Books with title Orchard Book of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

"Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen" by H. C. Andersen. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

New York: Studio Books / Viking Press, 1981. Hardbound, about 11.25 inches tall by 8.5 inches wide, 155 pages. The illustrations by Kay Nielsen include small decorations and full page drawings printed in sepia tones, plus six double sided color plates. This is a companion volume to the publisher's Fairy Tales of The Brothers Grimm (also illustrated by Kay Nielsen). The stories included are: The Tinder Box; The Real Princess; The Elder Tree Mother; The Nightingale; Ole Luk-Oie; The Hardy Tin Soldier; The Flying Trunk; The Swineherd; The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweeper; The Story of a Mother; and The Snow Queen.

DigiLibraries.comSearch by title, author or subject CategoriesFairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersenby H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen Fairy Tales of Hans Christian AndersenCategories:Fiction > Fairy Tales, Folklore & MythologyDownload options:840.93 KB 2.97 MB 1.29 MB Description:ExcerptA STORYIn the garden all the apple-trees were in blossom. They had hastened to bring forth flowers before they got green leaves, and in the yard all the ducklings walked up and down, and the cat too: it basked in the sun and licked the sunshine from its own paws. And when one looked at the fields, how beautifully the corn stood and how green it shone, without comparison! and there was a twittering and a fluttering of all the little birds, as if the day were a great festival; and so it was, for it was Sunday. All the bells were ringing, and all the people went to church, looking cheerful, and dressed in their best clothes. There was a look of cheerfulness on everything. The day was so warm and beautiful that one might well have said: "God's kindness to us men is beyond all limits." But inside the church the pastor stood in the pulpit, and spoke very loudly and angrily. He said that all men were wicked, and God would punish them for their sins, and that the wicked, when they died, would be cast into hell, to burn for ever and ever. He spoke very excitedly, saying that their evil propensities would not be destroyed, nor would the fire be extinguished, and they should never find rest. That was terrible to hear, and he said it in such a tone of conviction; he described hell to them as a miserable hole where all the refuse of the world gathers. There was no air beside the hot burning sulphur flame, and there was no ground under their feet; they, the wicked ones, sank deeper and deeper, while eternal silence surrounded them! It was dreadful to hear all that, for the preacher spoke from his heart, and all the people in the church were terrified.

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 Emperor's New Clothes," "The Little Mermaid," "The Nightingale," "The Snow Queen," "The Ugly Duckling," and "Thumbelina." His stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films.