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The Snow Queen and Other Winter Tales
Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen" has delighted readers for more than a century and inspired numerous adaptations. This anthology gathers 100 tales that share the winter theme of Andersen's classic. In addition to stories by Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, it includes works by Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Wilde, selections from Andrew Lang's fairy books, and Alexandre Dumas's The History of a Nutcracker.
724 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1911
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Hans Christian Andersen
7,787 books3,546 followersHans 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.
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.
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February 14, 2017
3.5 stars!
September 20, 2017
This is the prettiest cover I've ever touched. I bought it and its so, so pretty. The stories are amazing and you can feel the Winter in your bones! AMAZING edition.However...I think theses fairytales are more meant for adults than children...:D
October 14, 2017
This book will keep you busy with so many tales written by a variety of authors who fall into the classic author realm. Pick this one up in hardback it is a keeper.
March 11, 2018
Beautiful collection! Perfect for a long cold winter- 5 stars
January 28, 2021
I love the imaginative and beautiful descriptions of winter throughout these stories.
Some of the tales are only included in this anthology because winter or Christmas are mentioned, and some of the translations are awkward. I liked almost half of stories a lot and the rest were either okay or no good.
But it was well worth the read, and has helped me enjoy winter even more.
The stories I really enjoyed include:
The Snow Queen
Tilly's Christmas
The Snowman
The Ice Maiden
Christmas with the Baron
The Story of a Mother
Pretty Maruschka
"Thou Wert Right, Little Dove"
The Snow-Maiden
The Old Secretary's Christmas Eve
Ripple, the Water-spirit
How Sampo Lappelil Saw The Mountain King
Jack Frost
The Star-Child
The Springtide of Love
The History of the Nutcracker
Some of the tales are only included in this anthology because winter or Christmas are mentioned, and some of the translations are awkward. I liked almost half of stories a lot and the rest were either okay or no good.
But it was well worth the read, and has helped me enjoy winter even more.
The stories I really enjoyed include:
The Snow Queen
Tilly's Christmas
The Snowman
The Ice Maiden
Christmas with the Baron
The Story of a Mother
Pretty Maruschka
"Thou Wert Right, Little Dove"
The Snow-Maiden
The Old Secretary's Christmas Eve
Ripple, the Water-spirit
How Sampo Lappelil Saw The Mountain King
Jack Frost
The Star-Child
The Springtide of Love
The History of the Nutcracker
March 9, 2020
Perfect stories for the cold Winter months. I was suprised that there was a couple Swedish tales in this one.
The snow Queen and other Winter tales get a 8.4/10 stars.
The snow Queen and other Winter tales get a 8.4/10 stars.
February 2, 2025
I will also do a video review here at my channel: http://www.youtube.com/magicofbooks
Let me start here: this bind up of "The Snow Queen and Other Winter Tales" is absolutely gorgeous! It is too pretty for words. The cover is a lovely, shiny blue and the edges of the paper are a shiny grey.
I do enjoy fairy tales, but I don't think these fairy tales were for me. I think I prefer the classic Grimm tales. They know they are dark and embrace it, and I love them for that. I went into this bind-up expecting joy and Christmas and snow. You know, light and fluffy stories to read here around the winter months. No! There was nothing but doom and gloom and death everywhere! Seriously, I was shocked. A poor little fir tree wants to be nothing more than a Christmas tree and then after the holiday is over he's chopped up into firewood. A little orphan girl freezes to death in the snow. Ugly people are all villains. Little girls are practically thrown into marriage and are totally fine with it. There is so much death and destruction in here, it's a bit insane. I can't say I enjoyed reading any of this. I was really looking forward to reading "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Anderson, and that was terribly boring. Strangely enough, the very last tale in this bind-up, "The History of the Nutcracker" by Alexandre Dumas was the only story I even remotely liked. Like I said, I love Grimm fairy tales, but this bind-up just never did it for me for whatever reason. And what's crazy too is that there are stories in here from huge authors of the time period. People like Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde and Louisa May Alcott---authors I have enjoyed in the past, and I was surprised I didn't like their stories in this either. I had a very difficult time getting through it. These tales might work for other readers, so go forth and read if you so desire.
Let me start here: this bind up of "The Snow Queen and Other Winter Tales" is absolutely gorgeous! It is too pretty for words. The cover is a lovely, shiny blue and the edges of the paper are a shiny grey.
