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This handsome and easy-to-read mini edition features eight tales from beloved storyteller Hans Christian Andersen and pairs old favorites, including "Thumbelina" and "The Emperor's New Clothes," with lesser-known tales, such as "The Sandman" and "The Jumper." Acclaimed children's... Read Full Overview

This beautiful collection of Hans Christian Andersen's 1932 fairy tale anthology is illustrated by the masterful Arthur Rackham.

Danish poet and author, Hans Christian Andersen always wrote fairy tales in his unique, colloquial style. His charming moral... Read Full Overview

The Princess and the Pea, The Little Mermaid, and other great Andersen fairy tales have enchanted children since the first ones appeared in Danish in the 1830s and '40s. Spink's translation into English is widely recognized as the finest, and the new Everyman's Library edition... Read Full Overview

Eighteen of the world's favorite fairy tales by the legendary Danish author Hans Chrtistian Andersen. Stories include: THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES THE SWINEHERD THE REAL PRINCESS THE SHOES OF FORTUNE THE FIR TREE THE SNOW QUEEN THE LEAP-FROG THE ELDERBUSH THE BELL THE OLD HOUSE... Read Full Overview

Escoger los cuentos m s representativos de Hans Christian Andersen ha supuesto un verdadero reto, ya que escribi cerca de doscientos: este libro incluye una maravillosa selecci n de los m s memorables en sus versiones originales. Sus or genes humildes y la pobreza extrema que... Read Full Overview

Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales are like exquisite jewels, drawing from us gasps of recognition and delight. Andersen created intriguing and unique characters -- a tin soldier with only one leg but a big heart, a beetle nestled deep in a horse's mane but harboring high... Read Full Overview

Some of our most well-known tales were originated by the pen of Hans Christian Andersen. A prolific writer, Andersen's oeuvre includes plays, novels, and poems but he is most well-regarded for his fairy tales. Stories such as "The Princess and the Pea"," "The Ugly Duckling,"... Read Full Overview

On the bicentennial of Hans Christian Andersen's birth, this collection takes Andersen out of the nursery and places him squarely in the literary pantheon. While Andersen's tales continue to seize the imagination with their singular blend of simplicity, eccentricity, and charm,... Read Full Overview

Five beloved Hans Christian Andersen fairytales--The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Nightingale, and The Emperor's New Clothes--illustrated by world renowned Czech illustrator Josef Palecek make this stunning collection... Read Full Overview