Hans Christian Andersen: 80 Fairy Tales

by Hans Christian Andersen (Translator), Vilhelm Pederson, R.P. Keigwin (Translator)

80 of Hans Christian Andersen's 160 stories. Illustrated through out. Blue edition.

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Classics

483 pages, Hardcover

First published September 8, 1985

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

[Sarah Kauthen]

Is Hå-Se not the original softboi?

[Margarethe]

Multiple short stories, some better than others. Gives you an insight into the working of his mind or the writing techniques from the 1800's

[GracieKat]

Most of the stories were very good. Some were bizarre and some were boring. My copy is very special to me because my grandpa was from Danmark and he took me there when I was 9. That's when he bought me the copy I have.

[Yunisa K.D.]

my sis' collection at home

[The Boy Bands Have Won]

Andersen sa essere pesantissimo quando vuole.