Nearly all the best old fairy tales are to be found in Mr. Andrew Lang's collections, of which six are mentioned:—
The Blue Fairy Book.
The Red Fairy Book.
The Pink Fairy Book.
The Green Fairy Book.
The Yellow Fairy Book.
The Orange Fairy Book.
Many families do very well with merely
Grimm's Fairy Tales.
The Arabian Nights.
Andersen's Fairy Tales.
Æsop's Fables.
These are traditional. First favorites among English whimsical tales are, of course,
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | By | Lewis Carroll. |
| Through the Looking-glass | " | " |
of which there is no need to speak, nor of
| The Water-Babies | By | Charles Kingsley. |
| The King of the Golden River | " | John Ruskin. |
| The Rose and the Ring | " | W. M. Thackeray. |
And among other good stories are—
| Fairy Tales | By | Alexandre Dumas. |
| Mopsa the Fairy | " | Jean Ingelow. |
| Prince Prigio | " | Andrew Lang. |
| The Gold of Fairnilee | " | " |
| Twenty Best Fairy Tales | " | Lucy Perkins. |
| The Bee-Man of Orn | " | Frank R. Stockton. |
| The Clocks of Rondaine | " | " |
| Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales | " | Mrs. Ewing. |