Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

by Hans Christian Andersen

Overview

The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen have enchanted children and adults alike for over a hundred and fifty years. The twelve stories in this new collection include old favorites such as "The Nightengale," "The Ugly Duckling," and "The Princess and the Pea," as well s some less-known tales such as "The Snowman" and The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep."

These tales show the many facets of Andersen's unique genius. By turns romantic and practical, sentimental and comic, straightforward and ironic, they can provide both an evening's entertainment and continued food for thought.

Neil Philip's sparkling new translation aims to capture Andersen's relaxed, conversational style, often lost in older literary versions. In his introduction, Philip considers Andersen's life and achievements and hails him as one of the greatest artists ever to write for children.

The stories are illustrated by Isabelle Brent with glowing pictures full of rich decorative detail reminscent of Gustav Klimt. Her use of gold leaf brings a sense of glittering wonder to every page - a sense of wonder just right for contemplating Andersen's masterful stories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613826607
Publisher:	Simon & Brown
Publication date:	03/31/2011
Pages:	892
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 2.13(d)

About the Author

Hans Christian Andersen is known today as the most famous Scandinavian writer ever, and his brilliant talent for storytelling has endeared him to millions. He was born into poverty on April 2, 1805 in Odense, Denmark, a day that has since become known as International Children’s Book Day. Andersen was the first writer to create fantasy stories for children’s sake, spawning the modern phenomenon of make-believe stories told from the child’s perspective. By the end of his life, Andersen’s tales had made him famous worldwide, and he was deemed a “national treasure” by the Danish government.

Noel Daniel is a graduate of Princeton University and a former Fulbright Scholar to Berlin. Her TASCHEN publications include TATTOO 1730s-1950s, Kay Nielsen’s A Thousand and One Nights and East of the Sun and West of the Moon, The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Wintertime Tales, Magic, and The Circus.

Date of Birth:

April 2, 1805

Date of Death:

August 4, 1875

Place of Birth:

Odense, Denmark

Place of Death:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Editorial Reviews

nger for reading aloud. Glowingly illustrated by Isabelle Brent with lots of gold ornament and brilliant color, the 12 tales in this collection have been retold by Philip with immediacy and romance and a relaxed, conversational style. ("So he came back home, very put out, because he did so long for a real princess" ). Some of the stories are well known, including "The Ugly Duckling" and Philip's previously published version of "The Snow Queen" ; some will be new to most readers. The design will make this a popular gift book in bookstores, and storytellers in classrooms and libraries will also find it a dramatic collection. In his fine introduction Philip says that Andersen, the awkward, ugly duckling, became a magnificent swan when writing his fairy tales, that he combined the oral tradition with the intimate secrets of his life and thoughts.

Hazel Rochman

The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen is absolutely exquisite, both as a typical TASCHEN masterwork of visual craftsmanship and as a timeless cultural treasure of storytelling by one of history’s greatest creative heroes.

Brainpickings.org

As much an art book as a repository of fantasy.

North & South Magazine

…un volume per tutta la famiglia, da leggere insieme in salotto oppure la sera prima del bacio della buonanotte…

Casa Chic

…a hardcover meant to be passed down for generations, enjoyed by young and old.

T Magazine’s “The Arena