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Publisher Description
Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional fairy tales—with an anarchic twist—but many of his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination. The thirty stories here range from exuberant early works such as "The Tinderbox" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" through poignant masterpieces such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling," to more subversive later tales such as "The Ice maiden" and "The Wood Nymph." • A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps, rough front, and luxurious packaging
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"this book is a slightly strange version of the diseny in which the princess ends up happy whereas in this one the are alot of bald sisters and knmives its an ok book but i read it when i was very little and i definately preferred the simple diseny version even though tjhis was the original."
— liibzy (4 out of 5 stars)
Fairy Tales Listener Reviews
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" My favorite story was The Little Mermaid. "
— Hannah, 8/22/2013 -
" Hah hah! Only kidding. This story is waaaaaay too disturbing for children! "
— Jessica, 7/19/2013 -
" This is such a great book my favorite part of the book was the story of the Little Mermaid even though I still prefer Disney's version way much better. "
— Sara, 6/20/2013 -
" So eclectic, so unexpected, so visionary! "
— Jonathan, 5/9/2013 -
" Beautiful story and enchanting descriptions. I would definitely read this again! "
— Hope, 3/27/2013 -
" The Little Mermaid and other tales is a collection of wonderful classic fairy tales in teir untouched form. My favorite stories are The little Mermaid, The Little Match Girl, and The Rose Elf. All rolled (with more) into one must-have collection. "
— Elizabeth, 3/12/2013 -
" This is the depressing closer to the original version with religious overtones! Sweet! Keep Victorian ideals out of your kid's fairy tales with this copy! (I am not even being sarcastic really). "
— Nichole, 1/3/2013 -
" Surprised to find that the real version of this story does not end happily ever after. Worried about which other stories disney has adulterated. "
— Charlotte, 6/28/2012 -
" These are the original fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen and much darker without all happy endings like the disney versions. But love the emporers clothes and the princess and the pea. "
— Laurie, 6/13/2012 -
" did not finish. i didn't feel the stories were appropriate for my children. "
— Erin, 5/21/2012 -
" I like it. and I read it stm. "
— laaya, 10/28/2011 -
" I loved the detail and simplicity in all of these stories. Great fairy tales! "
— cassie, 7/20/2011 -
" These are the real fairy tales and not all of them end up happy ever after. Sometimes things do not always work out as we had hoped. Still Hans Christian Andersen was a wonderful story teller and I love his work. "
— Kathleen, 6/4/2011 -
" Most amazing fairy tales. The symbolism in each story is what really hooks me every time :D "
— Allison, 5/15/2011 -
" Some stories are quite deep and many, many of them are very sad, when dealing with the harsh reality of life. "
— Xdyj, 5/11/2011 -
" My first introduction to the world of Faerie, and life has never been the same since. This was one of only a few books in my home as I was growing up. I read it over and over again. "
— Pauline, 4/14/2011 -
" Wonderful turns of phrase that really light up what we think are well known tales, but when we re-read them find them very rich, fresh and wonderfully sustaining for our journeys through the seeming imaginative deserts of adulthood. Get ma drift? "
— Michael, 3/24/2011 -
" Golly, but some Fairy Tales are grusome. Some of the tales I've also sort of known the story, but not read it, so that was fun. On to Grimm's Fairy Tales next. "
— Kathryn, 3/6/2011 -
" my favorite book of all time. OF ALL TIME! "
— Elisa, 2/24/2011 -
" Every person who is trying to learn about economics and/or financing must read !! "
— Anjali, 2/18/2011 -
" Good reading ? i love it ! "
— Quincess, 2/17/2011 -
" im more of a grimmes fairytale kinda girl.. christian Anderson is too religious for my taste "
— Deviant, 2/6/2011 -
" I wonder if Hans Christian Anderson had a sad life. He wrote a lot of sad stories. I really like all the stories in this book, but my favorite is "The Emperor's New Clothes." It is just hilarious. "
— Sloane, 2/5/2011
About Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was born in Odense, Denmark, the son of a poor shoemaker and a washerwoman. As a young teenager, he became quite well known in Odense as a reciter of drama and as a singer. When he was fourteen, he set off for the capital, Copenhagen, determined to become a national success on the stage. He failed miserably, but made some influential friends in the capital who got him into school to remedy his lack of proper education. In 1829 his first book was published. After that, books came out at regular intervals. His stories began to be translated into English as early as 1846. Since then, numerous editions, and more recently Hollywood songs and Disney cartoons, have helped to ensure the continuing popularity of the stories in the English-speaking world.
About the Narrators
Kate Reading has recorded hundreds of audiobooks across many genres, over a thirty year plus career. Audie Awards: The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter (mystery), Breasts (non-fiction), Bellwether (fiction), and Words of Radiance (fantasy). Among other awards, she has been recognized with: the ALA Booklist best of 2019 for Bowlaway (fiction), AudioFile Magazine Voice of the Century, Earphones Awards, Narrator of the Year, Best Voice in Science Fiction and Fantasy, and Publisher’s Weekly’s Listen-Up Award. She records at her home studio, Madison Productions, Inc., in Maryland.
Kate Reading, named an AudioFile Golden Voice, has recorded hundreds of audiobooks across many genres, over a thirty–year plus career and won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. Among other awards, she has been recognized as an AudioFile Magazine Voice of the Century, Narrator of the Year, Best Voice in Science Fiction and Fantasy, and winner of an Publisher’s Weekly’s Listen-Up Award. She records at her home studio, Madison Productions, Inc., in Maryland.
Simon Vance (a.k.a. Robert Whitfield) is an award-winning actor and narrator. He has earned more than fifty Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration thirteen times. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. He is also an actor who has appeared on both stage and television.