Name: Andersen's Fairy Tales/Hans Christian Andersen
Brand: Signet Book
Price: 42.00 RON
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For more than 150 years, Hans Christian Andersen's beloved fairy tales have charmed and entertained audiences around the world. Blending old folk tales with fantasy, the Danish bard's stories are rich in humor and sharp with irony. The forty-seven fables in this beautifully translated collection tell of kings and princesses, of farm boys and mermaids, of witches and ogres. Some of the tales--like The Little Match Girl and The Emperor's New Clothes --we know by heart. Others--like The Jumpers and The Flying Trunk --are sure to become instant favorites. Packed with memorable characters (who could forget the Ugly Duckling or the Little Mermaid?), Andersen's fairy tales have withstood the test of time, delighting generation after generation of children and adults--and they promise to remain bedtime favorites for centuries to come... Translated by Pat Shaw Iversen With a New Introduction And an Afterword by Joanne Greenberg Illustrated with line drawings About the Author: Hans Christian Andersen was born in 1805 in Odense, Denmark. His father was a poor cobbler, his mother nearly illiterate. At fourteen, armed with little more than sheer determination, Andersen went to Copenhagen, where he succeeded in winning the patronage of several prominent citizens, and acquired some formal schooling. In 1829, his poems, plays, and travel sketches began to appear. In 1835, his first novel, The Improvisatore , met with considerable success. That same year, he published his first collection of