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Fairy Tales

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At a time when children's stories were formal, moral and didactic, Hans Christian Andersen revolutionized the genre, giving an anarchic twist to traditional folklore and creating a huge number of utterly original stories that sprang directly from his imagination.

From the exuberant early stories such as "The Emperor's New Clothes", though poignant masterpieces such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling", to the darker, more subversive later tales written for adults, the stories included here are endlessly experimental, both humorous and irreverent, sorrowful and strange.

This book will bring these magical tales to life for readers of any age.

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Penguin Classics
0140624279 / 9780140624274
Paperback
30/08/2007
United Kingdom
368 pages
111 x 181 mm, 200 grams
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