Here are all 159 tales written by Hans Christian Anderson, the master Danish storyteller, accompanied by illustrations from Arthur Rackham, Hans Richter, and other. These cherished tales include: · "The Little Mermaid" · "Thumbelina" · "The Emperor's New Clothes" · "The Snow Queen" · "Ib and Little Christina" · "The Princess and the Pea"
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales:
I purchased this book because my daughter requested it for Christmas. She is an avid reader and was extremely thrilled to receive this book. She loves it!!!
Love the book:
The book was in extremely good conditions when it was delivered & the gold tips with the leather binding was great as this looks like an older version of the book like hard back books used to be made that lasted a very long time.
clumsy translations / great stories:
There are many better translations out there, so there is no excuse to produce something that reads badly. I was disappointed and bought another edition. Mine is being resold on Amazon. I hate these bogus "classics."
The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales, Deluxe Edition (Literary Classics):
Excellent edition, however I had hoped to receive one with colour plates rather than the black and white plates. This was my only disappointment. The book was luxuriously bound and beautifully put together. All the stories are there, and it is funny how ones memories can play tricks as I thought the description in the story The Tinder Box described one of the dogs as having 'eyes like saucers' when the book texted 'eyes like teacups' or 'eyes like towers'. I am in no position to argue, but the story still... more info
