Cherished by generations of readers, these classic fairy tales will hold a special place on your bookshelf. Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales are known for appealing characters who overcome adversity, making the stories accessible to readers of all ages. From "Thumbelina" and "The Princess and the Pea" to "The Little Mermaid" and "The Traveling Companion," these 18 tales are not only entertaining but enlightening too. Included are 26 full-page color drawings by acclaimed illustrators Arthur Rackham, W. Heath Robinson, and Harry Clarke—along with dozens of pen-and-ink images—that add a soft artistic touch to the stories, making this volume a treasured keepsake.
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author and poet. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales.
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This definitive collection of work from Hans Christian Andersen—one of the immortals of world literature—not only includes his own notes to his stories but is the only version available in trade paperback that presents Andersen's fairy ...
More than 150 tales from Hans Christian Andersen, including such classics as "Thumbelina," "The Snow Queen," and "The Ugly Duckling," are collected for this beautifully illustrated volume.
This collection, including beloved classics “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen” (the basis for the blockbuster film Frozen), and “The Little Match Girl,” is the perfect introduction to Andersen’s groundbreaking use ...
“ The trees have now become the birds ' heritage : let them keep it , my good Larsen ! ' The gardener was called Larsen , but that's by the way and has no further significance . ' Haven't you , my dear Larsen , enough space to work in ...
he Pea”—even Little Mermaid,” for those “The who Emperor's have not New read Clothes,” the originals, “The the Princess stories on and the themes in the work of Hans Christian Andersen resonate with us, repeated in movies, television, ...
Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the ...
Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales Second Series His most famous fairy tales include this 29 fairy stories. 1.
are airing the hill every few days and the elf girls have all learned new dances.” “Yes, I spoke to an earthworm yesterday – one of my good friends,” said the third lizard. “He had just left the hill, where he had been all day and night ...