I do enjoy fairy tales, but I don't think these fairy tales were for me. I think I prefer the classic Grimm tales. They know they are dark and embrace it, and I love them for that. I went into this bind-up expecting joy and Christmas and snow. You know, light and fluffy stories to read here around the winter months. No! There was nothing but doom and gloom and death everywhere! Seriously, I was shocked. A poor little fir tree wants to be nothing more than a Christmas tree and then after the holiday is over he's chopped up into firewood. A little orphan girl freezes to death in the snow. Ugly people are all villains. Little girls are practically thrown into marriage and are totally fine with it. There is so much death and destruction in here, it's a bit insane. I can't say I enjoyed reading any of this. I was really looking forward to reading "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Anderson, and that was terribly boring. Strangely enough, the very last tale in this bind-up, "The History of the Nutcracker" by Alexandre Dumas was the only story I even remotely liked. Like I said, I love Grimm fairy tales, but this bind-up just never did it for me for whatever reason. And what's crazy too is that there are stories in here from huge authors of the time period. People like Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde and Louisa May Alcott---authors I have enjoyed in the past, and I was surprised I didn't like their stories in this either. I had a very difficult time getting through it. These tales might work for other readers, so go forth and read if you so desire.
December 16, 2020
An incredibly beautiful volume of winter tales, bookended by Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen" and Alexandre Dumas's "The History of a Nutcracker."
The book itself is beautiful - bonded leather in ice blue with silvery gilt pages ♥ The tales are a mix of fairy tales and winter stories by the likes of Louisa May Alcott, Oscar Wilde, and Charles Dickens. The fairy tales are derived from Andrew Lang's twelve color-coded volumes of fairy tales and traditional tales from around the world.
A perfect way to welcome the season of ice and snow!
The book itself is beautiful - bonded leather in ice blue with silvery gilt pages ♥ The tales are a mix of fairy tales and winter stories by the likes of Louisa May Alcott, Oscar Wilde, and Charles Dickens. The fairy tales are derived from Andrew Lang's twelve color-coded volumes of fairy tales and traditional tales from around the world.
A perfect way to welcome the season of ice and snow!
January 23, 2024
This book was SO much fun to read, and there's a huge number of stories in here. Some of them are repetitive, but I actually found that fun because I love seeing different versions of stories. There were also several unique stories I absolutely loved. Some of these, though, are incredibly brutal- lots of animal abuse/death, one story that has a "happy ending" of a man beating his wife, etc. It's a largely fun and beautiful book and I love it for what it is, but there's a few stories in here I wouldn't reread and definitely a few I wouldn't read to kids.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 19, 2025
I just couldn’t get into this. DNF’d at page 387. So many of the fairy tale stories didn’t end on a happily ever after. Instead, after the characters went through a grueling journey, they were finally able to escape their predicament….by dying.
November 19, 2018
The book contained multiple tales and tales that you can share with other people and share around the campfire. Some of the stories were about horror and some of them were emotional on how christmas was for different characters, and should receive 5 out of 5 stars. My three main reasons for this rating is because it was about fantasy,emotional, and some were about the origins of christmas, nutcracker, the snow queen and other tales.
If I were to rate just the first ⅓ of the book, I would give that part 5 out of 5 stars mostly because it had a variety of tales and some characters interconnect with other tales. The characters are very descriptive and gave background stories of each character. The way the authors tells the story is having different themes and having different styles of the stories. The readers are effectively introduced to different cultural tales and themes of each story. And my favorite story of this section was the snow queen because I love how the characters are expressed in this novel and the little sister Gerda saved her big brother kay from the evil snow queen.
For the second ⅓ of the book, I would rate it 5 out of 5 stars mostly because The story of the Fir-Tree was frightening and funny because the story talks about a pine tree that is taken into a house that the children and family decorates for christmas . The tree is then taken into the village and then chopped up and placed in a fireplace where he is burning up alive. I noticed that the author uses very descriptive language to describe the tree’s life and when it is dying in the fireplace. He uses words like POP-POP to describe the scene and how for each shot of the popping sound he signed and wished to stayed back in the forest where is was cold and when he was young. This story was very interesting because it brought a lot of imagery and a dark story of trees during christmas.
