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This handsome and easy-to-read mini edition features eight tales from beloved storyteller Hans Christian Andersen and pairs old favorites, including "Thumbelina" and "The Emperor's New Clothes," with lesser-known tales, such as "The Sandman" and "The Jumper." Acclaimed children's... Read Full Overview

Some of our most well-known tales were originated by the pen of Hans Christian Andersen. A prolific writer, Andersen's oeuvre includes plays, novels, and poems but he is most well-regarded for his fairy tales. Stories such as "The Princess and the Pea"," "The Ugly Duckling,"... Read Full Overview

Escoger los cuentos m s representativos de Hans Christian Andersen ha supuesto un verdadero reto, ya que escribi cerca de doscientos: este libro incluye una maravillosa selecci n de los m s memorables en sus versiones originales. Sus or genes humildes y la pobreza extrema que... Read Full Overview

The Princess and the Pea, The Little Mermaid, and other great Andersen fairy tales have enchanted children since the first ones appeared in Danish in the 1830s and '40s. Spink's translation into English is widely recognized as the finest, and the new Everyman's Library edition... Read Full Overview

This beautiful collection of Hans Christian Andersen's 1932 fairy tale anthology is illustrated by the masterful Arthur Rackham.

Danish poet and author, Hans Christian Andersen always wrote fairy tales in his unique, colloquial style. His charming moral... Read Full Overview

Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm have delighted, terrified, and inspired generations of readers. Fairy Tales brings together many of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's best-known and loved works, including "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," "Little Red Riding Hood," and "Rumpelstiltskin."... Read Full Overview

On the bicentennial of Hans Christian Andersen's birth, this collection takes Andersen out of the nursery and places him squarely in the literary pantheon. While Andersen's tales continue to seize the imagination with their singular blend of simplicity, eccentricity, and charm,... Read Full Overview

A new selection of 30 tales to mark the 200 year anniversary of Andersen's birth in 2005. Tiina Nunnally's sparkling translation captures the rawness and immediacy of Andersen's style, for the first time enabling English readers to be as startled and amazed as his original readers... Read Full Overview