Book description
A new collection of Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tales. There are 12 stories which include old favourites such as "The Ugly Duckling", "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Snow Queen", as well as some less well known tales such as "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep" and "The Shadow".
Why read it?
1 author picked Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The main reason I’m recommending this book is “The Little Mermaid” (the original version, not a sanitized later edition or off-the-mark Disney interpretation). I loved fairy tales as a kid and “The Little Mermaid” is my favorite because it doesn’t have a happy ending. (Not for the mermaid, at least.) I loved that just because we think things should happen a certain way doesn’t mean they will. The mermaid thought she was fated to be with the prince. But all her planning and sacrifice and suffering didn’t change the possibility that the prince was fated to be with the woman…
From Michelle's list on fate dealing its infamously fickle hand.
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These introspective tales feature animals, allegories and melodramas of everyday life. At the center of the stories are tiny creatures (a sparrow, earthworm or paperclip) struggling to make sense of larger mysterious forces. Human protagonists are equally perplexed by ordinary events – like searching for a lost key, watching late…
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