Finally, in the last ⅓ of the book, I would give it a 5 out of 5 stars because is was a beautiful story. The story is called Jack Frost (traditional Russian Tale) and was actually similar to the cinderella story. The story began with a young girl that grew up with a step mom and two sisters. The mother did not like Martha and everyday make her work harder then ever, she only cared about her two daughters, Pasha and Masha. One day the mother said that her daughters must get married and become rich , but not Martha. The daughters did not find any good man to marry, so the mother told her husband to leave martha in the woods and let her freeze to death. The husband did as he was told and told her to stay under the pine tree. She did as she was told and waited and soon was freezing to death, then Jack frost came and asked the maiden , “Are you warm Pretty Maiden? Are you warm?”. She replied by saying her was Burning because she was freezing and thought that she was getting warmed. Jack frost gave her his coat and she went back to being Rich with present. The mother had an idea and sent her other daughters to fo the same, but the two girls were rude when they meet Jack Frost and resulted in there punishment of Jack Frost touching them and they died. When the mother sent the father to fetch her daughters they were dead and the mother was blaming her husband but then thought of her actions. Martha was then Married and lived Happily Ever After. My favorite part of this ending was that the cruel people receive their punishment and the good receive a happy life .After reading this book, I have grown as a reader because now I know different stories that you can read during the winter and traditional stories. Every story in the book have different messages and some are very touchy and some just tell you the truth about our life and how sometimes good and evil are not the same, and everything comes with a price. In conclusion, I would recommend this book for my peers because some of the stories were meant for kids but are actually to brutal and some are beautiful, and it would be a good christmas and horror story and all the storie have different message that can help you in the real world.
If I were to rate just the first ⅓ of the book, I would give that part 5 out of 5 stars mostly because it had a variety of tales and some characters interconnect with other tales. The characters are very descriptive and gave background stories of each character. The way the authors tells the story is having different themes and having different styles of the stories. The readers are effectively introduced to different cultural tales and themes of each story. And my favorite story of this section was the snow queen because I love how the characters are expressed in this novel and the little sister Gerda saved her big brother kay from the evil snow queen.
For the second ⅓ of the book, I would rate it 5 out of 5 stars mostly because The story of the Fir-Tree was frightening and funny because the story talks about a pine tree that is taken into a house that the children and family decorates for christmas . The tree is then taken into the village and then chopped up and placed in a fireplace where he is burning up alive. I noticed that the author uses very descriptive language to describe the tree’s life and when it is dying in the fireplace. He uses words like POP-POP to describe the scene and how for each shot of the popping sound he signed and wished to stayed back in the forest where is was cold and when he was young. This story was very interesting because it brought a lot of imagery and a dark story of trees during christmas.
Finally, in the last ⅓ of the book, I would give it a 5 out of 5 stars because is was a beautiful story. The story is called Jack Frost (traditional Russian Tale) and was actually similar to the cinderella story. The story began with a young girl that grew up with a step mom and two sisters. The mother did not like Martha and everyday make her work harder then ever, she only cared about her two daughters, Pasha and Masha. One day the mother said that her daughters must get married and become rich , but not Martha. The daughters did not find any good man to marry, so the mother told her husband to leave martha in the woods and let her freeze to death. The husband did as he was told and told her to stay under the pine tree. She did as she was told and waited and soon was freezing to death, then Jack frost came and asked the maiden , “Are you warm Pretty Maiden? Are you warm?”. She replied by saying her was Burning because she was freezing and thought that she was getting warmed. Jack frost gave her his coat and she went back to being Rich with present. The mother had an idea and sent her other daughters to fo the same, but the two girls were rude when they meet Jack Frost and resulted in there punishment of Jack Frost touching them and they died. When the mother sent the father to fetch her daughters they were dead and the mother was blaming her husband but then thought of her actions. Martha was then Married and lived Happily Ever After. My favorite part of this ending was that the cruel people receive their punishment and the good receive a happy life .After reading this book, I have grown as a reader because now I know different stories that you can read during the winter and traditional stories. Every story in the book have different messages and some are very touchy and some just tell you the truth about our life and how sometimes good and evil are not the same, and everything comes with a price. In conclusion, I would recommend this book for my peers because some of the stories were meant for kids but are actually to brutal and some are beautiful, and it would be a good christmas and horror story and all the storie have different message that can help you in the real world.
