Fairy Tales, Hans Christian Andersen

With wonderfully detailed covers, sparkling gilt edges, creamy pages and stitched binding, Chilterns Publishing has reimagined the classics into a collection of the most beautiful books published in this genre. Jane Austen’s original books (particularly Pride and Prejudice) from the 1800s were the inspiration, with the specifications of these books reflecting the size and format of the original editions and maintained through the series. Using a perfect mix of tradition and the very latest in printing techniques, 19th Century quality has met 21st Century technology.

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Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen

For 150 years, Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales have delighted both adults and children. Packed with a light-hearted whimsy combined with a mature wisdom they are as entrancing as ever. Among the favourites are The Red Shoes, The Mermaid, The Real Princess, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Tinder Box and of course The Ugly Duckling. Andersen carefully crafted the narration of his tales to evoke the power of oral storytelling, yet the narrative voice is a distinctive one, not the impersonal voice of most folk tales. He perfected his stories by reading them aloud within his social circle, and many a dinner party ended with children and adults alike clamouring for a story. As Andersen's fairy tales became known and loved, he found himself much in demand as a dinner guest, and he also began to receive requests to read his work in public.

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