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Fairy Tales

by Hans Christian Andersen

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The life and times of Hans Christian Andersen.
  dankhaus | May 8, 2013 |
Pretty miniature version of an Andersen collection. Readable with a magnifying glass. ( )
  Rubygarnet | Mar 22, 2012 |
Now that I have a son, I have a renewed interest in children's books, particularly these great Puffin Classics editions, which are inexpensive but a pleasure to look at and read. This slim collection -- not comprehensive, by any means, spans the whole of Andersen's career, and are a mix of his most famous tales and some more obscure ones.

Reading these now, I am struck by how melancholy and quietly beautiful many of these stories are. Some of the later tales particularly stand out, probably because I had never read them before. These include a charming story about two snails wondering what it would be like to be cooked and served on a silver platter, as their ancestors were ("The Happy Family"), and a story about a goblin torn between the need for physical sustenance and sustenance of the soul ("The Goblin at the Grocer's"). But my favorite story remains "The Nightingale," about the power of music and the importance of freedom. I owned a beautifully illustrated version of that story as a child (I would love to find a copy now).

The notes in this edition are suppled by Jan Pienkowski, who can be over-effusive, even gushing, about the stories, but who does provide some insightful details about Andersen's life and why his fairy tales were so unique and enduring. There are also some reading comprehension exercises for younger readers. ( )
  sturlington | Dec 11, 2011 |
Book Description: Franklin Library 1977. AN/NONE. Limited edition, LIKE NEW full butterscotch leather with gold decorations, all edges gilt, silk end papers. ; 8vo. Illustrated by Robert Lo Grippo. 1st Thus edition. Binding is Hardcover; First Printing.
  Czrbr | Jun 7, 2010 |
Children's fairy tales but not what has been watered down and added with cutesy animals. Not as graphic as some versions of the old tales, but a good collection of the tales from this master storyteller. ( )
  gingerzing | Oct 31, 2007 |
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A soldier came marching along the road, left, right, left, right. (from “The Tinder Box”)
No one in the whole world knows so many stories as Ole Lukoie!
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A collection of sixteen fairy-tales from Hans Christian Andersen, including: The Tinder-Box / Great Claus and Little Claus / The Real Princess / The Hardy Tin Soldier / The Flying Trunk / Ole Luk-Oie / The Swineherd / The Nightingale / The Snow Queen / The Red Shoes / The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep / The Shadow / The Shirt Collar / The Botttle-Neck / The Elder Tree Mother / The Story of a Mother.
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A collection of twelve fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen.

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