The Snow Queen is one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved fairy tales. When young Kay is stolen away and cursed with a frozen heart, his closest friend Gerda must make her way across the daunting landscape (with the help of a strange assortment of people and animals) to free him from the palace of the Snow Queen.
This strange and wonderful allegory has charmed adults and children alike since its original publication in 1844, and inspired such other popular stories as CS Lewis's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and Disney's Frozen.