Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy TalesA beautiful clothbound hardback gift edition of the world's most celebrated fairy tales.Every man's life is a fairy tale, written by God's fingers - Hans Christian AndersenA delightful selection of stories from Hans Christian Andersen, translated by the eminent writer and critic, Naomi Lewis. All the best-known and most-loved stories are included - 'Thumbelina', 'The Snow Queen', 'The Emperor's New Clothes', as well as the less familiar - 'The Goblin at the Grocer's' and 'Dance, Dolly, Dance'.Puffin Clothbound Classics is a series of much-loved stories from classic children's literature, brought together by Puffin Books in beautiful hardback volumes.

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Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 - August 4, 1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories are 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 joy to children across Europe. His fairy tales have been translated into over 150 languages and continue to be published in millions of copies all over the world.

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