Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

The Floating Press, Aug 1, 2010 - Fiction - 1088 pages

Danish author and poet Hans Christian Andersen is regarded as one of the most important figures in the genre of children's literature. With tales such as "The Ugly Duckling," "The Little Mermaid," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "Thumbelina," and "The Little Match Girl," Andersen has captivated generations of readers around the globe. This collection presents an array of Andersen's most beloved fairy tales.

Contents

• A Story: 9
• By the Almshouse Window: 17
• The Angel: 20
• Anne Lisbeth: 25
• The Conceited AppleBranch: 41
• Beauty of Form and Beauty of Mind: 47
• The Beetle Who Went on His Travels: 59
• The Bell: 72
• The BellDeep: 80
• The Bird of Popular Song: 86
• The Bishop of Borglum and His Warriors: 92
• The Bottle Neck: 103
• The Buckwheat: 118
• The Butterfly: 121
• A Cheerful Temper: 126
• The Child in the Grave: 132
• Childrens Prattle: 139
• The FarmYard Cock and the WeatherCock: 143
• The Daisy: 147
• The DarningNeedle: 153
• Delaying is Not Forgetting: 159
• The Drop of Water: 164
• The Dryad: 168
• Jack the Dullard: 203
• The Dumb Book: 212
• The Elf of the Rose: 215
• The Elfin Hill: 223
• The Emperors New Suit: 234
• The Fir Tree: 241
• The Flax: 254
• The Flying Trunk: 261
• The Shepherds Story of the Bond of Friendship: 271
• The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf: 283
• The Goblin and the Huckster: 293
• The Golden Treasure: 299
• The Goloshes of Fortune: 314
• She was Good for Nothing: 354
• Grandmother: 365
• A Great Grief: 368
• The Happy Family: 372
• A Leaf from Heaven: 378
• Holger Danske: 383
• Ib and Little Christina: 390
• The Ice Maiden: 408
• The Jewish Maiden: 484
• The Jumper: 491
• The Last Dream of the Old Oak: 495
• The Last Pearl: 504
• Little Claus and Big Claus: 508
• The Little ElderTree Mother: 527
• Little Idas Flowers: 539
• The Little MatchSeller: 551
• The Little Mermaid: 555
• Little Tiny or Thumbelina: 587
• Little Tuk: 603
• The Loveliest Rose in the World: 610
• The MailCoach Passengers: 614
• The Marsh Kings Daughter: 621
• The Metal Pig: 678
• The MoneyBox: 694
• What the Moon Saw: 698
• The Neighbouring Families: 747
• The Nightingale: 762
• There is No Doubt About It: 777
• In the Nursery: 781
• The Old Bachelors Nightcap: 788
• The Old Church Bell: 806
• The Old GraveStone: 814
• The Old House: 819
• What the Old Man Does is Always Right: 831
• The Old Street Lamp: 840
• OleLukOie the DreamGod: 850
• Ole the TowerKeeper: 868
• Our Aunt: 883
• The Garden of Paradise: 892
• The Pea Blossom: 914
• The Pen and the Inkstand: 920
• The Philosophers Stone: 924
• The Phoenix Bird: 946
• The Portuguese Duck: 949
• The Porters Son: 959
• Poultry Megs Family: 990
• The Princess and the Pea: 1012
• The Psyche: 1014
• The PuppetShow Man: 1034
• The Races: 1040
• The Red Shoes: 1045
• Everything in the Right Place: 1055
• A Rose from Homers Grave: 1067
• The Snail and the RoseTree: 1070
• A Story from the SandHills: 1075
• The Saucy Boy: 1127
• The Shadow: 1131
• The Shepherdess and the Sheep: 1151
• The Silver Shilling: 1159
• The ShirtCollar: 1166
• The Snow Man: 1171
• The Snow Queen: 1180
• The Snowdrop: 1227
• Something: 1234
• Soup from a Sausage Skewer: 1245
• The Storks: 1265
• The Storm Shakes the Shield: 1274
• The Story of a Mother: 1281
• The Sunbeam and the Captive: 1290
• The Swans Nest: 1292
• The Swineherd: 1295
• The Thistles Experiences: 1304
• The Thorny Road of Honor: 1311
• In a Thousand Years: 1319
• The Brave Tin Soldier: 1323
• The TinderBox: 1330
• The Toad: 1342
• The Top and Ball: 1354
• The Travelling Companion: 1358
• Two Brothers: 1385
• Two Maidens: 1389
• The Ugly Duckling: 1393
• Under the WillowTree: 1407
• In the Uttermost Parts of the Sea: 1429
• What One Can Invent: 1433
• The Wicked Prince: 1439
• The Wild Swans: 1443
• The WillOThe Wisp is in the Town Says the Moor Woman: 1465
• The Story of the Wind: 1485
• The Windmill: 1500
• The Story of the Year: 1504
• Endnotes: 1517

Bibliographic information

• Title: Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
• Author: Hans Christian Andersen
• Publisher: The Floating Press, 2010
• ISBN: 1775418758, 9781775418757
• Length: 1088 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Fiction / Short Stories (single author)