Project Gutenberg 1999-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 1872 Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian) 1805 1875 Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales The emperor's new clothes -- The swineherd -- The real princess -- The shoes of fortune -- The fir tree -- The snow queen -- The leap-frog -- The elderbush -- The bell -- The old house -- The happy family -- The story of a mother -- The false collar -- The shadow -- The little match girl -- The dream of little Tuk -- The naughty boy -- The red shoes. Produced by Dianne Bean, and David Widger "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Hans Christian Andersen is a collection of enchanting stories written in the early to mid-19th century. The work showcases Andersen's imagination and moral reflections manifested through his whimsical and often poignant tales, featuring memorable characters and intricate plots. Readers can expect to encounter beloved stories such as "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Snow Queen," which highlight themes of vanity, innocence, and the bittersweet nature of life. At the start of the collection, we are introduced to "The Emperor's New Clothes," where an emperor obsessed with fashion is deceived by two conmen who promise to create garments that are invisible to the incompetent or foolish. Despite no actual cloth being woven, the emperor pretends to admire his "new clothes" for fear of being seen as unfit for his role. This intriguing tale sets the stage for Andersen's exploration of human folly and societal pressures. As the emperor parades through the town in his imagined finery, he is ultimately exposed by the innocent words of a child, starkly illustrating the themes of truth and perception that resonate throughout Andersen's work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fairy tales Fairy tales -- Denmark Children's stories, Danish -- Translations into English PZ Text Best Books Ever Listings Harvard Classics Children's Myths, Fairy Tales, etc. Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 379104 379113 2024-09-01T10:20:10.445701 2023-10-01T09:25:24.316369 text/html text/html 389738 2021-01-27T19:44:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 127918 2021-01-27T19:44:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 177938 2024-09-01T10:20:16.530655 application/epub+zip 183155 2024-09-01T10:20:11.955641 application/epub+zip 183156 2024-09-01T10:20:11.056660 application/epub+zip 342789 2024-09-01T10:20:19.857118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321377 2024-09-01T10:20:15.661642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321483 2022-09-01T11:38:38.903371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329221 329197 2024-09-01T10:20:09.880704 2023-10-01T09:25:23.803370 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 329102 2018-03-14T14:49:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 324890 2008-10-10T13:52:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122106 2018-03-17T07:28:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 121629 2008-10-10T13:53:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21856 2024-09-01T10:20:19.997105 application/rdf+xml 14451 2024-09-01T10:20:11.410650 image/jpeg 4007 2024-09-01T10:20:11.231656 image/jpeg 177395 2024-09-01T10:20:10.478689 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia