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Hans Christian Andersen's Complete Fairy Tales

Hans Christian Andersen's Complete Fairy Tales

ClassicsChildren's Books
Published
2014
Language
English

Synopsis

This collector's edition gathers Hans Christian Andersen's most enduring fairy tales in one leather-bound volume, from the melancholy transformation of "The Ugly Duckling" to the cautionary vanity of "The Emperor's New Clothes." The collection also includes "The Tallow Candle," one of Andersen's earliest known stories, only rediscovered in recent years.

Presented with a satin ribbon bookmark for bedtime reading, the edition mixes shorter and longer tales suited to both quick reads and longer sittings with one of children's literature's most influential storytellers.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

WhimsicalMelancholicNostalgic

Genres

Classics Children's Books Fantasy

About the author

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Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark, to a father who claimed to be related to nobility. After school, he worked as a weaver's apprentice and as a tailor's assistant. At 14, he moved to Copenhagen to be an actor, and was accepted into the Royal Danish Theatre. His career ended when his voice changed, and he decided to become a writer. He published his first story, The Ghost at Palnatoke's Grave, in 1822. An acquaintance paid all expenses to send him to grammar school in Slagelse....