Lang, Andrew (1844-1912)

Andrew Lang was best known as a folklorist and compiler of the coloured Fairy Books, but had many other interests and talents, as a historian, essayist, critic and conversationalist. He studied at St Andrews in 1861-1863, and spent a part of every year there in rented accommodation to escape London - a city he hated. He was an inveterate letter-writer and even though he instructed his wife to destroy all his letters and manuscripts on his death, many have survived. 

A large collection of letters and manuscripts by Lang have been acquired over the years by gift and purchase, and these are spread throughout the manuscript sequence. These were supplemented by a bequest to the Library from Lang’s biographer, Roger Lancelyn Green (1892-1987). These include manuscript and typescript works, as well as a large body of correspondence between Lang and members of his family and others, listed in  Andrew Lang Manuscripts PDF below.

View the online catalogue entry for the Andrew Lang Collection or discover our Andrew Lang books collection.

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