George Percy Jacomb Hood

“Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 12-18.

Anonymous — Sun, 28 May 2023 22:02:27 +0000

“Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 12-18. Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 05/28/2023 - 16:02

Tale Summary

There was once a king who was deeply in love with a princess, who was under a spell that prevented her from marrying anyone. A fairy told him that whoever was able to step on her cat’s tail would be the one to marry her, so he spent days trying to do this, until he was finally able to succeed when the cat was asleep. It jumped up and transformed into a tall man, who told the King that he would have a son who would never be happy until he realized that his nose was too long, and that the king must not tell anyone about the curse. He married the princess and died shortly thereafter, leaving the Queen with a son with an enormous nose, named Hyacinth. To save him embarrassment, only others with large noses could be near him, and they all told him about how ugly small noses were, and so he fancied himself quite handsome because of his large nose, which to him seemed ordinary. When he reached twenty, his mother wished for him to be married and brought him portraits of eligible princesses. He fell in love with a Dear Little Princess, who had a very tiny nose that his courtiers laughed at to appease him. He banished them, and other members of the court assured him that small noses were suitable for women. He set out to meet her but before he could kiss her hand she was grabbed by the enchanter and vanished, and the prince searched the land for her until he found the home of a very old fairy. Hyacinth and his horse were very hungry and stayed with her for food, although the prince became very annoyed with her constant comments about his large nose. The fairy talked about how she knew his father and other things, being quite a chatterer, and the prince wondered to himself how someone could overlook their own flaws, thinking to himself that he was quite aware of himself. He left in a huff, and everyone he encountered on his journey also made a fuss about his large nose, but he would not admit that it was large. Finally, he reached a palace of crystal where the princess was trapped by the fairy, who wished to help Hyacinth realize his faults. The princess stretched out her hand for him to kiss, but his large nose kept him from doing so, and he finally admitted that it was too large. The prison shattered and the fairy appeared to lead the princess to Hyacinth, telling him that self-love keeps people from knowing their own defects, and it is only when the faults hinder them do they realize. Prince Hyacinth’s nose shrunk to a normal size and he married the Dear Little Princess and lived happily ever after.

Fairy Tale Title

Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

George Percy Jacomb Hood
Henry Justice Ford

Common Tale Type

Tale Classification

Page Range of Tale

pp. 12-18

Full Citation of Tale

“Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 12-18.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

Research and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2023

Book Title

The Blue Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

George Percy Jacomb Hood
Henry Justice Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1889

Decade Published

1880-1889

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

None

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“Rumpelstiltzkin.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 96-99.

Anonymous — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:45:39 +0000

“Rumpelstiltzkin.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 96-99. Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 11/04/2022 - 18:45

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

Once upon a time, a poor Miller had an audience with the King, and, trying to make himself seem important, said that his beautiful daughter could spin straw into gold. The King demanded her presence, and locked her away in a room full of straw, commanding her to spin it all into gold by morning or she would die. While she weeps about her situation, a little man appears and asks what she will give him if he does the work for her. She gives him her necklace, and by morning all of the bobbins are full of gold. The king places her in another bigger room out of greed, and again commands she spin all of the straw into gold by the morning or she will die. And again, the little man appears, and she gives him the ring off her finger in return for his help. The next day, the king promises that if she completes this task once more, she will be his Queen, and if not, she will die. The little man appears to the miller’s daughter, who has nothing left to give him. He proposes that she give him her firstborn child if she is ever to become Queen, and she agrees. The gold is spun, and straightaway the girl is wed to the King. A year later, forgetful of the little man, the Queen has a child. When the little man appears again to claim him, the Queen weeps so bitterly that he has pity on her. He tells her that if she is able to guess his name within three days’ time, she will be able to keep her child. On the first day, she lists off every name she can think of. On the second day, she scours the neighborhood for strange and unusual names. On the third day, a messenger arrives whom she had sent away to search for names. He tells her about how near the woods, there was a little man he saw hopping around a fire on one leg crying that his name was Rumpelstiltzkin. The Queen guesses this name, and he becomes so enraged that he strikes the ground with his right foot, becomes lodged in the earth, and pulls upon his left leg so that he tears himself in two.

