If my favorite types of stories are those that tell the origin of a thing or place, then my second favorite are historical tales, like 'The History of Whittington'. They so chock full off falsehoods they're amazing portraits of early propaganda.

Book: The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

Host: Dan Scholz

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