Hans Christian Andersen's Complete Fairy Tales

(Leather / fine binding)

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Classic tales of fairies and princesses, ducklings and dancing shoes from the master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen.


All the best-loved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, including The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Red Shoes, The Princess on the Pea, and The Emperors New Clothes, fill the pages of this beautiful leather-bound collectors edition. Also included is The Tallow Candleone of the earliest stories written by Andersen, just discovered recently! A great book of bedtime stories or for rainy day reading, as there are both short and long anecdotes included. The attached bookmark ribbon ensures youll never lose your place as you wander through the imagination of one of the most popular childrens writers of all time. Curl up with this collection of classics and lose yourself in childhood memories.

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One of the most prolific and beloved writers of all time, Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersenis best known for his fairy tales. Born in Odense, Denmark, in 1805, Andersen published his first story at 17. In all, he wrote more than 150 stories before his death in 1875. Ken Mondschein is a college professor, scholar, fencing master, jouster, and author with expertise in subjects ranging from medieval history to contemporary politics. He was a Fulbright scholar to France, received his PhD in history from Fordham University and is certified as a master of historical fencing by the US Fencing Coaches' Association. His work includes history, fencing, introductions to works of classic literature, and other projects. Born in Denmark in 1886, Jean P. Hersholt became a film and radio star in the United States. He also translated more than 160 Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales into English.