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The Orange Fairy Book

Andrew Lang

Publisher: Spotlight Books

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The Orange Fairy Book. 
Andrew Lang FBA was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him.
Available since: 07/11/2020.

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