Andrew Lang's Fairy Books reading order

A plan for the whole series

12 volumes, 3,268 pages, about 60 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 months.

Stages

4 stages, with 3 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around February 2, 2027, 16 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 117 habout 3 weeksby November 21, 2026

   • 1. The Red Fairy Book1890 · 348 pages · 6 h
   • 2. The Green Fairy Book1892 · 300 pages · 6 h
   • 3. The Yellow Fairy Book1894 · 290 pages · 5 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 25, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 219 habout 4 weeksby December 20, 2026

   • 4. The Pink Fairy Book1897 · 248 pages · 5 h
   • 5. The Grey Fairy Book1900 · 256 pages · 5 h
   • 6. The Violet Fairy Book1901 · 266 pages · 5 h
   • 7. The Brown Fairy Book1904 · 244 pages · 4 h
4. Short breakThe Emperor's Soul · Brandon Sanderson · 96 pp. · score 8.82 h, by December 23, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 320 habout 4 weeksby January 18, 2027

   • 8. The Orange Fairy Book1906 · 256 pages · 5 h
   • 9. The Olive Fairy Book1907 · 236 pages · 4 h
   • 10. The Lilac Fairy Book1910 · 244 pages · 4 h
   • 11. The Blue Fairy Book · 330 pages · 6 h
6. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by January 27, 2027. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
7. 4
   Stage 45 h6 daysby February 2, 2027

   • 12. The Crimson Fairy Book · 250 pages · 5 h
8. The end of the series

   February 2, 2027

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