Project Gutenberg 2008-05-23 Public domain in the USA. 189 Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian) 1805 1875 Andersen, Hans Christian Tuuk, Titia Klasina Elisabeth van der 1854 1939 Andriessen, Simon Jacob 1831 1901 Andriessen, Simon Jacobus Andriessen, S. J. Andersens Sproken en vertellingen Morgenrood Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ "Andersens Sproken en Vertellingen" by H. C. Andersen is a collection of fairy tales and stories written in the mid-19th century. This collection showcases Andersen's exquisite storytelling ability, featuring various characters and enchanting narratives that delve into themes of beauty, self-discovery, and the complexities of human emotions, particularly through the lens of childhood innocence. The opening of the collection introduces the timeless tale of "The Ugly Duckling," which begins in a beautiful natural setting as a mother duck waits for her eggs to hatch. As her ducklings emerge, one particularly large and unattractive duckling is quickly shunned by the others, leading to feelings of sadness and isolation. Despite the mockery and rejection from his peers, the ugly duckling perseveres and embarks on a journey filled with challenges and self-reflection until he ultimately discovers his true identity and beauty. This opening portion sets the stage for Andersen's exploration of themes surrounding acceptance, growth, and the transformation of one's self-image. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/25580/25580-h/images/titlepage.gif nl Fairy tales PZ Text Children's Myths, Fairy Tales, etc. Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 992089 984322 2024-09-11T05:50:34.325460 2023-09-11T09:13:01.586778 text/html text/html 992869 2021-01-03T15:53:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 9022778 2021-01-03T15:53:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 9556144 2024-09-11T05:50:49.571353 application/epub+zip 9569009 2024-09-11T05:50:37.724424 application/epub+zip 388289 2024-09-11T05:50:35.852445 application/epub+zip 9860114 2024-09-11T05:50:58.034307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9763584 2024-09-11T05:50:47.698371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 578607 2022-09-12T04:58:44.418657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 859136 859045 2024-09-11T05:50:31.871496 2023-09-11T09:12:59.203759 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 853787 2021-01-03T15:53:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 314906 2021-01-03T15:53:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19712 2024-09-11T05:50:58.274302 application/rdf+xml 11331 2024-09-11T05:50:36.022432 image/jpeg 2467 2024-09-11T05:50:35.938451 image/jpeg 9013535 2024-09-11T05:50:34.650464 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