Project Gutenberg 1999-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 2351 Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian) 1805 1875 Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_Tales_Told_for_Children._First_Collection. The emperor's new clothes -- The swineherd -- The real princess -- The shoes of fortune -- The fir tree -- The snow queen -- The leap-frog -- The elderbush -- The bell -- The old house -- The happy family -- The story of a mother -- The false collar -- The shadow -- The little match girl -- The dream of little Tuk -- The naughty boy -- The red shoes. Produced by Dianne Bean, and David Widger "Andersen's Fairy Tales" by Hans Christian Andersen is a collection of enchanting stories written in the early to mid-19th century. The work showcases Andersen's imagination and moral reflections manifested through his whimsical and often poignant tales, featuring memorable characters and intricate plots. Readers can expect to encounter beloved stories such as "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Snow Queen," which highlight themes of vanity, innocence, and the bittersweet nature of life. At the start of the collection, we are introduced to "The Emperor's New Clothes," where an emperor obsessed with fashion is deceived by two conmen who promise to create garments that are invisible to the incompetent or foolish. Despite no actual cloth being woven, the emperor pretends to admire his "new clothes" for fear of being seen as unfit for his role. This intriguing tale sets the stage for Andersen's exploration of human folly and societal pressures. As the emperor parades through the town in his imagined finery, he is ultimately exposed by the innocent words of a child, starkly illustrating the themes of truth and perception that resonate throughout Andersen's work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fairy tales Fairy tales -- Denmark Children's stories, Danish -- Translations into English PZ Text Best Books Ever Listings Harvard Classics Children's Myths, Fairy Tales, etc. Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature 379215 2025-07-01T10:04:38.450625 text/html 389738 2021-01-27T19:44:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 127918 2021-01-27T19:44:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 199636 2025-07-01T10:04:44.224590 application/epub+zip 204610 2025-07-01T10:04:40.262582 application/epub+zip 204610 2025-07-01T10:04:39.131602 application/epub+zip 388604 2025-07-01T10:04:47.288533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367232 2025-07-01T10:04:43.536548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321483 2022-09-01T11:38:38.903371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329221 2025-07-01T10:04:37.936571 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 329102 2018-03-14T14:49:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 324890 2008-10-10T13:52:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122106 2018-03-17T07:28:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 121629 2008-10-10T13:53:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22293 2025-07-01T10:04:47.421548 application/rdf+xml 14406 2025-07-01T10:04:39.620566 image/jpeg 4001 2025-07-01T10:04:39.373587 image/jpeg 197248 2025-07-01T10:04:38.478570 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia