Little Match Girl, The

Name: Little Match Girl, The
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
ISBN: 9781974911875

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrator: Emma Fenney

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 04/24/2018

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales

Synopsis

In The Little Match Girl, a barefoot girl tries unsuccessfully to make money for her family by selling matches on the street. Afraid to go home empty-handed and face her fathers wrath, she decides to take shelter in an alley for the night and lights matches to keep herself warm. The harsh realism of this story reminds listeners to be grateful and kind during the cold holiday season.

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 oyshik

The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen It's a fairytale about a dying girl's dreams and hope. Christian Andersen beautifully brings out the life of an underprivileged child. It was really an emotional read. Heart-wrenching story.......more

Goodreads review by Peter

What a sad and melancholic fairy tale. A little girls is standing forlorn outside a building trying to sell matches. She doesn't sell anything but starts seeing beautiful things when she lights up a match. Will there be a happy ending? Well, Charles Dickens couldn't have written this story in a bett......more

Goodreads review by Nayra.Hassan

*الغِنى في الغربة وطن والفقر في الوطن غربة* فتاة الكبريت من أكثر القصص الخيالية حزنا و واقعية"تجري احداثها الحزينة في ليلة رأس السنة.. فنري تلك الطفلة: اللطيفة النحيفة الخفية حافية القدمين؛ تحاول ان تبيع الكبريت للمارة علي الرصيف و لكن لا احد يلتفت لها بالفعل *الفقر ليس عيباً لكن من الأفضل إخفاؤه*......more