March 31, 2016
This is a delightful book of fairy tales and folk tales from traditional authors (Hans Christian Andersen and the Grimm Brothers) and a variety of cultures. An added pleasure was the inclusion of short selections from such well known authors as Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Louisa May Alcott, and Alexandre Dumas. I particularly enjoyed the last selection, Dumas' History of a Nutcracker.
September 22, 2019
When I got this book i half expected to be butchered in some way shape or form but it was put together well in its entirety when I was reading it it made me extremely calm and centered and the full tale of the ice queen was very intriguing. I would highly recommend this to anyone who needs a chill back kind of book.
December 31, 2025
A beautiful collection of Winter Tales, perfect for reading in the cold Winter months.
This book is bursting with a fantastic range of fairy and folk tales from a variety of cultures; Magyar, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Slovakian, and many more. The inclusion of short stories by known authors such as Oscar Wilde and Louisa May Alcott really flesh out the diversity of the stories, with some concerning Christmas and others about Winter in general.
The book opens with The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson, which was my first time reading the story. I enjoyed it, but was surprised at how different it was from the more modern iterations I've come across. The ending tale, A History of the Nutcracker by Alexandre Dumas, was by far my favourite story within the entire volume.
Now, while I enjoyed the book overall, I must address, in my opinion, some of its faults. The edition I read was the Barnes and Noble Collectable one and while the book itself is stunning with its beautiful light-blue-bonded leather cover dotted with winter scenes and silver gilt, I do feel that of the 100 or so tales gathered in this volume, some could have been chosen with perhaps a bit more care, as around 20ish of the stories were basically repeats with only names and small events being changed.
Now I am aware that this is the nature of fairy and folk tales, as each new generation tends to change details to make the stories fresh, but I do feel that the saying 'Quality over Quantity' should have been used during the selection process. The only other criticism I can give in the same vain, is that this edition would have benefited by having illustrations included to break up the 724 pages of text.
Overall, I did enjoy the book and would recommend it.
This book is bursting with a fantastic range of fairy and folk tales from a variety of cultures; Magyar, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Slovakian, and many more. The inclusion of short stories by known authors such as Oscar Wilde and Louisa May Alcott really flesh out the diversity of the stories, with some concerning Christmas and others about Winter in general.
The book opens with The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson, which was my first time reading the story. I enjoyed it, but was surprised at how different it was from the more modern iterations I've come across. The ending tale, A History of the Nutcracker by Alexandre Dumas, was by far my favourite story within the entire volume.
Now, while I enjoyed the book overall, I must address, in my opinion, some of its faults. The edition I read was the Barnes and Noble Collectable one and while the book itself is stunning with its beautiful light-blue-bonded leather cover dotted with winter scenes and silver gilt, I do feel that of the 100 or so tales gathered in this volume, some could have been chosen with perhaps a bit more care, as around 20ish of the stories were basically repeats with only names and small events being changed.
Now I am aware that this is the nature of fairy and folk tales, as each new generation tends to change details to make the stories fresh, but I do feel that the saying 'Quality over Quantity' should have been used during the selection process. The only other criticism I can give in the same vain, is that this edition would have benefited by having illustrations included to break up the 724 pages of text.
Overall, I did enjoy the book and would recommend it.
February 2, 2021
It was a perfect read for winter time! I received this for Christmas back in 2018. While I did not read every single story in this, what's nice about it is just that--to have plenty of stories to choose from in here. The imagery of these stories takes your breath away! There were stories I haven't heard of and ones I finally had the chance to read! Ones that I rather not read again because they were either too sad or disturbing What's awesome is how not every story in here is not even from the twentieth century. Definitely a collection I'd re-read! It encourages me to check out the other fairy books!
November 5, 2025
The Snow Queen and Other Winter Tales is a large collection of fairy tales, a lot of which were pretty underwhelming. Even the cover story, The Snow Queen, was not memorable, however, there was one story which was fantastic. The Little Match Girl by H.C. Andersen is an iconic fairy tale, and one that I have not read in 20 years. Reading it again, made me realize just how great this short story is, and made me appreciate the plays we did of it back in elementary school. There were not many bangers in this collection, however, that one will stick with me.
February 24, 2024
a real mixed bag. some of the stories were a little boring, others were really quite sweet and/or enjoyable. Think it would be great for kids at bedtime, but as a 30+ year old reading for herself, some of the stories just dragged on a little. It contains stories but some of the worlds greatest writers: Hans Christian Anderson, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens. The inclusion of a Native American tale was really great.
