The Little Mermaid Commemorative Edition

by Philip Jepsen, Ragnhild Munck (Translator), Hans Christian Andersen

Overview

This book is a modern translation into English from the original Danish fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, as originally published in 1837. The Hans Christian Andersen story is quite different from the Disney version, and it is well worth reading the original.

This edition of the story commemorates the centennial of Edvard Eriksen’s world-famous statue of The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen, and is illustrated with photos of this statue and some of its replicas around the world.

Also included are four illustrations done by by Vilhelm Pedersen in 1849 for this story - these were the first-ever illustrations to this story.

A hardcover version of this book is being prepared, and will be available in the spring of 2013.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016310190
Publisher:	Philip Jepsen
Publication date:	02/09/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Hans Christian Andersen lived from 1805 to 1875, and was a Danish author and poet. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales, a literary genre he so mastered that he himself has become as mythical as the tales he wrote. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories — called eventyrs, or "fantastic tales" — express themes that transcend age and nationality.

During his lifetime he was acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide and was feted by royalty. Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. They have inspired motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films.

Philip Jepsen grew up in Denmark, but has lived in the United States since 1982. He became interested in mermaids in 2012, especially in mermaid art and sculptures, and has created the mermaidsofearth.com website, which makes a lot of this art available for everyone to see.