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A soldier came marching down the road: Left . . . right! Read the first page
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
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The Ugly Duckling. The Little Mermaid. It's all here!,
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Ce commentaire est de: The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories (Paperback)
The Ugly Duckling. The Little Mermaid. The Tinderbox. The Emperor's New Clothes. The Princess and the Pea. It's all here!C. S. Lewis, in his preface to "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," observed that as children we grow out of hearing fairy tales, but as an adult we can come back to them with fresh eyes and be enchanted in a different way. HCA stories have that amphibian quality of living above and below the supposed age limits. I find it surprising that HCA writing in a minor language would be so popular, but he is a genius at writing fairy tales. The Grimm Boys just collected and edited the German fairy tales, but HCA was generating new and original fairy tales. I hope we don't sluff off this unique talent he had solely on the ground that he was writing to children. After all, how many naked Emperors have we seen? The comic Dilbert gets it's life blood from the fact that so many emperors can be smooth-talked by so many charlatans, and be sustained in their delusion by smarmy sycophants, and only brought to light by a child. If children can understand this, why can't we adults? On the printing-side of the book, I would like to see this in a hardbound, with durable paper, and not the thin and fragile newsprint. I am almost afraid to read this book since the opaper is so delicate!
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A translation to entertain,
By Fred Potter (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories (Paperback)
This is an excellent translation with character, soul and humor. It is hard to capture the feel and essence of stories that originated in another language. This compilation does an excellent job and is an enjoyable read for all ages.
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Excellent Collection of Favorites!,
By Evelyn Horan (California) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories (Paperback)
Every child should read Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales a first introduction to fantasy and modern tales of today. The book is great for adults also. Many stories I recall from my own childhood as I devoured the fairy tales that are enduring and lasting as classics forever.Evelyn Horan - author Jeannie, A Texas Frontier Girl, Books One - Three
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