Andersen's Fairy Tales are deservedly famous; if you don't own a copy of this fine work, you certainly ought to. Included in this volume are "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Swineherd," "The Real Princess," "The Shoes of Fortune," "The Fir Tree," "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," and "The Red Shoes."

Author Biography

Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories, called eventyr in Danish, express themes that transcend age and nationality.