Fairy Tale Title

Rumpelstiltzkin

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

George Percy Jacomb Hood
Henry Justice Ford

Common Tale Type

The Name of the Supernatural Helper

Tale Classification

ATU 500

Page Range of Tale

pp. 96-99

Full Citation of Tale

“Rumpelstiltzkin.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 96-99.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

In this version of the tale, Rumpelstiltzkin fully tears himself in half at the end, rather than in other versions, where he only pulls off his right leg.

Research and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2022

Book Title

The Blue Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

George Percy Jacomb Hood
Henry Justice Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1889

Decade Published

1880-1889

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

None

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“Little Red Riding-Hood.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 51-53.

Anonymous — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:19:08 +0000

“Little Red Riding-Hood.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 51-53. Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 11/04/2022 - 18:19

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

There was once a young girl who was doted on by her mother and grandmother, who had made for her a red hood, which is how she gets her nickname ‘Little Red Riding-Hood’. Hearing that Little Red's grandmother has been ill, her mother makes some custard and instructs the girl to bring it to the old woman, who lives in a different village. In the woods, she meets Gaffer Wolf, who decides not to eat her right away because there are lumberjacks nearby, and inquires about her journey. He tells Little Red that he will race her to the house. He makes it there first, devours the girl’s grandmother, and then waits in bed wearing her clothes. When Little Red comes through the door, the wolf instructs her to get into bed and then eats her when she does.

Fairy Tale Title

Little Red Riding-Hood

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

George Percy Jacomb Hood
Henry Justice Ford

Common Tale Type

Little Red Riding Hood

Tale Classification

ATU 333

Page Range of Tale

pp. 51-53

Full Citation of Tale

“Little Red Riding-Hood.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 51-53.

Original Source of the Tale

Tale Notes

This story is almost word-for-word the exact same as this version in Tales of Past Times Written for Children

Research and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2022

Book Title

The Blue Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

George Percy Jacomb Hood
Henry Justice Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1889

Decade Published

1880-1889

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

None

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“Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 64-71.

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:09:15 +0000

“Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 64-71. Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/26/2022 - 13:09

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

After her father’s remarriage, Cinderella endures the oppression of her stepmother and stepsisters and became their servant. Her Godmother helps her out of her misery by telling her to gather some lizards and mice for a carriage and dressed her in the finest clothes. As she leaves the ball Cinderella, leaves behind her slipper. When the prince has all the women in the kingdom try on the slipper, Cinderella becomes his bride.

Fairy Tale Title

Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang, Charles Perrault

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

George Percy Jacomb Hood, Henry Justice Ford

Common Tale Type

Cinderella

Tale Classification

ATU 510A

Page Range of Tale

pp. 64-71

Full Citation of Tale

“Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 64-71.”

Original Source of the Tale

Charles Perrault

Tale Notes

The illustrations are in black and white, which made them very realistic and transparent without many words. The illustrator for this version shows instances of the different stages of Cinderella’s story: being oppressed by her step-stepsisters and stepmother, meeting her godmother, and escaping the ball. Cinderella embraced her stepsisters after they asked to be forgiven and were made noble by marrying lords

Research and Curation

Anonymous, 2020

Book Title

The Blue Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

George Percy Jacomb Hood, Henry Justice Ford

Publisher

Longman, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1899

Decade Published

1890-1899

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

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“Beauty and the Beast.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 100-119.

