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The Orange Fairy Book

Andrew Lang

Publisher: WS

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Summary

Andrew Lang's Fairy Books — also known as Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's Fairy Books of Many Colors — are a series of twelve collections of fairy tales, published between 1889 and 1910.
Available since: 03/06/2018.

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