Two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.

This enchanting collection contains twelve of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificent stories. It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than a thumb-joint high, The Emperor's New Clothes, the tale of a man who cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longs to one day marry a human prince.

This collection, "Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales" contains eighteen of Hans Christian's best-loved tales, and is illustrated by the charming plates and black and white line drawings of Anne Anderson. The stories include: "Little Ida's Flowers;" "The Red Shoes;" "The Snow Queen;" "The Emperor's New Clothes;" "The Constant Tin Soldier;" "The Flying Trunk;" "The Wild Swans;" "The Real Princess;" "Elfin Mount;" "The Storks;" and "The Darning Needle."

Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen contains a collection of 38 classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen illustrated by the Robinson Brothers, Thomas, William Heath and Charles.

Originally published in 1924, this collection The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen is illustrated with the magnificent Art Nouveau color illustrations of Kay Nielsen. It was a project that took Nielsen twelve years to complete, and his illustrations perfectly capture the other-worldly spirit of Andersen's subject matter. It includes such well-known and loved tales as "The Snow Queen," "The Real Princess," "The Hardy Tin Soldier" and "The Nightingale."...

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish writer, best remembered for his fairy tales. Table of Contents: BY THE ALMSHOUSE WINDOW THE ANGEL ANNE LISBETH BEAUTY OF FORM AND BEAUTY OF MIND THE BEETLE WHO WENT ON HIS TRAVELS THE BELL-DEEP THE BIRD OF POPULAR SONG THE BISHOP OF BORGLUM AND HIS WARRIORS THE BOTTLE NECK THE BUCKWHEAT THE BUTTERFLY A CHEERFUL TEMPER THE CHILD IN THE GRAVE CHILDREN'S PRATTLE THE FARM-YARD COCK AND THE WEATHER-COCK THE...

A wonderful collection of Hans Christian Andersens Fairy Tales illustrated in black and white by Honor Appleton. Contents include, The Little Mermaid, The Little Match Girl, The Snow Queen, The Red Shoes, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and many others. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works...

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 to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This collection includes "The Wild Swans", The Little Mermaid, and "The Snow Man".

Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales have delighted generations of readers since they were first published starting in 1835. The Ultimate Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales brings together many of Andersen's best-known and loved works including "The Little Mermaid," "The Princess on the Pea," "The Ugly Duckling," and "Thumbelina." Beloved by children and adults, Andersen's fairy tales have been adapted countless times for the stage and screen,...