

Old House, The
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Narrator: Emma Fenney
Unabridged: 19 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: 04/24/2018
Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Narrator: Emma Fenney
Unabridged: 19 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Published: 04/24/2018
Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales
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.
A young boy, observing that his elderly neighbor is lonely, sends one of his tin soldiers as a gift, receiving an invitation to the "Old House" in return. So begins a touching, but short-lived friendship, one that will return to the boy many years later, long after the old man and his old house have......more
"Very, very lonely," said the pewter soldier. "But it is delightful not to be forgotten." Oh, the passage of time... :(......more
I have arranged my takeaway thoughts on this short story into a haiku: "Living among thoughts, Weak souls are stunned, crushed by weight The body can’t feel."......more
Moving, bittersweet tale of loneliness, growing old, and the pernicious power of memory.......more
This one was sad D:......more