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  • Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
  • Imprint: Puffin Classics

  • Published: 23/02/1995

  • ISBN: 9780141329017

  • Length: 224  Pages

  • Dimensions: 178mm x 14mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 143g

  • RRP: £6.99

Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales

  • Retold by Naomi Lewis.

  • Series: Puffin Classics

  • Hans Christian Andersen

  • Jan Pienkowski (Introducer)

  • Naomi Lewis (Translator)

  • Paperback
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Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales is an enchanting collection, retold by writer and critic Naomi Lewis, and contains twelve of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificent stories including Thumbelina, a little girl no more than a thumb-joint high, The Emperor's New Clothes, the tale of a man who cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longs to one day marry a human prince.

With a wonderful introduction by award-winning picture-book creator Jan Pienkowski.

The book includes a behind-the-scenes journey, including an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more..

The Puffin Classics reissue includes:
A Little Princess
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures Through the Looking Glass
Anne of Green Gables series
Black Beauty
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
Heidi
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Little Women series
Peter Pan
Tales of the Greek Heroes
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of King Arthur
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Call of the Wild
The Jungle Book
The Odyssey
The Secret Garden
The Wind in the Willows
The Wizard of Oz
Treasure Island

  • Imprint: Puffin Classics

  • Published: 23/02/1995

  • ISBN: 9780141329017

  • Length: 224  Pages

  • Dimensions: 178mm x 14mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 143g

  • RRP: £6.99


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About the Author

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark, in 1805. At the age of 14 he went to Copenhagen to become an actor. He failed and instead went back to school, where he was very unhappy. He published his first book, an account of a walking trip, in 1829. From then on he wrote many books, finding his true voice in his original fairy stories, which often had their basis in his life. He died in 1875.

Hans Christian Andersen

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