSummaryRead it, hear it, the 15-minute summary, and print and large print at costPaperback · 6 × 9 in · printing soonHardcover · 6 × 9 in · printing soonAbout this book
A careless wish can change everything in a world of talking animals, enchanted princes, and dangerous bargains.
The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, gathers separate tales from several storytelling traditions. In its opening story, The Blue Bird, a princess and a king face jealous family rivals and love obstructed by enchantment. Their enemies can change not only their fortunes but their physical forms.
Elsewhere, The Story of the Three Bears follows an intruder through a house whose owners are away, trying their food, chairs, and beds. Half-Chick sends an unusual animal traveller among others whose treatment matters. Nursery favourites sit beside stranger adventures, with comic mishaps giving way to threats, difficult journeys, and spells that keep people apart.
What you’ll discover
- Love under enchantment Enter The Blue Bird, where jealous rivals threaten a princess and a king.
- An unwelcome nursery visitor Follow the intruder in The Story of the Three Bears through food, chairs, and beds.
- An unlikely animal traveller Meet Half-Chick, whose encounters make the way it treats others matter.
- Wishes with a cost Explore tales where dangerous bargains and careless wishes can change everything.
- A change of mood Move between comic mishaps and perilous journeys, with unexpected helpers along the way.
Who will love it
For readers who love talking animals, perilous wishes, and unfamiliar fairy tales alongside nursery favourites, with enchanted princes, dangerous bargains, and unexpected helpers.
What’s inside
Formats and delivery
- eBook
- On your phone, tablet, computer or Kindle, with the type as large as you like.
- Large-print eBook
- The same book in bigger, clearer type, from the first page.
- Audiobook
- 13 h 27 min, complete, read by Lucas Linden.
- 15-minute summary
- The key ideas in about 2 minutes, to read or to hear.
- Paperback
- 6 × 9 in. Printing soon: leave your email under Paperback or Hardcover above.
- Hardcover
- 6 × 9 in. Printing soon: leave your email under Paperback or Hardcover above.
- Large print paperback
- 8.5 × 11 in. Printing soon: leave your email under Paperback or Hardcover above.
- Large print hardcover
- 8.5 × 11 in. Printing soon: leave your email under Paperback or Hardcover above.
eBooks and audiobooks open right away. Download EPUB or PDF, or send the book to your Kindle. Every printed copy is made when you order it and shipped worldwide; shipping is shown at checkout.
How it works
- Start free. Nothing to pay today; the eBook of this book is yours to keep.
- Read, listen and print. 200,000+ classics as eBook, large-print eBook, audiobook and 15-minute summary, and any book printed at cost as a paperback, hardcover or large print, 5 accounts for the price of one.
- We remind you first. Free for 3 months, and we email you 7 days before your first payment. Then 0,14 USD a day in your first year on the yearly plan and 0,27 USD a day after, or 0,66 USD a day on the monthly plan. Cancel online in two clicks.
Bought on its own? Every eBook, audiobook and printed book you buy without the plan carries our 30-day money-back guarantee.
25 languages, side by side
Read and hear Il libro verde delle fate in 25 languages and switch at any time. Or read two side by side, paragraph by paragraph: the way to learn a language with a book you love.
Il libro verde delle fate
Enchanted princes, talking animals, and dangerous bargains fill tales where a careless wish can change everything.
Medium level10–20 hours to read25 languages
Excellent
- Read or listen
- 25 languages, side by side
- Print and large print at cost
- 5 accounts for the price of one
Free for 3 months · starts right away, on any device
Read free3 months free · cancel anytimeFree for 3 months, then 0,14 USD a dayCancel anytimeHow it works
In short
The Green Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, gathers fairy tales from several storytelling traditions, bringing together enchanted princes, talking animals, dangerous bargains, and unexpected helpers. Its appeal lies in the variety: familiar nursery stories sit beside stranger adventures where kindness, cleverness, and a careless wish can change everything.
From the 15-minute summary · Key idea 1
The Green Fairy Book is a collection of separate tales, not one continuous adventure. Published in 1892, it belongs to Andrew Lang’s series of fairy books named after colours. Lang brings stories from different traditions into a shared collection, where a royal court, a poor household, or a woodland path can become the starting point for magic.
Free for 3 months · Cancel anytime
Free gifts
580 USD in free gifts when you start
Every book in every format and in 25 languages, 5 accounts for the price of one. Nothing to pay today.
- 200,000+ classic eBooksIn 25 languages, side by side
170 USDFREE - Every audiobookIn 25 languages, any device
120 USDFREE - 15-minute summariesRead or listen, in 25 languages
60 USDFREE - Print at cost, no markupPaperback, hardcover, large print
60 USDFREE - 5 accounts for the price of oneA shelf for everyone at home
170 USDFREE - A part in rebuilding the libraryNew languages and books for all
FREE
Questions about Il libro verde delle fate
Can I read it free?
Yes. The first key idea of the 15-minute summary is free with no sign-up. Start free and the whole book is yours for 3 months, with the eBook to keep, plus 200,000+ more classics and any book printed at cost as a paperback, hardcover or large print. Nothing to pay today: we email you 7 days before your first payment, and you can cancel online in two clicks.
Can I buy the printed book?
Soon. The paperback, hardcover and large print editions are being prepared. Choose Paperback or Hardcover above, leave your email, and we tell you the day you can order it, printed at cost.
How many accounts do I get?
Five, for the price of one: you and 4 more people, each with their own login, shelf and their own place in every book.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Cancel online in two clicks at any time and nothing more is charged. Nothing is charged in your first 3 months, and we email you 7 days before your first payment.
What stories are in The Green Fairy Book?
The Green Fairy Book includes The Blue Bird, Half-Chick, The Story of the Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, and The Fisherman and His Wife. These are part of a larger collection of separate tales involving enchantments, royal families, animals, magical objects, and difficult choices.
Did Andrew Lang write The Green Fairy Book?
Andrew Lang edited The Green Fairy Book rather than inventing its stories as a single original work. It draws on existing fairy tales and storytelling traditions. His name connects the collection with the wider series of colour-named fairy books published under his editorship.
Why is it called The Green Fairy Book?
Green identifies this volume within Andrew Lang’s colour-named fairy book series. It does not mean that all the stories concern green fairies, forests, or nature. The collection brings together varied tales rather than following one colour-based subject.
The author
Andrew Lang
1844–1912 · Scottish poet and folklorist
Andrew Lang was a Scottish writer born in Selkirk in 1844. He lived in London and died in Banchory in 1912. He wrote poetry, novels, literary criticism, and works on folklore. He edited The Blue Fairy Book, published in 1889, and other fairy-book collections, including The Violet Fairy Book in 1901.
More by A cura di Andrew Lang
All 16 booksMore like this
Our mission
The library burned once. We are building it back.
Every great book, in every language and every format, for every family. Every plan helps pay for new languages, new audiobooks and books for readers who have never had them. Join the movement.
Read our story- Every language25 languages today, side by side, and more every year
- No wastePrinted on demand: no warehouses, no unsold stock, no pulped copies
- For everyonePaperback, hardcover and large print at the cost of printing
