Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales: Illustrated - Softcover

Andersen, Hans Christian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1974284530 ISBN 13: 9781974284535

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Hans Christian Andersen 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 eventyr, 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. This compilation of stories was illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1974284530
• ISBN 13: 9781974284535
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252
• Illustrator: Robinson W. Heath