The first of 12 volumes of fairy tales collected by renowned folklorist Andrew Lang, The Blue Fairy Book has introduced children for more than a century to such timeless stories as Hansel and Gretel, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, Beauty and the Beast, The Master Cat or, Puss in Boots, and Snow-White and Rose-Red. This collection features illustrations by Henry J. Ford, which graced the book's first edition in 1889.