Hans Christian Andersen's Complete Fairy Tales

by Hans Christian Andersen, Ken Mondschein (Introduction), Jean Pierre Hersholt (Translator)

Overview

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 Emperor’s New Clothes,” fill the pages of this beautiful leather-bound collector’s edition. Also included is "The Tallow Candle”—one 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. Curl up with this collection of classics and lose yourself in childhood memories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626862753
Publisher:	Canterbury Classics
Publication date:	10/01/2014
Series:	Leather-bound Classics
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	784
Lexile:	950L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

One of the most prolific and beloved writers of all time, Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen is 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.

Date of Birth:

April 2, 1805

Date of Death:

August 4, 1875

Place of Birth:

Odense, Denmark

Place of Death:

Copenhagen, Denmark