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The Little Mermaid Hans Christian Andersen "The Little Mermaid" is a fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul. The Little Mermaid dwells in an underwater kingdom with her widowed father (the sea king or Mer-King), her dowager grandmother, and her five older sisters, each of whom had been born one year apart. When a mermaid turns fifteen, she is permitted to swim to the surface for the first time to glimpse the world above, and when the sisters become old enough, each of them visits the upper world one at a time every year. As each returns, the Little Mermaid listens longingly to their various descriptions of the world inhabited by human beings. When the Little Mermaid's turn comes, she rises up to the surface, watches a birthday celebration being held on a ship in honor of a handsome prince, and falls in love with him from a safe distance. A violent storm hits, sinking the boat, and the Little Mermaid saves the prince from drowning. She delivers him unconscious to the shore near a temple. Here, she waits until a young woman from the temple and her ladies in waiting find him. To her dismay, the prince never sees the Little Mermaid or even realizes that it was she who had originally saved his life.

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author best known for writing children's stories including "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling." But he didn't just write short stories, and his intended audience wasn't restricted to children. In addition to his fairy tales, Andersen wrote poems, plays, novels, travel books, essays, and more. He hungered for recognition at home (Denmark) and abroad—and he got it! Eventually. Today, his stories can be read in over one hundred languages. But no matter what language they're in, Andersen's tales have got something for everyone. In them, you'll find beauty, tragedy, nature, religion, artfulness, deception, betrayal, love, death, judgment, penance, and—occasionally—a happy ending. They're complex tales, but since Andersen himself was pretty complex, we like to think that art imitates life. Or something like that. "The Emperor's New Clothes" (Danish: Kejserens nye Kl?der) is a short tale by Hans Christian Andersen about two weavers who promise an Emperor a new suit of clothes that is invisible to those who are unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent. When the Emperor parades before his subjects in his new clothes, no one dares to say that he doesn't see any suit of clothes until a child cries out, "But he isn't wearing anything at all!" The tale has been translated into over a hundred languages. Includes a unique illustration!

All of the magic and wonder of Complete Fairy Tales and Stories: Hans Christian Andersen is brought to you in this elegant leatherbound edition. Featuring beautiful full-color illustrations and eye-catching end papers, you ll want to keep this book where everyone can see it. Complete Fairy Tales and Stories: Hans Christian Andersen is part of Barnes & Noble s series of quality leatherbound volumes. Each title in the series presents a classic work in an attractively designed edition bound in genuine bonded leather. Reared in poverty, Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen created more than 200 folk and fairy tales beloved by countless generations of children -- and adults.

How is this book unique?Font adjustments & biography includedUnabridged (100% Original content)IllustratedAbout Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen - Complete Edition by Hans Christian AndersenFairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen consists of The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, The Snow Queen, The Real Princess and a host of other wonderful tales which form so much a part of childhood are part of Andersen's Fairy Tales, by Hans Christian Andersen. This volume contains eighteen selected stories. Some of them are old familiar friends, while others maybe new to some readers, but all of them equally enchanting and enthralling. Today, these stories are known almost everywhere in the world and have been translated into hundreds of languages. Their appeal is not just for children or young readers. As folktales and typical Scandinavian legends, they are a fascinating glimpse into the myths and legends, culture and ethos of the Northern Lands. Since their publication in 1835, they have continued to inspire and delight generations of children and adults. Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author whose work included plays, poetry, travelogues, novels and stories. Born in a noble Danish family, he was inspired to transcribe the tales he had heard as a child from people around him. The stories he selected were interesting, imaginative and unique. Some of them like The Little Mermaid were poignant and were not strictly just for a young audience. In fact, the story went on to capture public imagination to such an extent that today one of the most iconic monuments of Copenhagen is the statue of the Little Mermaid on the Langeline Promenade, which draws thousands of visitors every year. Andersen's first foray into writing fairytales did not meet with much success because translating them from the original Danish was quite difficult and it had only restricted readership. However, in 1845, he reached out to the rest of the world through a brilliant translation of The Little Mermaid in Bentley's Mi

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author best known for writing children's stories including "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling." But he didn't just write short stories, and his intended audience wasn't restricted to children. In addition to his fairy tales, Andersen wrote poems, plays, novels, travel books, essays, and more. He hungered for recognition at home (Denmark) and abroad—and he got it! Eventually. Today, his stories can be read in over one hundred languages. But no matter what language they're in, Andersen's tales have got something for everyone. In them, you'll find beauty, tragedy, nature, religion, artfulness, deception, betrayal, love, death, judgment, penance, and—occasionally—a happy ending. They're complex tales, but since Andersen himself was pretty complex, we like to think that art imitates life. Or something like that. Thumbelina is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark with "The Naughty Boy" and "The Traveling Companion" in the second installment of Fairy Tales Told for Children. "Thumbelina" is about a tiny girl and her adventures with appearance- and marriage-minded toads, moles, and cockchafers. She successfully avoids their intentions before falling in love with a flower-fairy prince just her size. Includes vintage illustration!

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.

In The Emperor's New Clothes, two weavers tell the emperor that they can make him a new suit of clothes that is invisible to people who are unfit for their positions or who are stupid or incompetent. Con men, the two weavers actually outfit the emperor in nothing, but will anyone be willing to tell the emperor that he is naked? As an idiom, the story's title refers to things that are accepted as common knowledge in spite of being obviously untrue.

Uniquely inventive and vivacious in style and with deep insight into children's points of view, Hans Christian Andersen established a new genre in literature.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition of Best Fairy Tales uses the classic translation by Jean Hersholt and is illustrated by various artists, with an afterword by Ned Halley.Hans Christian Andersen was a profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who 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', 'The Little Match Girl' and 'The Ugly Duckling', to more subversive later tales such as 'The Ice Maiden' and 'The Dryad'.

"The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree", or "Det gamle egetræs sidste drøm" is a children's fantasy story by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published in 1858. "At the edge of the wood, on a cliff above the seashore, stood an old oak tree. It was three hundred and sixty-five years old. But years to a tree are like days to us."Another Christmas Classic by Ali RIbelli Edizioni.

This unique collection of Hans Christian Andersen's complete fairy tales has been 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 SHOESEVERYTHING IN THE RIGHT PLACEA ROSE FROM HOMER'S GRAVETHE SNAIL AND THE ROSE-TREEA STORY FROM THE SAND-HILLSTHE SNOW MANTHE SNOW QUEEN IN SEVEN STORIESTHE STORM SHAKES THE SHIELD...