Books with title The Tinder Box

He went into the third room, and there the dog was really hideous; his eyes were, truly, as big as towers, and they turned round and round in his head like wheels.(from The Tinder-Box)Hans Christian Andersen's literary classic tale with digitally remastered illustrations by the golden age artists[Featuring H. J. Ford, Harry Clarke, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Margaret W. Tarrant, Maxwell Armfield, and more]Hans Christian Andersen will take you back to your childhood.

From a humble childhood, the writer Hans Christian Andersen became one of the world's best loved story tellers. Here is one of his earlier stories ‘The Tinder Box’ that was first published in 1835. Hans Christian Andersen 1805 1875 The Tinder Box... A soldier came marching along the high road: “Left, right—left, right.” He had his knapsack on his back, and a sword at his side; he had been to the wars, and was now returning home. As he walked on, he met a very frightful-looking old witch in the road. Her under-lip hung quite down on her breast, and she stopped and said, “Good evening, soldier; you have a very fine sword, and a large knapsack, and you are a real soldier; so you shall have as much money as ever you like”...

This is a story from the Andersen's Fairy Tales collection.- "Left, right! Left, right!" A soldier is marching home from war when he meets a witch who says, "What a fine sword you have, and what a big knapsack! Now I’ll show you how to get as much money as you want." Fortune is fleeting for the soldier until he learns the secret of the witch’s tinderbox and her three eerie dogs, each with eyes bigger than the last. With each strike of the flint, a dog materializes to grant him his wish, and the soldier doesn’t hesitate to take advantage of this gift — at a high cost to the kingdom.

"Costumes and architecture suggest northern Europe somewhat before Andersen's own time, a sumptuous setting for this strange, profoundly provocative classic." — HORN BOOK"Left, right! Left, right!" A soldier is marching home from war when he meets a witch who says, "What a fine sword you have, and what a big knapsack! Now I’ll show you how to get as much money as you want." Fortune is fleeting for the soldier until he learns the secret of the witch’s tinderbox and her three eerie dogs, each with eyes bigger than the last. With each strike of the flint, a dog materializes to grant him his wish, and the soldier doesn’t hesitate to take advantage of this gift — at a high cost to the kingdom. Spun with wit and clarity, Stephen Mitchell’s wonderfully fresh retelling is paired with Bagram Ibatoulline’s richly detailed illustrations, creating a stunning collectible edition.

A SOLDIER came marching along the highroad: “Left, right—left, right.” He had his knapsack on his back, and asword at his side; he had been to the wars, and was now returning home. As he walked on, he met a very frightful-looking old witch in the road.Her under-lip hung quite down on her breast, and she stopped and said, “Good evening, soldier; you have a very fine sword, and a large knapsack,and you are a real soldier; so you shall have as much money as ever youlike.”

One, two! One, two! The soldier comes marching down the road on his way home from the wars. Little does he know that the old woman who waits by the gnarled tree will change his life forever. Copper, silver and more gold than he could ever have imagined can be his for the taking if only he will bring her the tinder box she so desires. But why does she want the tarnished old thing so badly, when all that wealth could be hers? The soldier ponders if the three gigantic dogs who guard the money are a part of the secret. We have only to look into their wondrous eyes to know that they are. In this unique retelling of Hans Christian Anderson's classic, Michael Bedard sweeps up along with the steady, relentless rhythm of a soldier's footsteps. Adventure, greed, danger and the love of a beautiful princess are the ingredients for a perfect fairy tale. This one has them all and more.