Synopses & Reviews
"The Little Mermaid" is one of the most haunting stories ever written. Its author, Hans Christian Andersen, made the literary fairy tale so much his own that even today no writer has surpassed him. This collection, with an introduction and fresh new translations of the tales by Neil Philip, includes such favorites as "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Match Girl", and "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" as well as 11 other tales. The book is illustrated throughout with Isabelle Brent's intricate watercolors, accented in rich fifth-color gold, which make an elegant compliment to these magical tales.
Table of Contents
The tinderbox -- Little Ida's flowers -- The little mermaid -- The emperor's new clothes -- The steadfast tin soldier -- The flying trunk -- The sweethearts --The bell -- The little match girl -- The collar -- The goblin at the grocer's -- In a thousand years' time --Five peas from the same pod -- The beetle -- The toad -- Dance, dance, Dolly mine! -- The gardener and his master.