Enjoy eight timeless tales from a magical storyteller
This enchanting collection, retold by writer and critic Naomi Lewis, contains eight of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificent stories. It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than a thumb-joint high, The Emperor's New Clothes, the tale of a man who cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longs to one day marry a human prince.
Unabidged stories on 3 CDs
Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark, in 1805. At the age of 14 he went to Copenhagen to become an actor. He failed and instead went back to school, where he was very unhappy. He published his first book, an account of a walking trip in 1829. From then on he wrote many books, finding his true voice in his original fairy stories, which often had their basis in his life. He died in 1875.
Title: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales (Puffin Classics)
Author: Andersen, Hans Christian
ISBN: 9780141330440
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Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Publication Date: 2010-03-25
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Weight: 0.1588 kg