Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen - Hardcover

Hans Christian Andersen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 067030557X ISBN 13: 9780670305575

Publisher: Viking Press/Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1981

Synopsis

Hans Andersen's fairy tales are loved throughout the world, perhaps because they combine the fantasy of legend with the reality of human experience in a way that touches everyone. Originally written in Danish, they have been reprinted again and again in many languages. In 1924 the brilliant artist Kay Nielsen produced for an English publisher a superb set of illustrations that appeared with a selection of the stories in a now rare and highly prized edition of only five hundred copies. This new edition, reproduced from a copy in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, contains all the beautiful color plates of that splendid volume along with the tales they illustrated: The Tinder Box, The Real princess, The Hardy Tin Soldier, Ole Luk-Oie, The Swineherd, The Nightingale, The Snow Queen, The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweeper, The Elder Tree Mother, and The Story of a Mother.

About this title

About the Author:

Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories are "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "Thumbelina", "The Little Match Girl", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Red Shoes". During Andersen's lifetime he was feted by royalty and acclaimed for having brought great enjoyment to a whole generation of children throughout Europe. His fairy tales have been translated into more than 150 languages and they continue to be published in millions of copies all over the world. His fairy tales have inspired the creation of numerous films, theater plays, ballets and film animations.

Language Notes:

New York: Studio Books / Viking Press, 1981. Hardbound, about 11.25 inches tall by 8.5 inches wide, 155 pages. The illustrations by Kay Nielsen include small decorations and full page drawings printed in sepia tones, plus six double sided color plates. This is a companion volume to the publisher's Fairy Tales of The Brothers Grimm (also illustrated by Kay Nielsen). The stories included are: The Tinder Box; The Real Princess; The Elder Tree Mother; The Nightingale; Ole Luk-Oie; The Hardy Tin Soldier; The Flying Trunk; The Swineherd; The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweeper; The Story of a Mother; and The Snow Queen.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Press/Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 067030557X
• ISBN 13: 9780670305575
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 155
• Illustrator: Kay Nielsen