Project Gutenberg 2006-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 141 Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian) 1805 1875 Andersen, Hans Christian Fuller, Fanny The Ice-Maiden: and Other Tales. Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The Ice-maiden -- The Butterfly -- The Psyche -- The Snail and the Rose-tree Produced by David Edwards, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Ice-Maiden: and Other Tales" by Hans Christian Andersen is a collection of fairy tales written in the mid-19th century. This enchanting narrative unfolds primarily around a young boy named Rudy, set against the stunning backdrop of the Swiss Alps. The tale introduces the Ice-Maiden, a mystical and powerful figure, who has a deep connection to the natural elements and who seeks to claim Rudy as her own, reflecting themes of love, loss, and the struggle against darker forces. The opening of the tale introduces readers to Rudy, a curious and adventurous boy who lives with his grandfather and tends to goats. His character, marked by boldness and a yearning for exploration, is juxtaposed against the mysterious presence of the Ice-Maiden, who longs to harness Rudy's spirit. As the story develops, we learn of Rudy's tragic past and the deep emotional connections he has with his family. The narrative draws readers into a vivid world where nature is alive, and the tension between human aspirations and supernatural powers begins to unfold, setting the stage for Rudy’s adventures and challenges that intertwine his fate with that of the enchanting, yet foreboding, Ice-Maiden. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fairy tales PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 186445 180707 2024-10-08T08:50:59.535005 2023-09-08T10:16:51.764153 text/html text/html 180894 2006-07-01T10:05:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 64809 2006-07-01T10:05:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 145315 2024-10-08T08:51:07.131993 application/epub+zip 145183 2024-10-08T08:51:02.966987 application/epub+zip 133960 2024-10-08T08:51:01.574979 application/epub+zip 253815 2024-10-08T08:51:10.023951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231642 2024-10-08T08:51:06.142977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194810 2022-09-09T04:42:08.110615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154922 154698 2024-10-08T08:50:58.819998 2023-09-08T10:16:51.302159 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 154806 2006-07-01T10:03:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 59165 2006-07-01T10:05:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 154805 2006-07-01T10:04:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59135 2006-07-01T10:05:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21932 2024-10-08T08:51:10.164928 application/rdf+xml 11001 2024-10-08T08:51:02.129975 image/jpeg 2711 2024-10-08T08:51:01.849967 image/jpeg 134329 2024-10-08T08:50:59.552002 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