The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales

Hans Christian Andersen

Gramercy Books, 1984 - Fiction - 803 pages

Lilly Owens, ed. Illustrated edition of 159 cherished tales that have enchanted readers for generations. Includes The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes, Snow Queen, all uncut with beautiful illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Hans Richter, et al. 60 B& W illustrations. 816 pages.

Contents

• The Brave Tin Soldier: 12
• The Storks: 27
• OleLukOie the DreamGod: 44

About the author

Hans Christian Andersen, one of the best known figures in literature, is best know for combining traditional folk tales with his own great imagination to produce fairy tales known to most children today. The Danish writer was born in the slums of Odense. Although he was raised in poverty, he eventually attended Copenhagen University. Although Andersen wrote poems, plays and books, he is best known for his Fairy Tales and Other Stories, written between 1835 and 1872. This work includes such famous tales as The Emperor's New Clothes, Little Ugly Duckling, The Tinderbox, Little Claus and Big Claus, Princess and the Pea, The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, The Nightingale, The Story of a Mother and The Swineherd. Andersen's greatest work is still influential today, helping mold some of the works of writers ranging from Charles Dickens to Oscar Wilde and inspiring many of the works of Disney and other motion pictures. Andersen, who traveled greatly during his life, died in his home in Rolighed on August 4, 1875.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
• Author: Hans Christian Andersen
• Editor: Lily Owens
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Gramercy Books, 1984
• ISBN: 0517092913, 9780517092910
• Length: 803 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / Classics; Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General; Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General; Juvenile Fiction / Short Stories