Lang, Andrew

Andrew (1844), a Scottish author. He was born at Selkirk. He received his education at St. Andrew's and at Oxford. He wrote frequently for various periodicals and has published volumes on a variety of subjects. He has made prose translations of Greek classics, and has written several works on comparative mythology and religion. Letters to Dead Authors and Letters on Literature are interesting writings. Lang has produced a number of volumes of poetry. Ballads and Lyrics of Old France, Ballads in Blue China, Rhymes a la Mode, and Ballads of Books are among them. Perhaps Lang is as well known for his fairy tales as for his more ambitious writings. He has published The Blue Fairy Book, The Red Fairy Book, The Pink Fairy Book, The Yellow Fairy Book, and The Green Fairy Book.