Andersen's Fairy Tales (Complete Translation with Illustrations)

Author: (Denmark) Hans Christian Andersen
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes, and The Little Girl Who Lived in a Snowstorm are all classic stories that are household names and universally beloved. Many of his works have been adapted into films, plays, and other art forms, winning the admiration of audiences worldwide. Hans Christian Andersen is one of the greatest storytellers in the world, revered as the "Father of Modern Fairy Tales" and a pioneer in the creation of fairy tales. At the same time, he was also one of the most renowned novelists, playwrights, and poets of 19th-century Denmark and Europe, hailed as "Denmark's greatest novelist." The great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy held Andersen in high esteem and once told Maxim Gorky that he had spent ten years reading Andersen's works.