Fairy Tales
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...
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Too often the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen are lumped with those collected by the Brothers Grimm, yet Andersen did not seek to simply preserve a form of oral tradition. Although his characters were the stuff of folklore-sprites, trolls, mermaids-he produced, in addition to definitive editions of traditional tales (such as "The Princess on the Pea"), entirely new works, woven by his own imagination. Andersen represents a dramatic and revolutionary shift in perspective; before his tales, children's stories were not meant for enjoyment but as tools to educate children about morals and behavior. Hans Christian Andersen shaped an entire genre of writing-his had a truthful, convincing, genuine storyteller's voice, aimed at children but mindful "that Father and Mother often listen, and you must also give them something for their mind." This never-before-published translation includes thirty of Andersen's stories featuring the work by award-winning translator Tiina Nunnally, and edited and introduced by critic and Hans Christian Andersen scholar Jackie Wullschlager. It is also enhanced by reproductions of Andersen's intricate and fascinating paper cutouts. Andersen's childhood was marked by folklore and superstition, but he was fortunate to be born on the cusp of social change: his generation was one of the first to embrace social mobility. Born on April 2, 1805 to a washer woman and a cobbler, he was an awkward child, over-sensitive and less than athletic. Propelled into young adulthood by his eagerness to display his talents as a singer and writer, he eventually acquired patrons, traveled throughout Europe, and found success as a writer. Stories like "The Emperor's New Clothes" and the quasi-autobiographical "The Ugly Duckling" have since become as indispensable to cultural rhetoric as references to Shakespeare and the Bible. As Wullschlager's notes in her introduction, Andersen is truly a major European writer, influencing not only Lewis Carroll and Walt Disney, but also Franz Kafka and Salman Rushdie. Spiked with satire and darkness, and permeated by his powerful sense of exclusion, Fairy Tales will delight and enrapture adults and children alike.
The tinderbox5Little Claus and Big Claus15The princess on the pea29Thumbelina33The traveling companion47The little mermaid67The Emperor's new clothes91The steadfast tin soldier99The wild swans107The flying trunk125The nightingale133The sweethearts145The ugly duckling151The fir tree163The snow queen175The red shoes207The shepherdess and the chimney sweep215The shadow223The old house237The little match girl247The story of a mother253The collar261The bell267The marsh king's daughter275The wind tells of Valdemar Daae and his daughters311The snowman325The ice maiden333The wood nymph381The most incredible thing405Auntie Toothache411
\ From Barnes & NobleFairy tale classics from Hans Christian Andersen and illustrations by internationally acclaimed artist Lisbeth Zwerger -- it doesn't get better than this! Originally published in 1991, this stunning collection has been redesigned and expanded with three stories. From familiar tales, such as "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Princess and the Pea" to lesser-known stories, such as "The Sandman" and "The Jumpers," the collection is fully illustrated in Zwerger's elegant and eye-catching signature style.\ \
