The Nightingale, Hans Christian Andersen
The Nightingale, Hans Christian Andersen
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The Nightingale

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrator: Olga Makina

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ririro

Published: 11/21/2022

Synopsis

The Nightingale is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. A rich emperor could get anything he wanted, but what he wanted was a bird that could sing so beautifully that it made everyone speechless. He becomes dear friends with a nightingale, until one day the emperor discards the bird for a golden bird... The moral of the story is: true friends will stand by you in good and bad times. Recommended for age 6+.

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 Shirley on August 28, 2018

A book from my childhood that I have read many times over the years to my children and grandchildren. One of my favourite childhood stories.......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on January 29, 2019

The Nightingale, illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. Like The Little Mermaid, or The Ugly Duckling (with which it was originally published in 1843), The Nightingale is one of Hans Christian Andersen's original fairy-tales, relating the story of the Emperor of China, who learns to value natur......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on January 29, 2019

The Nightingale, illustrated by Beni Montresor. Italian artist Beni Montresor, who was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1965 for Beatrice Schenk de Regniers' May I Bring a Friend?, turns his attention to Hans Christian Andersen in this picture-book retelling of The Nightingale. The story of the Emp......more

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