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Andersen's Fairy Tales by H. Andersen. Worldwide literature classic, among top 100 literary novels of all time. A must read for everybody.In the 1980s, Italo Calvino (the most-translated contemporary Italian writer at the time of his death) said in his essay "Why Read the Classics?" that "a classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say", without any doubt this book can be considered a Classic This book is also a Bestseller because as Steinberg defined: "a bestseller as a book for which demand, within a short time of that book's initial publication, vastly exceeds what is then considered to be big sales".

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. This Complete and Unabridged version (Airmont Books, Classics Series CL169) is Illustrated and includes the following selections: The Little Swineherd (or The Prince In Disguise); The Nightingale; The Steadfast Tin Soldier; The Emperor's New Clothes; The Ugly Duckling; The Flying Trunk; Thumbelina; The Little Mermaid; The Tinder Box; The Princess and the Pea; The Candles; The Snow Queen. "For more than half a century the great Danish story-teller has been beloved by children in all parts of the world, and nowhere has he more devoted admirers than in Great Britain and those lands where English is the common tongue. As has been well said, 'Andersen was a Norseman, and the blood of Norsemen is in our veins.' This book has been chiefly designed for younger children, only those stories have been included which are most suitable for the purpose."

Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except for the opportunities then afforded him for displaying his new clothes. He had a different suit for each hour of the day; and as of any other king or emperor, one is accustomed to say, "he is sitting in council," it was always said of him, "The Emperor is sitting in his wardrobe." Time passed merrily in the large town which was his capital; strangers arrived every day at the court. One day, two rogues, calling themselves weavers, made their appearance. They gave out that they knew how to weave stuffs of the most beautiful colors and elaborate patterns, the clothes manufactured from which should have the wonderful property of remaining invisible to everyone who was unfit for the office he held, or who was extraordinarily simple in character.

Classics for Your Collection:goo.gl/U80LCr---------Hans Christian Anderson (known as H. C. Anderson in Denmark and the rest of Scandinavia) (1805 – 1875) was a Danish author of short fiction, travelogues, and novels, but he is best known as the author of fairy tales.This book is a very good read and great for bedtime reading.Chapters from the Book:THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHESTHE SWINEHERDTHE REAL PRINCESSTHE SHOES OF FORTUNETHE FIR TREETHE SNOW QUEENTHE LEAP-FROGTHE ELDERBUSHTHE BELLTHE OLD HOUSETHE HAPPY FAMILYTHE STORY OF A MOTHERTHE FALSE COLLARTHE SHADOWTHE LITTLE MATCH GIRLTHE DREAM OF LITTLE TUKTHE NAUGHTY BOYTHE RED SHOESPerfect book for the entire family to read together!Scroll Up and Get Your Copy!