| Author: | Andrew Lang | ISBN: | 1230000510547 |
| Publisher: | Media Galaxy | Publication: | June 24, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Andrew Lang |
| ISBN: | 1230000510547 |
| Publisher: | Media Galaxy |
| Publication: | June 24, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Andrew Lang (1844 – 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Lang was also a prolific author of fiction works; he wrote his own fairy tales such as Prince Prigio (1889) and Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia (1893), and wrote numerous historical texts. Andrew Lang was great friends with Robert Louis Stevenson and H. Rider Haggard, with whom he wrote The World's Desire (1890). Preferring romance over realism, he admired their works as well as those of Alexandre Dumas Père, Henry Fielding, William Makepeace Thackeray, fellow Scot Robert Burns and many others. The Prince who wanted to see the World is a famous Portuguese fairy tale by Andrew Lang. This story is about a prince, who always wanted to see the world. During his journey he met a stranger, who offered to play cards with him. The prince lost all his money and then the stranger offered to give it back on another game, but if the prince lost, he would have stay at the inn for three years and then be his servant for three years. The prince was venturesome, that's why he agreed and lost. What will happen neхt? Read this attractive story in order to know the end!
Andrew Lang (1844 – 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Lang was also a prolific author of fiction works; he wrote his own fairy tales such as Prince Prigio (1889) and Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia (1893), and wrote numerous historical texts. Andrew Lang was great friends with Robert Louis Stevenson and H. Rider Haggard, with whom he wrote The World's Desire (1890). Preferring romance over realism, he admired their works as well as those of Alexandre Dumas Père, Henry Fielding, William Makepeace Thackeray, fellow Scot Robert Burns and many others. The Prince who wanted to see the World is a famous Portuguese fairy tale by Andrew Lang. This story is about a prince, who always wanted to see the world. During his journey he met a stranger, who offered to play cards with him. The prince lost all his money and then the stranger offered to give it back on another game, but if the prince lost, he would have stay at the inn for three years and then be his servant for three years. The prince was venturesome, that's why he agreed and lost. What will happen neхt? Read this attractive story in order to know the end!
