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Available
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Publication
Walker Books Ltd (1997), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 143 pages
Description
A collection of Andersen's stories, including "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Fir Tree," and "The Money Pig."
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143 p.; 11.1 inches
ISBN
0744532981 / 9780744532982
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A collection of twelve fairy stories by Hans Andersen, organized around the central conceit of Andersen as a storytelling swan, with a literary newt acting as amanuensis.
Tales include:
. The Darning Needle, whose sense of self-importance is impervious to change in situation
. The Collar, a starchy piece of clothing that likes to boast of his romantic conquests, however imaginary
. The Money Pig, an earthenware money box that comes to grief, while watching a play one night.
. The Steadfast Tin Soldier, in which a one-legged tin soldier is faithful to his paper-ballerina love,
. The Lovers, in which the non-romance of a top and ball takes on a different meaning, later in life.
. The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep features two porcelain figurines in love
. The Flying Trunk, in which a lazy young man almost wins the hand of the Turkish king's daughter
. Jumpers, the tale of a flea, grasshopper and jumping jack who all compete for the hand of a princess
. Grief, an odd little meditation on the relativity (and individuality) of misfortune
. The Brownie at the Grocer's, in which a tiny house brownie learns the value of poetry.
. The Snowman, in which a snowman falls in love with a stove; . The Fir Tree, a melancholy holiday tale of regret
With delightful colour and black and white illustrations by Chris Riddell.
Tales include:
. The Darning Needle, whose sense of self-importance is impervious to change in situation
. The Collar, a starchy piece of clothing that likes to boast of his romantic conquests, however imaginary
. The Money Pig, an earthenware money box that comes to grief, while watching a play one night.
. The Steadfast Tin Soldier, in which a one-legged tin soldier is faithful to his paper-ballerina love,
. The Lovers, in which the non-romance of a top and ball takes on a different meaning, later in life.
. The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep features two porcelain figurines in love
. The Flying Trunk, in which a lazy young man almost wins the hand of the Turkish king's daughter
. Jumpers, the tale of a flea, grasshopper and jumping jack who all compete for the hand of a princess
. Grief, an odd little meditation on the relativity (and individuality) of misfortune
. The Brownie at the Grocer's, in which a tiny house brownie learns the value of poetry.
. The Snowman, in which a snowman falls in love with a stove; . The Fir Tree, a melancholy holiday tale of regret
With delightful colour and black and white illustrations by Chris Riddell.