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The Forty Thieves | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
And for our final Lang Fairy Tale of the week, we warmly recommend The Forty Thieves.
It's a story that starts with two brothers, then becomes a spiral of theft, depression, chalk drawings, and cold blooded murder.
Say what you like about Ali Baba, but Morgiana is the real hero here!
If you are unfamiliar with the Lang Fairy Tales, these seminal collections were assembled between 1889 and 1913 by a married couple, folklorists and translators Nora and Andrew Lang, with most of the work done to compile them completed by Nora, also known as Leonora Blanche Alleyne.
Assembled and published in 12…
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