Hans Andersen wrote many stories, and these are some of the best. We meet a very, very small child, a bird with a beautiful voice, a mermaid with legs, an ugly duckling with no friends – and an emperor with some very strange new clothes. These stories teach us lessons for life.
You are about to enter a world that was once a closed book to the human mind. Today we can unravel the mysteries that early generations struggled to understand, and appreciate all that has been done to remove toxic elements from our lives. While we have made the world a safer place, we can still learn from tales of the days when chemical elements poisoned millions – and sent a few inconvenient individuals to an early grave.
Enter the magical world of Hans Christian Andersen, where toys and trees come to life, and animals and birds can talk. The Animated Tales of Hans Christian Andersen will take children to places they will never forget, with stories that have enchanted both young and old for more than a hundred years.
Let young imaginations soar with this dazzling new collection of tales from the legendary Hans Christian Andersen.
First published in 1970 to a chorus of critical acclaim, A Dictionary of British Folk-Tales in the English Language is now regarded as a classic in folklore scholarship. Arranged in two parts, the dictionary presents folk narratives tales told purely for entertainment as well as folk legends tales believed by the tellers to be records of actual events.
The ORIGINAL (darker) Fairy Tales by the Grimm Brothers
These are NOT the fairy tales of Unicorns and Once Upon a Barbie - they are somewhat darker! From Cinderella to Rapunzel these ORIGINAL versions of the classic Fairy Stories are not only surprising – they’re shocking.
