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HANS ANDERSEN'S TALES Vol. 2 - 29 Illustrated Children's Stories: Classic Children's Stories by master story-teller Hans C Andersen
In this second volume you will find a further 29 illustrated children’s stories by the master story-teller - Hans Christian Andersen. This present volume is the second of the selected stories from Hans Andersen. Together both books include what, out of a larger number, are the cream of Andersen’s “crop”. "The Ice Maiden", “The Little Mermaid” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes” set the standards for folklorists, authors and story-tellers worldwide and have all since become children’s classics. "The Sandhills of Jutland", another volume by Andersen, was pronounced by John Ruskin to be “the most perfect story” that he knew.
The tales in this volume are:
The Flax
The Daisy
The Pea Blossom
The Storks
The Wild Swans
The Last Dream Of The Old Oak
The Portuguese Duck
The Snow Man
The Farmyard Cock And The Weathercock
The Red Shoes
The Little Mermaid
Buckwheat
What Happened To The Thistle
The Pen And The Inkstand
The Teapot
Soup From A Sausage Skewer
What The Goodman Does Is Always Right
The Old Street Lamp
The Shepherdess And The Chimney Sweep
The Drop Of Water
The Swineherd
The Metal Pig
The Flying Trunk
The Butterfly
The Goblin And The Huckster
Everything In Its Right Place
The Real Princess
The Emperor's New Clothes
Great Claus And Little Claus
The power of his tales to charm and elevate runs like a living thread through whatever he writes. In the two books, the first of which is presented here, they have met the tests and held an undiminishing popularity among the best children's books. They have set the standard, and their place in permanent literature will grow wider and more secure as time passes. Only a few children's authors will be ranked among the Immortals, and Hans Andersen is without a doubt one of them.
It adds a charm to the little stories of these two volumes to know that the genial author travelled widely for a man of his time and everywhere he went he was urged to tell the tales himself. Even though he had become world famous, he did with equal measures of charm and grace in the kitchens of the humble and in the courts of nobles and palaces of kings.
As was said in the preface to the first volume, wherever there are children, the stories of Hans Christian Andersen will be read and loved for a long time yet.
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The tales in this volume are:
The Flax
The Daisy
The Pea Blossom
The Storks
The Wild Swans
The Last Dream Of The Old Oak
The Portuguese Duck
The Snow Man
The Farmyard Cock And The Weathercock
The Red Shoes
The Little Mermaid
Buckwheat
What Happened To The Thistle
The Pen And The Inkstand
The Teapot
Soup From A Sausage Skewer
What The Goodman Does Is Always Right
The Old Street Lamp
The Shepherdess And The Chimney Sweep
The Drop Of Water
The Swineherd
The Metal Pig
The Flying Trunk
The Butterfly
The Goblin And The Huckster
Everything In Its Right Place
The Real Princess
The Emperor's New Clothes
Great Claus And Little Claus
The power of his tales to charm and elevate runs like a living thread through whatever he writes. In the two books, the first of which is presented here, they have met the tests and held an undiminishing popularity among the best children's books. They have set the standard, and their place in permanent literature will grow wider and more secure as time passes. Only a few children's authors will be ranked among the Immortals, and Hans Andersen is without a doubt one of them.
It adds a charm to the little stories of these two volumes to know that the genial author travelled widely for a man of his time and everywhere he went he was urged to tell the tales himself. Even though he had become world famous, he did with equal measures of charm and grace in the kitchens of the humble and in the courts of nobles and palaces of kings.
As was said in the preface to the first volume, wherever there are children, the stories of Hans Christian Andersen will be read and loved for a long time yet.
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TAGS: Hans Andersen Fairy Tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, bedtime, fables, read, school children, homes, love to read, story-teller, imagination, sweet, sad, Flax, Daisy, Pea Blossom, Storks, Wild Swans, Last Dream, Old Oak, Portuguese Duck, Snow Man, Farmyard Cock, Weathercock, Red Shoes, Little Mermaid, Buckwheat, Thistle, Pen, Inkstand, Teapot, Soup, Sausage Skewer, Goodman, Right, Old Street Lamp, Shepherdess, Chimney Sweep, Drop Of Water, Swineherd, Metal Pig, Flying Trunk, Butterfly, Goblin, Huckster, Everything, Right Place, Real, Princess, Emperor's New Clothes, Great Claus, Little Claus
289 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1955
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About the author
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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June 21, 2020
Each story was translated for this book by a different person representing a sort of pan-English
These stories just didn't jive with my fairy-tale sensibilities. They were either jammed with fluff, didn't make sense to children (or me) or too long thus circuitous.
