All the best-loved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, including "The Ugly Duckling," "Thumbelina," "The Red Shoes," "The Princess on the Pea," and "The Emperor's New Clothes," fill the pages of this beautiful leather-bound collector's edition. Also included is "The Tallow Candle" -- one of the [...]

Some of our most well-known tales were originated by the pen of Hans Christian Andersen. A prolific writer, Andersen's oeuvre includes plays, novels, and poems but he is most well-regarded for his fairy tales. Stories such as "The Princess and the Pea"," "The Ugly Duckling," and "The Emperor's New[...]

Hans Christian Andersen's classic tales of foolish emperors, lonely mermaids, icy queens and clever princesses have delighted children and adults alike for nearly two centuries. The stories' unique magic and wonder make them essential reading for any childhood.This beautifully illustrated collection[...]

The classic 1844 Hans Christian Anderson story, here illustrated by a stunning new Ukrainian artist. The Snow Queen has a heart of ice and turns good to bad and light to dark...she turns Frey, the god of spring into Jack Frost and lures away Kai who'd been living happily with his sister Gerda and gr[...]

When Kay is carried off by the beautiful but cruel Snow Queen, Gerda sets off in search of him.

A wonderful story collection, with the warmth and wit of the 19th-century originals. Emma Chichester-Clark's magical, colourful images, combined with Naomi Lewis's beautiful writing, make this an anthology to treasure.[...]

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, the son of a shoemaker. His early life was wretched, but he was adopted by a patron and became a short-story writer, novelist and playwright, though he remains best-known for his magical fairy tales which were published between 1835 and 1872. [...]

The Snow Queen plans to transform the world into a blinding white wilderness where people's hearts are as cold as ice. Trapped in her ice palace and enchanted by a magic mirror Kai, seems lost to the world forever. His sister, Gerda, must find a way to rescue him, encountering a treacherous troll an[...]

Fairy tales are the simplest and purest expressions of the collective unconscious and thus offer the clearest understanding of the basic patterns of the human psyche. Folk tales and fairy stories were originally intended for both adults and children and this collection brings together two great Euro[...]

The story tells of a prince who wants to marry a princess, but is having difficulty finding a suitable wife. One stormy night a young woman drenched with rain seeks shelter in the prince's castle. She claims to be a princess, so the prince's mother decides to test their unexpected guest by placing a[...]

A homely little bird born in a barnyard, chastised for being different from the rest, the ugly ducking matures into a beautiful swan, the most beautiful bird of all. A tale about personal transformation for the better, The Ugly Duckling is one of the most beloved and touching tales by H. A. Andersen[...]