TheOliveFairyBookincludesunusualstoriesfromTurkey,India,Denmark,Armenia,theSudan,andthepenofAnatoleFrance.Butallofthestoriesaretoldinthecommonlanguageofthefairytale,andtheirheroes--theGreenKnightwhoissavedbyasoupmadefromninesnakes,thelovelyDoraniwhoflieseverynighttofairyland,thekingwhounderstandsthelanguageoftheanimals--willbewelcometochildrenandgrown-upsalike.Allinall,thiscollectioncontains29stories,allnarratedinclearlivelyprose.NotonlyareLang’scollectionsgenerallyconsideredtocontainthebestEnglishversionsofthestandardstories;theyaretherichestandwidestinrange.“Admirableseriesofphotographicreprintsofthefirsteditions.Altogetherverygoodvalue.“--NewYorkReviewofBooks.
