The Little Mermaid and Other Tales

by Hans Christian Andersen

An illustrated edition of The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales, which contains four tales - The Little Mermaid / The Tinder Box / Great Claus and Little Claus / The Swineherd - is accompanied by an audio cassette of actress Suzanne Toren reading The Little Mermaid.

272 pages, Hardcover

Published October 22, 2024

About the author

Hans Christian Andersen (often referred to in Scandinavia as H.C. Andersen) was a Danish author and poet. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories — called eventyr, or "fairy-tales" — express themes that transcend age and nationality.

Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. Some of his most famous fairy tales include "The Little Mermaid", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Nightingale", "The Emperor's New Clothes" and many more. His stories have inspired plays, ballets, and both live-action and animated films.

Reviews

[Lorie LovesBooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautiful edition of Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tales, I loved the Wild Swans best, and I did not remember reading about the Dream God before. The illustrations are adorable in black and white.

[Eren · Rating 3 out of 5]

İngilizce kitap okumaya bu kitapla başladım, umarım devamını getiririm. Küçüklükten beri bildiğimiz masalları İngilizce okumak da hoş oldu. Keşke biraz daha masal olsaydı ama.
Dili çok anlaşılırdı tüm masalların çünkü kitabın İngilizce seviyesi düşüktü. En beğendiğim masal da Deniz Kızı oldu.