Hazelnut Child, Andrew Lang
Hazelnut Child, Andrew Lang
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Hazelnut Child

Author: Andrew Lang

Narrator: Michelle Ford

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 03/26/2013


Synopsis

There was an old couple who were not able to have children and so they constantly prayed to be blessed with one -- even one the size of a hazelnut. And that is exactly what they were given -- a child the size of a hazelnut who never grew! When he reached the age of 15, his mother asked him what he planned on doing with his life, as he was so small but clever. He replied that he wanted to be a messenger, a thing which made his mother laugh because of his size. He proved her wrong though and showed that he could use his size as an advantage - he could creep upon the horses of others and control the horses on his own. At 20, he declared he would go off to become rich and not return until he was, but his parents again laughed it off. He continued on his mission though, using his tiny size to get his way, and finds himself among a land of people who might be able to help him achieve his dream.
Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scottish writer who collected fairy and folk tales from various cultures and put them together in twelve volumes of tales. He was noted for taking the tales from as many original sources as possible, keeping the fairy tales close to their intended meanings.

About Andrew Lang

Andrew Lang (1844–1912), Scottish man of letters educated at the Edinburgh Academy, St. Andrews, and Balliol College, Oxford, became a prolific and versatile London journalist. He took a leading part in the controversy with Max Müller and his school about the interpretation of mythology and folk tales. He published several volumes of verse and several solid contributions to the study of the philosophy and religion of primitive man. He also wrote the four-volume History of Scotland, A History of English Literature, and many fairy-tale collections, as well as works on Homer, Joan of Arc, Scott, Lockhart, Mary Stuart, John Knox, Prince Charlie, Tennyson, and others.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cindy on October 23, 2017

If fairy stories can't get a five-star rating then what is our standard? Five stars to Andrew Lang and his magnificent collection of colored fairy stories. This Yellow one is one of my favorites. Real fairy stories with real consequences.......more

Goodreads review by Hiba⁷ on April 07, 2018

Haven't quite enjoyed it as much as the previous tomes, I've considered some stories to be a bit vulgar to be read to kids.......more

Goodreads review by Bev on August 05, 2018

I grew up with a copy of Andrew Lang's The Blue Fairy Book. I loved that hardback edition of fairy tales. I read it and reread it and reread it. At that time, I had no idea that there were a whole set of color fairy tales to be had. But I had such fond memories of it that when I spied a modern editi......more

Goodreads review by Manuel on March 11, 2025

ENGLISH: 48 fairy tales: 10 by Andersen; 6 by the Grimm Brothers; 2 German; 4 French; 3 Icelandic; 15 from Eastern Europe; 2 Greek; 3 from the North American Indians. The other 3 are from uncertain origin. The Eastern European tales are from Russia (4), Estonia (1), Bukovina (5), Hungary (2), and Po......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on March 21, 2018

I feel like I saw pretty much the same thing in all my reviews for these books but it was enjoyable. Some were boring and other were good.......more