February 2, 2021
I read The Snow Queen, The Selfish Giant, and a few other stories from this Winter-themed compendium to my daughter. The Snow Queen has always been one of my favorite stories and The Selfish Giant is one I grew up with the 1971 cartoon adaptation instead of the written story but it's word for word the same and was quite nostalgic.
April 6, 2024
I love a good fairy tale and this was a very good one. The snow queen lives in a world of ice and snow. Garda finds Kay, their relationship is everlasting, their great friends. The characters show loyalty and friendships. After a long journey in the cold snow, they finally get back to their home town with warmth and sun.
December 18, 2021
Zooo mooi, de verschillende verhalen het prachtige boek, alles! Het ene verhaal is mooier en boeiender dan het andere, maar de verzameling van klassiekers in combinatie met volksverhalen is echt een aanrader.
February 14, 2024
This is a wonderful book with a range of different stories. If you love fairytales, want to get into the festive spirit or want the perfect book for drinking hot chocolate on a cold day whilst you rest near a fire, this book is for you.
March 22, 2020
A wonderful collection! Some stories were a little dull, but some were absolute favorites so I think it evens out. I highly recommend Heart of Ice from the Green Fairy Book.
December 18, 2020
Hmmm 🤔 I can see how this story inspired so many others, but I cannot say that I particularly enjoyed this original version.
July 12, 2022
Quite the collection of tales. If you like short stories focused on colder times or colder days, you'll enjoy this.
February 14, 2023
Read just the snow queen with my 7 year old son- brought back childhood memories for me. Now on to the next story ...😊
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July 18, 2025Contents:
The Snow Queen-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.
4* - Snow-White and Rose-Red (From The Blue Fairy Book)
The King of the Swans (Traditional German Tale).
Heart of Ice (From The Green Fairy Book).
My Lady Legend (Traditional Swedish Tale).
The Fir-Tree-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Three Dwarfs (From The Red Fairy Book)
The Selfish Giant-OscAR WILDE
Lasse's Fur Overcoat (Traditional Swedish Tale)
The Treasure (Traditional Russian Tale).
The Story of the Year-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.
Little Lasse (From The Lilac Fairy Book).
The Christmas Spruce-Tree (Traditional Swedish Tale)
How the Beggar Boy Turned into Count Piro (From The Crimson Fairy Book)
How the Mice Are Whistling (Traditional German Tale)
Under the Willow Tree-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.
Jack Dreadnought (Traditional Magyar Tale)
Tilly's Christmas-LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
Adventures of an Indian Brave (From The Orange Fairy Book).
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse- PETER CHRISTEN ASBJORNSEN.
Twelve by the Mail-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Elf Maiden (From The Brown Fairy Book)
The Three Wishes (Traditional Spanish Tale).
A Christmas Miracle-HARRISON S. MORRIS
House Island (Traditional Norwegian Tale)
The Little Match Girl-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton-CHARLES DICKENS
The Rich Brother and the Poor Brother (From The Lilac Fairy Book)
What the Christmas Star Sees (Traditional Danish Tale)
The Strange Adventures of Little Maia (From The Olive Fairy Book)
The Snowman-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Underground Workers (From The Violet Fairy Book)
Christmas with the Baron-ANGELO M. LEWIS
Rübezahl (From The Brown Fairy Book).
The King o' the Cats (Traditional English Tale)
The Goblin and the Huckster-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Headless Dwarfs (From The Violet Fairy Book)
The Quern at the Bottom of the Sea-PETER CHRISTEN ASBJORNSEN.
How Little Brother Set Free His Big Brothers
(From The Brown Fairy Book)
The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership (From The Yellow Fairy Book)
The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Niels and the Giants (From The Crimson Fairy Book)
The Lime-Tree (Traditional Russian Tale)
The Story of a Mother-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Andras Baive (From The Orange Fairy Book)
How Geirald the Coward Was Punished (From The Brown Fairy Book) •
At the Uttermost Parts of the Sea-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Snow-Daughter and the Fire-Son (From The Yellow Fairy Book)
The Happy Prince-OscAR WILDE
The Stones of Plouhinec (From The Lilac Fairy Book)
My Own Self (Traditional English Tale)
The Last Dream of the Old Oak-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Six Hungry Beasts (From The Crimson Fairy Book)
Pretty Maruschka (Traditional Slovakian Tale).