The artist and the translator couldn't have collaborated because the details of the art often conflicted with those in the story.
These stories just didn't jive with my fairy-tale sensibilities. They were either jammed with fluff, didn't make sense to children (or me) or too long thus circuitous.
The artist and the translator couldn't have collaborated because the details of the art often conflicted with those in the story.
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September 12, 2022Twenty-nine tales:
• The Flax
• The Daisy
• The Pea Blossom
• The Storks
• The Wild Swans
• The Last Dream of the Old Oak
• The Portuguese Duck
• The Snow Man
• The Farmyard Cock and the Weathercock
• The Red Shoes
• The Little Mermaid
• Buckwheat
• What Happened to the Thistle
• The Pen and the Inkstand
• The Teapot
• Soup From a Sausage Skewer
• What the Goodman Does is Always Right
• The Old Street Lamp
• The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
• The Drop of Water
• The Swineherd
• The Metal Pig
• The Flying Trunk
• The Butterfly
• The Goblin and the Huckster
• Everything in Its Right Place
• The Real Princess
• The Emperor's New Clothes
• Great Claus and Little Claus
• The Flax
• The Daisy
• The Pea Blossom
• The Storks
• The Wild Swans
• The Last Dream of the Old Oak
• The Portuguese Duck
• The Snow Man
• The Farmyard Cock and the Weathercock
• The Red Shoes
• The Little Mermaid
• Buckwheat
• What Happened to the Thistle
• The Pen and the Inkstand
• The Teapot
• Soup From a Sausage Skewer
• What the Goodman Does is Always Right
• The Old Street Lamp
• The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
• The Drop of Water
• The Swineherd
• The Metal Pig
• The Flying Trunk
• The Butterfly
• The Goblin and the Huckster
• Everything in Its Right Place
• The Real Princess
• The Emperor's New Clothes
• Great Claus and Little Claus
May 18, 2023
An interesting collection of Hans Christian Andersen's most well-known fairy tales. Each story starts very positive and joyful but most of them have an unhappy or despairing ending; I think this why some stories kept me thinking after I finished.
My top 5 tales:
1. The little mermaid
2. The Emperor's New Clothes
3. The Red Shoes
4. The Last Dream of the Old Oak
5. The Flying Trunk
If you want to take a deep dive into the Little Mermaid meaning and myths, I recommend this video.
link: Little Mermaid Summary and Discussion
My top 5 tales:
1. The little mermaid
2. The Emperor's New Clothes
3. The Red Shoes
4. The Last Dream of the Old Oak
5. The Flying Trunk
If you want to take a deep dive into the Little Mermaid meaning and myths, I recommend this video.
link: Little Mermaid Summary and Discussion
April 23, 2020
Haven't read hans christian Anderson for years. It's interesting how these fairytales have been stretched out by others and manipulated. Some were great, others were really chauvinistic and dull.
January 3, 2025
Great narration. Andersen was so weird.
January 11, 2026
Some... very interesting stories. I can't remember Volume 1 having that much violence. Felt more like I was listening to a few Grimms' fairy tales instead.
May 26, 2018
Okej så del två av HC Andersens sagor var betydligt tristare än det första bandet. Några sagor kände jag igen och det var väl okej att läsa, men det dök upp allt fler sagor om något objekt som var så trista att jag inte kunde göra annat än skumma. Som tur är började en del sagor dyka upp på storytel så jag lyssnade på några av dom. Jag börjar mer och mer misstänka att HC Andersen inte är något för mig (men tacksam för att han sådde frö i huvudet på så många som faktiskt gjorde och gör intressanta saker av hans sagor…)
July 23, 2012
When I was little, my mum would read me stories from this book when I was going to sleep and too tired to protest that I wanted The Classic Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen because that was the one with the pictures :P
June 6, 2023
I love fairytales ❤️
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