Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2

Name: Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
ISBN: 9781974902149

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrator: Emma Fenney

Unabridged: 6 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 05/22/2018

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales

Synopsis

Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness. Readily accessible by children, they present lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity that appeal to mature listeners as well. This collection of twenty-five tales includes The Wild Swans, The Little Mermaid, and The Snow Man.

About Hans Christian Andersen

Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) originally trained as a singer and actor, but he gained fame with his fairy tales, which were not meant merely for children but for adults as well. Andersen frequently used a colloquial style that disguises the sophisticated moral teachings of his tales. Many of Andersen's fairy tales depict characters who gain happiness in life after suffering and enduring conflicts. "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Mermaid" are Andersen's most intimate works. A playwright and novelist as well as the author of children's tales, Andersen publications include the novels The Improvisatore and Only a Fiddler, as well as his personal memoirs, The Fairy Tale of My Life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by StrictlySequential

Each story was translated for this book by a different person representing a sort of pan-English These stories just didn't jive with my fairy-tale sensibilities. They were either jammed with fluff, didn't make sense to children (or me) or too long thus circuitous. The artist and the translator couldn'......more

Goodreads review by Manuel

An interesting collection of Hans Christian Andersen's most well-known fairy tales. Each story starts very positive and joyful but most of them have an unhappy or despairing ending; I think this why some stories kept me thinking after I finished. My top 5 tales: 1. The little mermaid 2. The Emperor's......more

Goodreads review by Becca

Haven't read hans christian Anderson for years. It's interesting how these fairytales have been stretched out by others and manipulated. Some were great, others were really chauvinistic and dull.......more