{"product_id":"9781439765050","title":"Olive Fairy Journal | Hardcover \/ Midi \/ Lined -","description":"\u003cp\u003eAndrew Lang (1844–1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic and anthropologist, though he is best remembered as a collector of folk and fairy tales. Lang was greatly passionate about folklore, mythology and religion, and especially fascinated by mystical tales from other cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was this passion that led him to compile a collection of books known as \u003cem\u003eLang’s Fairy Books,\u003c\/em\u003e which featured illustrations by Henry Justice Ford (1860–1941). Ford, a prolific and successful English artist and illustrator, captured the imagination of children around the world through his collaborations with not only Lang, but J.M. Barrie (\u003cem\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/em\u003e), too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLang and Ford’s \u003cem\u003eFairy Books\u003c\/em\u003e became a sensation among British schoolchildren and were sold internationally. Lang selected and edited 25 collections in total, beginning with the Blue Fairy Book in 1889 and ending with \u003cem\u003eThe Strange Story Book\u003c\/em\u003e in 1913. Of those 25 books, 12 became a special series known as \u003cem\u003eAndrew Lang’s Fairy Books of Many Colours,\u003c\/em\u003e with each book named for the colour of the featured fairy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Olive Fairy journal reproduces the front cover of Lang’s \u003cem\u003eOlive Fairy Book.\u003c\/em\u003e Published in 1907, it included stories such as “The Golden-Headed Fish” and “The Prince and the Princess in the Forest.” The stories were gathered from places like Turkey, India, Denmark, Armenia and the Sudan. Here, Ford’s Olive Fairy illustration offers a botanical and almost insectile quality that gives her a sense of scientific realism as well as fey possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay the Olive Fairy bring a hint of vintage whimsy to your writings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"paperblanks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53957228658998,"sku":"9781439765050","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0370\/1476\/5613\/files\/9781439765050_FrontHighRes.jpg?v=1776890512","url":"https:\/\/journeysgifts.com\/products\/9781439765050","provider":"Journeys Spirited Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}