The Owl and the Eagle (From The Orange Fairy Book)
How Grannas-Nils Became Such a Hero (Traditional Swedish Tale) ...
The Metal Pig-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
How the Stalos Were Tricked (From The Orange Fairy Book)
A Hoax (Traditional Russian Tale) .
The Frost-King; or, The Power of Love -LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
Ian, the Soldier's Son (From The Orange Fairy Book)
5* - The Elves-THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Well Done, Ill Paid —PETER CHRISTEN ASBJORNSEN
The Ice Maiden-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Boy Who Found Fear at Last (From The Olive Fairy Book)
A Christmas Tree-CHARLES DICKENS
The Language of Beasts (From The Crimson Fairy Book)
At the Mole's Court (Traditional Swedish Tale).
The Bird of Popular Song - HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
"Thou Wert Right, Little Dove" (Traditional Swedish Tale).
The Fox and the Lapp (From The Brown Fairy Book)
Joel's Talk with Santa Claus —EUGENE FIELD
The Bishop of Börglum and His Kinsmen—
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Strange Guests (Traditional Native American Tale) The Cat on the Dovrefell-PETER CHRISTEN ASBJORNSEN
The Elfin Hill-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Nightingale and the Rose-OscAR WILDE.
The Snow-Maiden (Traditional Russian Tale).
The Old Bachelor's Nightcap-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Old Secretary's Christmas Eve (Traditional Swedish Tale).
Ripple, the Water-Spirit-LoUIsA MAY ALCOTT.
The Snowdrop, or Summer-Geck-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.
Prince Ring (From The Yellow Fairy Book)
An Old-Fashioned Christmas Eve—
PETER CHRISTEN ASBJORNSEN. .
The Thistle's Experiences-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Witch-Dancer's Doom (Traditional Breton Tale)
What Christmas Is as We Grow Older-CHARLES DICKENS
How Sampo Lappelil Saw the Mountain King (Traditional Swedish Tale) ..
Ole the Tower-Keeper-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Jack Frost (Traditional Russian Tale) . .
The Enchanted Watch (From The Green Fairy Book)
Poultry Meg's Family-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Star-Child-OscAr WILDE.
The Peasant Wife Who Was So Discontented
(Traditional Swedish Tale)
Removing-Day-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Manabozho the Wolf (Traditional Native American Tale)
Snowflake (Traditional German Tale) .
The Springtide of Love-PLEYDELL NORTH
The Forest Trees (Traditional Swedish Tale).
The History of a Nutcracker-ALEXANDRE DUMAS
The Snow Queen-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.
4* - Snow-White and Rose-Red (From The Blue Fairy Book)
The King of the Swans (Traditional German Tale).
Heart of Ice (From The Green Fairy Book).
My Lady Legend (Traditional Swedish Tale).
The Fir-Tree-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Three Dwarfs (From The Red Fairy Book)
The Selfish Giant-OscAR WILDE
Lasse's Fur Overcoat (Traditional Swedish Tale)
The Treasure (Traditional Russian Tale).
The Story of the Year-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.
Little Lasse (From The Lilac Fairy Book).
The Christmas Spruce-Tree (Traditional Swedish Tale)
How the Beggar Boy Turned into Count Piro (From The Crimson Fairy Book)
How the Mice Are Whistling (Traditional German Tale)
Under the Willow Tree-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.
Jack Dreadnought (Traditional Magyar Tale)
Tilly's Christmas-LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
Adventures of an Indian Brave (From The Orange Fairy Book).
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse- PETER CHRISTEN ASBJORNSEN.
Twelve by the Mail-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Elf Maiden (From The Brown Fairy Book)
The Three Wishes (Traditional Spanish Tale).
A Christmas Miracle-HARRISON S. MORRIS
House Island (Traditional Norwegian Tale)
The Little Match Girl-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton-CHARLES DICKENS
The Rich Brother and the Poor Brother (From The Lilac Fairy Book)
What the Christmas Star Sees (Traditional Danish Tale)
The Strange Adventures of Little Maia (From The Olive Fairy Book)
The Snowman-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Underground Workers (From The Violet Fairy Book)
Christmas with the Baron-ANGELO M. LEWIS
Rübezahl (From The Brown Fairy Book).
