The Ogre

Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist,literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology.  

 Andrew was born in Selkirk. The writer's  family was big, he was eldest of eight children. Andrew's mother named Jane Plenderleath Sellar, who was the daughter of Patrick Sellar,  factor to the first duke of Sutherland and lawyer. 

Andrew Lang  married Leonora Blanche Alleyne, youngest daughter of C. T. Alleyne of Clifton and Barbados on 17 April 1875 . His wife helped him with Lang's Color/Rainbow Fairy Books as an author, collaborator, or translator. 


The Ogre  is a fairy tale story, included in The Grey Fairy Book, created  by Andrew Lang.This story is about the boy who named Antonio. He was stupid, and his mother often punished him. Once Antonio decided to leave home. He walked all night and found a cave. There lived an ogre, but Antonio didn’t afraid him…What happened next? Read  and enjoy!