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Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales
Gilded Pocket Edition
Series: Arcturus Ornate Classics
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This elegant hardback edition presents Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tales, featuring beautiful gold cover embossing and gilded page edges. Hans Christian Andersen is the ultimate author of the literary fairy tale. His utterly original stories, with their beauty, tragedy, and strangeness, have captivated the imagination...
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This elegant hardback edition presents Hans Christian Anderson classic fairy tales: strange, tragic, and utterly original stories that are beloved by readers both young and old. This edition features beautiful gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges, making it the perfect gift for any lover of classic literature.
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This elegant hardback edition presents Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tales, featuring beautiful gold cover embossing and gilded page edges.
Hans Christian Andersen is the ultimate author of the literary fairy tale. His utterly original stories, with their beauty, tragedy, and strangeness, have captivated the imagination of readers, both young and old. This collection contains 27 of his best-known tales, including The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, The Snow Queen, The Emperor's New Suit, The Little Match-Seller, and Thumbelina.
This deluxe pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic translation by H. P. Paull and is presented with an embossed cover design, ivory pages, beautifully designed endpapers, and gold gilded page edges. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this book makes a wonderful gift for any lover of classic literature.
ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781398851177
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 30 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Arcturus
Illustration: Imitation cloth with gold foil blocking
Contributors:
- Translated by H.P. Paull
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 105.0mm
Height: 165.0mm
Weight: 233g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a prolific Danish writer who is best known for his fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 100 different languages. His birthday, 2 April, is celebrated as International Children's Book Day each year and one of Copenhagen's most celebrated monuments, the statue of the Little Mermaid in the harbour, commemorates one of his best-known tales.
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