Description
By Jeanie Lang. Illustrated by Rose Le Quesne. Enter a magical realm of knights, dragons, enchanted forests, and noble quests in this enchanting retelling of one of the greatest works of English poetry.
In Stories from the Faerie Queen Told to the Children, author Jeanie Lang introduces younger readers to the rich imaginative world of Edmund Spenser and his celebrated epic poem The Faerie Queene. Through graceful and engaging storytelling, Lang transforms Spenser’s vast allegorical masterpiece into an accessible adventure filled with courage, wonder, romance, and moral struggle.
Readers journey through a fantastical land populated by heroic knights, beautiful princesses, wicked sorcerers, terrifying monsters, and mysterious magical beings. Among the unforgettable figures are the brave Red Cross Knight, the noble Britomart, and the majestic Faerie Queene herself, whose world is filled with perilous quests and symbolic battles between virtue and evil. Dragons are fought, enchantments broken, and acts of loyalty, bravery, and honor tested in adventures that have captivated readers for centuries.
Jeanie Lang’s retelling preserves the atmosphere, beauty, and spirit of Spenser’s original work while presenting the stories in language accessible to modern readers and younger audiences. Her vivid narrative style opens the door to one of the great treasures of English Renaissance literature without losing its sense of wonder and grandeur.
More than a collection of fantasy adventures, Stories from the Faerie Queen Told to the Children introduces readers to the moral ideals, chivalric traditions, and literary imagination of Elizabethan England.
This carefully restored reprint revives a beloved literary classic for modern audiences. Ideal for students, homeschool libraries, lovers of mythology and fantasy, and readers interested in classic English literature, it remains a timeless gateway into the magical and heroic world of Spenser’s immortal epic.
About the author: Jeanie Lang (1875–1937) was a Scottish writer known for her retellings of mythology, folklore, and classic literature for younger readers.
She authored numerous adaptations of Greek myths, medieval legends, and literary classics, helping introduce generations of children to the great stories of world literature through clear and engaging storytelling.
About the illustrator: Rose Le Quesne was a British illustrator active during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, known for her decorative and imaginative illustrations for children’s literature and classic retellings. Her artwork for mythological and literary adaptations helped bring medieval romance, fairy tales, and heroic adventures vividly to life for young readers of the Edwardian era.
Contents
I: Una and the Lion
II: St. George and the Dragon
III: Britomart and the Magic Mirror
IV: The Quest of Sir Guyon
V: Pastorella
VI: Cambell and Triamond
VII: Marinell, the Sea-Nymph’s Son
VIII: Florimell and the Witch
