This is a delightful selection of stories from Hans Christian Andersen, translated by the eminent writer and critic, Naomi Lewis. All the best-known and most-loved stories are included - "Thumbelina", "The Snow Queen", "The Emperor's New Clothes" etc., as well as the less familiar - "The Goblin at the Grocer's" and "Dance, Dolly, Dance".

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Puffin Classics .

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published in 1995 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his writing down of many timeless, classic fairy tales. He is Denmark's most famous author and his birthday is celebrated every year with a part called "Odin Story Day". Helen Nicoll worked with Jan Pienkowski for over forty years, first at the BBC and then on the Meg and Mog stories. She owned and ran the audio company Cover to Cover for many years. Helen lived in Marlborough, Wiltshire. She died on September 30, 2012. Edith Nesbit was an English author and poet who published over 60 books of fiction for children under her pen name E. Nesbit.

This book has the following chapters: "The Princess and the Pea"; "Thumbelina"; "The Emperor's New Clothes"; The Little Mermaid"; "The Steadfast Tin Soldier"; "The Nightingale"; "The Ugly Duckling"; "The Snow Queen"; "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep"; "The Happy Family"; "The Goblin At the Grocer's"; "Dance, Dolly, Dance".