The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen

by Hans Christian Andersen

Book Overview

In her most ambitious annotated work to date, Maria Tatar celebrates the stories told by Denmark's perfect wizard and re-envisions Hans Christian Andersen as a writer who casts his spell on both children and adults. Andersen's most beloved tales, such as The Emperor's New Clothes, The Ugly Duckling, and The Little Mermaid, are now joined by The Shadow and Story of a Mother, mature stories that reveal his literary range and depth. Tatar captures the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393060810
• ISBN13: 9780393060812
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 3.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.7" x 10.1"