ABSTRACT

A true classic of Western literature, Stories and Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, arguably the most notable children's writer of all, has delighted young and old for generations. This unique collection was first translated for George Routledge over 130 years ago. Completely reset, but preserving the original, beautiful illustrations by A.W. Bayes, engraved by the masters of Victorian book illustration, the Brothers Dalziel, this marvellous book will be treasured by young and old alike.

chapter |7 pages

The Tinder-Box 8

chapter |12 pages

Little Claus and Great Claus

chapter |7 pages

Little Ida’s Flowers

chapter |10 pages

Thumbelina

chapter |3 pages

The Naughty Boy

chapter |18 pages

The Travelling Companion

chapter |21 pages

The Little Sea-Maid

chapter |4 pages

The Emperor’s New Clothes

chapter |25 pages

The Goloshes of Fortune

chapter |4 pages

The Daisy

chapter |4 pages

The Hardy Tin Soldier

chapter |16 pages

The Wild Swans

chapter |3 pages

The Loveliest Rose in the World

chapter |13 pages

The Garden of Paradise

chapter |2 pages

A Great Grief

chapter |2 pages

The Swan’s Nest

chapter |5 pages

Holger Danske

chapter |3 pages

“It’s Quite True!”

chapter |5 pages

The Flying Trunk

chapter |3 pages

The Last Pearl

chapter |6 pages

The Storks

chapter |10 pages

The Metal Pig

chapter |2 pages

Grandmother

chapter |10 pages

The Ugly Duckling

chapter |1 pages

A Picture from the Fortress Wall

chapter |6 pages

The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweeper

chapter |2 pages

The Money-Pig

chapter |6 pages

The Red Shoes

chapter |3 pages

The Wicked Prince

chapter |3 pages

Children’s Prattle 219

chapter |10 pages

Ole Luk-Oie

chapter |6 pages

The Story of a Mother

chapter |3 pages

The Lovers

chapter |6 pages

The Old Street Lamp 244

chapter 2|3 pages

Brothers

chapter |6 pages

The Bell

chapter |2 pages

By the Almshouse Window 255

chapter |5 pages

Little Tuk

chapter |3 pages

The Darning-Needle

chapter |9 pages

The Fir-Tree

chapter |1 pages

A Rose from the Grave of Homer

chapter |5 pages

The Swineherd 278

chapter |8 pages

Elder-Tree Mother

chapter 5|4 pages

Five Out of One Shell

chapter |32 pages

The Snow Queen

chapter |4 pages

The Flax

chapter |3 pages

The Drop of Water

chapter |9 pages

The Nightingale

chapter |3 pages

The Jumper

chapter |6 pages

The Elf-Hill

chapter |3 pages

The Shirt-Collar

chapter |10 pages

The Neighbouring Families

chapter |2 pages

The Little Match-Girl

chapter |3 pages

The Buck-Wheat

chapter |7 pages

The Old House

chapter |4 pages

The Happy Family

chapter |12 pages

The Shadow

chapter |5 pages

The Rose-Elf

chapter |3 pages

The Angel

chapter 12|5 pages

Twelve by the Mail

chapter |4 pages

The Racers