The Grey Fairy Book vs The Orange Fairy Book: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Grey Fairy Book The Grey Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.0 178 pages · ≈ 3 h 18 m · Moderate

A collection of thirty-five fairy tales from the folklore of Lithuania, Africa, Germany, Greece, and France, and other parts of the world.

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Cover of The Orange Fairy Book The Orange Fairy Book Andrew Lang · 1906 ★★★★☆ 4.1 254 pages · ≈ 4 h 42 m · Moderate

A collection of fairy tales brought and translated from Rhodesia, Uganda, and Punjaub.

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The verdict

Scores by source

The Grey Fairy BookThe Orange Fairy Book
Goodreads 4.0 (1266) 4.2 (1495)
Hardcover 2.5 (9) 3.0 (6)
Apple Books 4.5 (5) —

Reception

The Grey Fairy BookThe Orange Fairy Book
Ratings 1266 1495
Editions 384 504
Citations — 4
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 2900 2853
Reading it now 158 151
Written reviews 61 52
Wikipedia attention 3679 3552
Pages 178 254

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