Stories from Hans Andersen are like exquisite jewels, drawing from us gasps of recognition and delight. Writing in the midst of a Europe-wide rebirth of national literature, Anderson broke new ground with his fairy tales in two important ways. First, he composed them in the vernacular, mimicking the language he used in telling them to children aloud. Second, he set his tales in his own land and time, giving rise to his loving descriptions of the Danish countryside. In contrast to such folklorists as the Brothers Grimm, ...
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Stories from Hans Andersen are like exquisite jewels, drawing from us gasps of recognition and delight. Writing in the midst of a Europe-wide rebirth of national literature, Anderson broke new ground with his fairy tales in two important ways. First, he composed them in the vernacular, mimicking the language he used in telling them to children aloud. Second, he set his tales in his own land and time, giving rise to his loving descriptions of the Danish countryside. In contrast to such folklorists as the Brothers Grimm, Anderson's tales are grounded in the real and often focus on the significance of small or overlooked things. The snow queen -- The nightingale -- The real princess -- The garden of paradise -- The mermaid -- The emperor's new clothes -- The wind's tale
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Add this copy of Stories from Hans Andersen to cart. $18.66, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2017 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.
Add this copy of Stories From Hans Andersen (English and Danish Edition) to cart. $19.31, good condition, Sold by Booksavers of Virginia rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisonburg, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Abaris Books.
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Poor jacket. Binding tight, pages unmarked. Back endpaper has creased upper corner. Cover very good. Dj tattered. Your purchase benefits world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
Add this copy of Stories From Hans Andersen to cart. $38.50, good condition, Sold by Ian S. Munro rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published by Abaris Books.
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Edmund Dulac. Good. CR 1979. Good-Very Good Hardcover in a Good-Very Good Dustjacket. Oversize (folio) red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Light edge and corner wear, a touch bumped at head and foot of spine, corners a touch bumped. Interior is good. No writing. Binding is good. DJ with edge and corner wear, small closed tears, rubbing and light scratches. Sixteen full colour plates by Edmund Dulac. 192 pages. Contains: The Snow Queen; Emperor's New Clothes; Wind's Tale; Nightingale; Little Mermaid; The Real Princess; The Garden of Paradise.
Add this copy of Stories From Hans Andersen to cart. $26.99, good condition, Sold by JWMah rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Abaris Books.
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DULAC, Edmund. Good in Fair jacket. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. (USA) Presumed 1st of this large format edition set in Baskerville type and designed by Andrew Braun. Owner's Christmas inscription to the end paper, no other markings, the covers are slightly boed, thus Good used copy in Fair dust jacket with a tear across the spine and with small chips and fine creases to the edges of the dut acket. DJ is in mylar sleeve. Red cloth, 192pp. The Dulac illussttrations are reproduced to a 20 x 15 cm size. 16 coour ilus inlcusing the frontispiece. All the illustration are present and in excellent condition. There are seven stories including The Snow Queen, The Nightingale, The Emperor's New Clothes. and the Garden of Paradise. This book originally appeared in 1911 and was on of the Hodder & Stoughton illustrated gift books that they produced every year starting around 1907 when The Arabian Nights was published. (3.2 JM LVR 200/b6.
Add this copy of Stories From Hans Andersen to cart. $36.69, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2017 by CreateSpace Independent Publis.
Add this copy of Stories From Hans Andersen (English and Danish Edition) to cart. $50.13, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Abaris Books.
