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Title details for Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen - Available

Andersen's Fairy Tales

by Hans Christian Andersen
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Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except for the opportunities then afforded him for displaying his new clothes. He had a different suit for each hour of the day; and as of any other king or emperor, one is accustomed to say, "he is sitting in council," it was always said of him, "The Emperor is sitting in his wardrobe." Time passed merrily in the large town which was his capital; strangers arrived every day at the court. One day, two rogues, calling themselves weavers, made their appearance. They gave out that they knew how to weave stuffs of the most beautiful colors and elaborate patterns, the clothes manufactured from which should have the wonderful property of remaining invisible to everyone who was unfit for the office he held, or who was extraordinarily simple in charac

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  • Release date

    February 1, 2006

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 1595403558

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 1595403558
      • File size: 691 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Text Difficulty: 0-2

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 1, 2001
      Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, edited and illus. by Lisbeth Zwerger, trans. by Anthea Bell, originally published in 1991, includes three additional stories, and its new design matches Zwerger's Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. The 11 tales include the familiar ("The Little Match Girl") and the lesser-known ("The Sandman"). Zwerger's signature watercolors come alive in full-page illustrations elegantly and simply framed in a band of white. From grief-stricken Thumbeline leaning over the dead swallow to the self-deluded, nearly naked emperor admiring himself vainly in the mirror, the artwork conveys a range of emotions.

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  • OverDrive Read
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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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