Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Oxford University Press (2009), Edition: Reissue, 376 pages
Description
Includes: The Tinder-Box; The Princess and the Pea; Thumbelina; The Little Mermaid; The Emperor's New Clothes; The Steadfast Soldier; The Ugly Duckling; The Snow Queen; The Little Match-Girl
User reviews
LibraryThing member Lady_Lazarus
Although the famous stories like The Match-girl or The Little Mermaid sound beautiful when repeated or summarized in everyday life, I was quite disappointed when reading them. Maybe it was my expectations that made them feel very flat, but even worse were the other stories that I didn't know in
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advance. I felt in many stories the main character had an aim and often also reached this aim by selfish means. So these are in no means general fairytales with moral teaching, but quite the opposite. In a way, it is refreshing, but sometimes the stories also lack logic. Too often I also feel they are not capturing despite the imagination. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
376 p.; 7.7 inches
ISBN
0199555850 / 9780199555857