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Fairy Tales (Penguin Classics - Paperback, by Andersen Hans Christian - Good
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780143039525
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143039520
ISBN-13
9780143039525
eBay Product ID (ePID)
128016601
Product Key Features
Original Language
Danish
Book Title
Fairy Tales : (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Number of Pages
438 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Classics, Short Stories (Single Author), Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
Illustrator
Nilsen, Anders, Yes
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition Ser.
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
839.8136
Edition Description
Deluxe
Table Of Content
Fairy TalesAcknowledgments Chronology Introduction Further Reading Translator's Note A Note on the Illustrations Fairy Tales The Tinderbox Little Claus and Big Claus The Princess on the Pea Thumbelina The Traveling Companion The Little Mermaid The Emperor's New Clothes The Steadfast Tin Soldier The Wild Swans The Flying Trunk The Nightingale The Sweethearts The Ugly Duckling The Fir Tree The Snow Queen The Red Shoes The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep The Shadow The Old House The Little Match Girl The Story of a Mother The Collar The Bell The Marsh King's Daughter The Wind Tells of Valdemar Daae and His Daughters The Snowman The Ice Maiden The Wood Nymph The Most Incredible Thing Auntie Toothache Notes
Synopsis
*Includes "The Little Mermaid," now a major motion picture from Disney starring Halle Bailey and directed by Rob Marshall* The famous tales of Hans Christian Andersen--some of the best-known fairy tales in the world--in a sparkling translation by award-winning translator Tiina Nunnally A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, featuring flaps, deckled edges, and specially commissioned cover art by acclaimed cartoonist Anders Nilsen Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional fairy tales--with an anarchic twist--but many of his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination. The thirty stories here range from exuberant early works such as "The Tinderbox" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" through poignant masterpieces such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling" to more subversive later tales such as "The Ice Maiden" and "The Wood Nymph." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., Tiina Nunnallys sparkling new translation of Hans Christian Andersens "Fairy Tales" captures the rawness and immediacy of the writers style., Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional fairy tales--with an anarchic twist--but many of his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination. The thirty stories here range from exuberant early works such as "The Tinderbox" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" through poignant masterpieces such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling," to more subversive later tales such as "The Ice maiden" and "The Wood Nymph.", A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition of Hans Christian Andersen's famous tales, from award-winning translator Tiina Nunnally Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional fairy tales--with an anarchic twist--but many of his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination. The thirty stories here range from exuberant early works such as "The Tinderbox" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" through poignant masterpieces such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling" to more subversive later tales such as "The Ice Maiden" and "The Wood Nymph." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
LC Classification Number
PT8116.E5
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