Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE BLUE POETRY BOOK

THE FAIRY BOOK SERIES

EDITED BY ANDREW LANG

_Crown 8vo, price 4s. 6d. net each volume_

THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK. With 138 Illustrations.
THE RED FAIRY BOOK. With 100 Illustrations.
THE GREEN FAIRY BOOK. With 99 Illustrations.
THE GREY FAIRY BOOK. With 65 Illustrations.
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THE PINK FAIRY BOOK. With 67 Illustrations.
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54 other Illustrations.
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43 other Illustrations.
THE BROWN FAIRY BOOK. With 8 Coloured Plates and
42 other Illustrations.
THE OLIVE FAIRY BOOK. With 8 Coloured Plates and
43 other Illustrations.
THE ORANGE FAIRY BOOK. With 8 Coloured Plates and
50 other Illustrations.
THE LILAC FAIRY BOOK. With 6 Coloured Plates and
36 other Illustrations.
THE BLUE POETRY BOOK. With 100 Illustrations.
THE TRUE STORY BOOK. With 66 Illustrations.
THE RED TRUE STORY BOOK. With 100 Illustrations.
THE ANIMAL STORY BOOK. With 67 Illustrations.
THE RED BOOK OF ANIMAL STORIES. With 65 Illustrations.
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS. With 66 Illustrations.
THE BOOK OF ROMANCE. With 8 Coloured Plates and
44 other Illustrations.
THE RED ROMANCE BOOK. With 8 Coloured Plates and
44 other Illustrations.
THE BOOK OF PRINCES AND PRINCESSES. By Mrs. LANG.
With 8 Coloured Plates and 43 other Illustrations.
THE RED BOOK OF HEROES. By Mrs. LANG.
With 8 Coloured Plates and 40 other Illustrations.
THE ALL SORTS OF STORIES BOOK. By Mrs. LANG.
With 5 Coloured Plates and 45 other Illustrations.
THE STRANGE STORY BOOK. By Mrs. LANG.
With a Portrait of Andrew Lang as Frontispiece,
12 Coloured Plates, and 18 other Illustrations.
THE BOOK OF SAINTS AND HEROES. By Mrs. LANG.
With 12 Coloured Plates and 18 other Illustrations.

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TALES OF TROY AND GREECE. By ANDREW LANG.
With 17 Illustrations by H. J. FORD,
and a Map. Crown 8vo, 3_s._ net.

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LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO.
LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND MADRAS

THE BLUE POETRY BOOK

EDITED BY ANDREW LANG

_WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY H. J. FORD_
_AND LANCELOT SPEED_

SEVENTH IMPRESSION

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