“The Dragon of the North.” The Yellow Fairy Book, new impression, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 9-20.
Item
Title
“The Dragon of the North.” The Yellow Fairy Book, new impression, edited by Andrew Lang, London, New York, Bombay: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, pp. 9-20.
Description
A sparsely illustrated edition of a Dragon Slayer tale poses a question at the end pointed at the reader asking what they would do if they were in the Prince’s shoes. In the three illustrations for this tale, the illustrator chose to show the scenes when the Youth encounters the evil characters (i.e. the witch and dragon). Though this book is written in prose with more difficult language than other books of fairy tales in the collection, the Preface says this book is written for children.
Alternative Title
The Yellow Fairy Book
Creator
Andrew Lang
Contributor
H. J. Ford
Spatial Coverage
London and New York and Bombay
Coverage
England and US and India
Publisher
Longmans, Green, and Co.
Date
1906
Temporal Coverage
1900-1909
Identifier
Dragon Slayers
Abstract
With help from a good magician, an evil witch, and a magic ring, the Youth of the tale is able to kill the dragon and marry the princess. However, the evil witch soon seeks revenge for the wrong the Youth did to her by stealing her magic ring. After being captured by the evil witch, the Youth is eventually rescued by the good magician. Then the Youth and the princess lived happily ever after as King and Queen.
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