Angling Sketches

Andrew Lang (1844–1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known for his collecting of fairy tales and his work in folkloristics. Born on March 31, 1844, in Selkirk, Lang eventually attended St. Andrews University before taking a first-class degree at Balliol College, Oxford. A prolific author, Lang wrote on a wide range of subj...