Screen LibraryTales of Hans Christian Andersen /
Hans Christian Andersen called his life a fairy tale, but as Naomi Lewis points out in her introduction, "Fairy tales also have their darker side." Though he rose from the obscurity of the slums to become one of the most famous men in the world, Andersen was often plagued by self-doubt and...
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Candlewick Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Somerville, Massachusetts : |
| Publication Dates: |
2010. ©2004 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English Danish |
| Edition: | First U.S. paperback edition. |
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| Summary: |
Hans Christian Andersen called his life a fairy tale, but as Naomi Lewis points out in her introduction, "Fairy tales also have their darker side." Though he rose from the obscurity of the slums to become one of the most famous men in the world, Andersen was often plagued by self-doubt and financial insecurity, just as the protagonists of his stories are faced with terrible trials-but of course, it is these dark moments that are among the most memorable aspects of his work. From the more than one hundred and sixty tales that Andersen wrote, thirteen of his best are brought to life by Naomi L |
| Carrier Form: | 207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780763648923 (paperback) : 0763648922 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | PZ8 |
| CLC: | I534.88 |
| Call Number: | I534.88/A544-15 |
| Contents: |
The princess and the pea -- The tinderbox -- Thumbelina -- The emperor's new clothes -- The little mermaid -- The steadfast tin soldier -- Wild swans -- The flying trunk -- The ugly duckling -- The nightingale -- The snow queen -- The little match girl -- The goblin at the grocer's. |