Books with author Hans Christian ANDERSEN (1805 - 1875)

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This volume of the Golden Age of Illustration Series contains Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Match Girl', first published in May of 1824. This classic fairy tale has been continuously in print in different editions since its first publication, with many, many, different artists illustrating the story over the years. This edition features a beautiful collection of the best of that art, taken from the likes of Arthur Rackham, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Harry Clarke, Honor Appleton, Maxwell Armfield, among others. This series of books celebrates the Golden Age of Illustration. During this period, the popularity, abundance and - most importantly - the unprecedented upsurge in the quality of illustrated works marked an astounding change in the way that publishers, artists and the general public came to view this hitherto insufficiently esteemed art form. The Golden Age of Illustration Series, has sourced the rare original editions of these books and reproduced the beautiful art work in order to build a unique collection of illustrated fairy tales.

Andersen’s magical fairy tales are adorned with engaging illustrations by a cast of carefully selected Illustrated bys. A revivification of Gestalten’s classic Andersen: an illustrated treasury of fairy tales by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Like the complementary volume, Grimm, the original texts of traditional stories such as "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Emperor’s New Clothes" are combined with contemporary visuals by imaginative and skilled artists. The plethora of aesthetic styles presented in Andersen appeals to a wide audience from young children to grandparents to design aficionados. Renowned worldwide for his childhood classics such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Princess and the Pea", Andersen’s fantastical stories have been translated into many languages and transformed into films, ballets, and stage theaters. This volume offers a chance to complete your bookshelf and a child’s fairytale collection.

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, the son of a shoemaker. His early life was wretched, but he was adopted by a patron and became a short-story writer, novelist and playwright, though he remains best-known for his magical fairy tales which were published between 1835 and 1872. For 150 years his stories have been delighting both adults and children. Packed with a light-hearted whimsy combined with a mature wisdom they are as entrancing as ever. Here are all of Andersen's 168 tales, and among the favourites are 'The Red Shoes', 'The Mermaid', 'The Real Princess', 'The Emperor's New Clothes', The Tinder Box' and of course 'The Ugly Duckling'.

Welcome to What Happens Next?TM books!Here kids get to decide where they'd like to see the story go next. Now instead of just one story, children have all kinds of possibilities to choose from. Choose differently and discover a new ending!A new take on a classicWhat happens when you take Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Pea" and let kids decide what happens next? You might find a queen with even sillier ideas than putting a pea in a bed!With over a dozen different endings, The Princess & the Pepperoni Pizza is a fun tale to read again and again!Fun for all agesThis is a great book to read with a younger child (4-6), and fun for 7 to 12-year-olds to read on their own. Each story is the perfect length to read any time, including right before bed, and parents are sure to enjoy the silly stories as much as kids!More What Happens Next?TM FairytalesLove books where you choose the storyline? Be sure to check out the second book in this series, Frog Kisses, based on the Grimm Brothers' "The Frog Prince."

For generations, the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen have delighted readers with their originality, whimsy, and humorous treatment of such human foibles as vanity, snobbery, and greed. This collection of thirteen of the author's most popular stories is no exception.In "The Little Mermaid," the youngest of six mermaid princesses falls in love with a human and longs to live an ordinary life. "Great Claus and Little Claus" tells of a clever young man who turns a series of misfortunes into a windfall. Andersen's masterpiece about self-discovery, "The Ugly Duckling," is accompanied by the magical "Red Shoes," "Thumbelina," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Princess and the Pea," "The Little Match Girl," "The Snow Queen," and four others.Among the most frequently translated works in literary history, these children's classics invite readers of all ages to enjoy and rediscover the pleasures of time-honored tales.

Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "The Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen - 120+ Wonderful Stories for Children in One Edition". This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was a Danish writer, best remembered for his fairy tales.Table of Contents:BY THE ALMSHOUSE WINDOWTHE ANGELANNE LISBETHBEAUTY OF FORM AND BEAUTY OF MINDTHE BEETLE WHO WENT ON HIS TRAVELSTHE BELL-DEEPTHE BIRD OF POPULAR SONGTHE BISHOP OF BORGLUM AND HIS WARRIORSTHE BOTTLE NECKTHE BUCKWHEATTHE BUTTERFLYA CHEERFUL TEMPERTHE CHILD IN THE GRAVECHILDREN'S PRATTLETHE FARM-YARD COCK AND THE WEATHER-COCKTHE DAISYTHE DARNING-NEEDLEDELAYING IS NOT FORGETTINGTHE DROP OF WATERJACK THE DULLARD AN OLD STORY TOLD ANEWTHE DUMB BOOKTHE ELF OF THE ROSETHE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAFTHE GOBLIN AND THE HUCKSTERTHE GOLDEN TREASUREGRANDMOTHERA GREAT GRIEFTHE HAPPY FAMILYA LEAF FROM HEAVENIB AND LITTLE CHRISTINATHE ICE MAIDEN I. LITTLE RUDYTHE JEWISH MAIDENTHE LAST DREAM OF THE OLD OAKTHE LAST PEARLLITTLE CLAUS AND BIG CLAUSTHE LITTLE ELDER-TREE MOTHERLITTLE IDA'S FLOWERSTHE LITTLE MATCH-SELLERTHE LITTLE MERMAIDLITTLE TINY OR THUMBELINATHE LOVELIEST ROSE IN THE WORLDTHE MAIL-COACH PASSENGERSTHE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTERTHE METAL PIGTHE MONEY-BOXWHAT THE MOON SAW INTRODUCTIONTHE NEIGHBOURING FAMILIESTHE NIGHTINGALETHERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT ITTHE OLD BACHELOR'S NIGHTCAPTHE OLD GRAVE-STONETHE OLD HOUSEWHAT THE OLD MAN DOES IS ALWAYS RIGHTTHE OLD STREET LAMPOLE-LUK-OIE, THE DREAM-GODOLE THE TOWER-KEEPEROUR AUNTTHE GARDEN OF PARADISETHE PEA BLOSSOMTHE PEN AND THE INKSTANDTHE PHILOSOPHER'S STONETHE PHOENIX BIRDTHE PORTUGUESE DUCKTHE PORTER'S SONPOULTRY MEG'S FAMILYTHE PRINCESS AND THE PEATHE PUPPET-SHOW MANTHE RED SHOES...

The Snow Queen is one of Andersen's most affecting stories. Little Kay is enticed away from his home by the Snow Queen who traps him in her palace in the cold far north. His loyal friend Gerda goes on a long and dangerous journey, overcoming many obstacles to rescue him. With this classic children's story are other entertaining and moving tales from the imagination of Hans Christian - the story of a cunning frog, an old house and a snowman who is unaware of the effects of the coming spring.

The cornerstone of modern fantasy…An exciting new compilation of Hans Christian Andersen’s world-famous fairy talesThe Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen presents the most famous Andersen stories, including classics such as “The Little Mermaid”, “The Ugly Duckling”, and “The Princess and the Pea,” in a highly esteemed 1942 translation by Jean Hersholt. This lovingly designed book contains a sparkling and unexpected selection of beautiful artwork from the 1840s to the 1980s by such artist greats as Kay Nielsen, the beloved Arthur Rackham, the eccentric Tom Seidmann-Freud (niece of Sigmund Freud), and the groundbreaking film animator Lotte Reiniger, as well as exciting, newly discovered talents. The collection also features historic and contemporary silhouettes, which enrich the presentation of Andersen’s tales in a unique format, pairing one tale with one artist, and make this a fresh addition to children’s libraries as well as to adult art-book collections. In addition to the tales and illustrations, the compilation also contains a presentation of Andersen’s legacy, brief historical introductions to each fairy tale, and extended artists’ biographies in the appendix. Meant for the whole family, this precious edition shares the eternal magic of Andersen’s tales, celebrating his tender, heartfelt stories that have entered both our collective imagination and the literary canon. Brings together the most famous Hans Christian Andersen tales in a one-of-a-kind design Includes illustrations by famous artists from Austria, Britain, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Sweden, the Ukraine, and the United States Features the highly esteemed translation by Jean Hersholt, accessible to readers of all ages Contains dozens of all-new silhouettes specially commissioned for the book The following 23 fairy tales are featured in the book: The Princess and the Pea, The Nightingale, The Swineherd, The Old Man Is Always Right, The Little Mermaid, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Darning Needle, Twelve by Mail, The Brave Tin Soldier, The Snow Queen, The Flea and the Professor, Thumbelina, The Sweethearts, Ole Shut-Eye, Five Peas in a Pod, The Ugly Duckling, Little Ida’s Flowers, The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, The Flying Trunk, The Little Match Girl, The Tinderbox, The Pen and Inkstand, and The Farmyard Cock and the Weathercock.