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 16:51:59 +0000

“Beauty and the Beast.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 100-119. Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 12/20/2021 - 09:51

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

A merchant and father of 12, the youngest girl of which is Beauty, falls into ruin. The merchant hears that one of his vessels has returned and says he will bring back presents for his family, but Beauty only requests a rose. He finds the vessel ransacked and returns back home in the snow. Along the way he finds a splendid castle where he is treated well, and the only thing he grabs is the rose for Beauty. The Beast, who lives at the castle, is enraged at this and the merchant explains his predicament. The father promises that if he can't have a daughter sent then he will return himself and stay with the Beast. Beauty agrees to go to the castle with her father, he accompanies her and leaves with riches beyond measure. Beauty falls in love with the magical castle and the Beast is kind to her from the start. Each night Beauty dreams of the prince who is shown to her by a fairy and each night the Beast asks her to marry him. Beauty becomes homesick, Beast allows her to go if she promises to come back. Beauty finds that the family has become wealthy again and that she really doesn't have a place there. After a vision of the Beast dying, Beauty uses the ring that he gave her to return to him. Beast becomes healthy and asks if she would marry him, Beauty says yes. Beast becomes the prince and the queen appears. They invite Beauty's family to the wedding and they live happily ever after.

Fairy Tale Title

Beauty and the Beast

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

George Percy Jacomb Hood
Henry Justice Ford

Common Tale Type

Beauty and the Beast

Tale Classification

ATU 425C

Page Range of Tale

pp. 100-119

Full Citation of Tale

“Beauty and the Beast.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 100-119.

Original Source of the Tale

Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve

Tale Notes

Edited specifically for children with five black and white illustrations that depict the following scenes: Beauty’s father departing, her father picking the rose when the Beast appears, Beauty’s dream of the handsome prince, Beauty in the room with exotic birds, and Beauty finding the Beast on the ground in the garden.

Research and Curation

Anonymous ITAL 4600 student, 2020

Book Title

The Blue Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

George Percy Jacomb Hood
Henry Justice Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1889

Decade Published

1880-1889

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

None

Traditional

White

“The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 54-63.

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:53:01 +0000

“The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 54-63. Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 11/29/2021 - 10:53

Andrew Lang

Tale Summary

A king and queen have a daughter and invite all the fairies to come and bestow a gift on the princess. There is one old fairy who has not been invited and shows up to the gathering unannounced saying that the princess will die when she pricks her finger on a spindle. One good fairy hid so that she may give her gift last and gifts the princess a rest for one hundred years which will also affect some of the workers in the castle. A prince, from a different family, comes upon the castle and wakes her from her sleep; they marry that evening. The prince does not tell his parents, the King, and the queen, of his marriage or children because the queen is an Ogress and has trouble suppressing the Ogreish tendency to eat people. After the King (his father) dies, the prince becomes king and engages in a battle that takes him away from home. While away his mother asks her cook to prepare each child and the princess so that she may eat them, but the cook instead serves her goats and a hind. When the Queen finds out she has been tricked, she arranges a tub full of various snakes and toads to be brought before her and decides to throw the princess, her grandchildren, the cook, and his family into the tub to be devoured. At the last minute, the King returns, and his mother throws herself into the tube of snakes and dies. The King is sad but feels comforted by his wife and children.

Fairy Tale Title

The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

George Percy Jacomb Hood
Henry Justice Ford

Common Tale Type

Sleeping Beauty

Tale Classification

ATU 410

Page Range of Tale

pp. 54-63

Full Citation of Tale

“The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 54-63.

Original Source of the Tale

Charles Perrault

Tale Notes

In this Sleeping Beauty tale, based on Charles Perrault’s version, the princess is awakened by just the presence of the prince. Also, in this tale the prince's mother, the queen, is "of the race of Ogres", which like to eat little children. The prince hides his marriage and children from his mother because he is scared she will eat them. The queen tries to eat the children and the princess but the cook feeds her goats instead. In the end, the queen ends up taking her own life by jumping into a pit of toads, vipers and snakes of all sorts that devour her. There are three black and white illustrations depicting: the newborn princess in her cradle as the old woman curses her; the prince making his way though the hedge; and Little Day, Sleeping Beauty’s son, fencing with a monkey.

Research and Curation

Anonymous ITAL 4600 student, 2020

Book Title

The Blue Fairy Book

Book Author/Editor(s)

Andrew Lang

Illustrator(s)

George Percy Jacomb Hood
Henry Justice Ford

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date Published

1889

Decade Published

1880-1889

Publisher City

London

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

None

Traditional

White