The King o' the Cats (Traditional English Tale)
The Goblin and the Huckster-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Headless Dwarfs (From The Violet Fairy Book)
The Quern at the Bottom of the Sea-PETER CHRISTEN ASBJORNSEN.
How Little Brother Set Free His Big Brothers
(From The Brown Fairy Book)
The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership (From The Yellow Fairy Book)
The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Niels and the Giants (From The Crimson Fairy Book)
The Lime-Tree (Traditional Russian Tale)
The Story of a Mother-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Andras Baive (From The Orange Fairy Book)
How Geirald the Coward Was Punished (From The Brown Fairy Book) •
At the Uttermost Parts of the Sea-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Snow-Daughter and the Fire-Son (From The Yellow Fairy Book)
The Happy Prince-OscAR WILDE
The Stones of Plouhinec (From The Lilac Fairy Book)
My Own Self (Traditional English Tale)
The Last Dream of the Old Oak-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Six Hungry Beasts (From The Crimson Fairy Book)
Pretty Maruschka (Traditional Slovakian Tale).
The Owl and the Eagle (From The Orange Fairy Book)
How Grannas-Nils Became Such a Hero (Traditional Swedish Tale) ...
The Metal Pig-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
How the Stalos Were Tricked (From The Orange Fairy Book)
A Hoax (Traditional Russian Tale) .
The Frost-King; or, The Power of Love -LOUISA MAY ALCOTT
Ian, the Soldier's Son (From The Orange Fairy Book)
5* - The Elves-THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Well Done, Ill Paid —PETER CHRISTEN ASBJORNSEN
The Ice Maiden-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Boy Who Found Fear at Last (From The Olive Fairy Book)
A Christmas Tree-CHARLES DICKENS
The Language of Beasts (From The Crimson Fairy Book)
At the Mole's Court (Traditional Swedish Tale).
The Bird of Popular Song - HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
"Thou Wert Right, Little Dove" (Traditional Swedish Tale).
The Fox and the Lapp (From The Brown Fairy Book)
Joel's Talk with Santa Claus —EUGENE FIELD
The Bishop of Börglum and His Kinsmen—
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Strange Guests (Traditional Native American Tale) The Cat on the Dovrefell-PETER CHRISTEN ASBJORNSEN
The Elfin Hill-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Nightingale and the Rose-OscAR WILDE.
The Snow-Maiden (Traditional Russian Tale).
The Old Bachelor's Nightcap-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Old Secretary's Christmas Eve (Traditional Swedish Tale).
Ripple, the Water-Spirit-LoUIsA MAY ALCOTT.
The Snowdrop, or Summer-Geck-HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.
Prince Ring (From The Yellow Fairy Book)
An Old-Fashioned Christmas Eve—
PETER CHRISTEN ASBJORNSEN. .
The Thistle's Experiences-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Witch-Dancer's Doom (Traditional Breton Tale)
What Christmas Is as We Grow Older-CHARLES DICKENS
How Sampo Lappelil Saw the Mountain King (Traditional Swedish Tale) ..
Ole the Tower-Keeper-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Jack Frost (Traditional Russian Tale) . .
The Enchanted Watch (From The Green Fairy Book)
Poultry Meg's Family-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
The Star-Child-OscAr WILDE.
The Peasant Wife Who Was So Discontented
(Traditional Swedish Tale)
Removing-Day-HANs CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Manabozho the Wolf (Traditional Native American Tale)
Snowflake (Traditional German Tale) .
The Springtide of Love-PLEYDELL NORTH
The Forest Trees (Traditional Swedish Tale).
The History of a Nutcracker-ALEXANDRE DUMAS
May 20, 2023
Loved the diversity, but some stories were a bit too religious imo (of course, these are 19th century Christmas/winter fairy tales so it's not that surprising I suppose). I absolutely love Christmas, so when I read this book in March/April, the stories collected in The Snow Queen and Other Winter Tales really made me wish it was Christmas already.
April 22, 2018
I loved the stories inside of the book. I was able to imagine everything I read. Honestly when I'm able to imagine all of those stories I get excited, because there aren't many stories that allow me to 100% do that.
May 18, 2017
These tales are wonderful. Love the Snow Queen. It's become one of my favorites, easily in the top 5 fairy tales.
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