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The Tinderbox

By Hans Christian Andersen
Series: Penguin Little Black Classics
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The Tinderbox by Hans Christian Andersen is a fairy tale about a soldier returning home from war who encounters an old witch. She sends him into a hollow tree to retrieve a magical tinderbox that holds incredible power. With its help, the soldier navigates a series of adventures, filled with both wealth and challenges, discovering the true magic the tinderbox bestows.
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You might like this book if you enjoy classic fairy tales filled with adventure and magic. This story by Hans Christian Andersen features an enchanting blend of humour and mystery, where a young soldier encounters unexpected twists in pursuit of fortune. With its timeless themes and imaginative narrative, the tale will transport you to a world where anything is possible.

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Includes tales such as 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier' and 'Big Klaus and Little Klaus'.

Andersen's bittersweet fairy tales propelled their troubled author to international fame and revolutionized children's writing.

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Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary

'There sat the dog with eyes as big as mill wheels'

Though criticised for their anarchic immorality when first published, Hans Christian Andersen's tales made him an international star, taken to the hearts of children and adults for their beauty, sorrow and strangeness.

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ISBN: 9780141398044

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 February 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 112.0mm

Height: 160.0mm

Weight: 55g

Pages: 64

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Fiction General Fiction Hans Christian Andersen Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Little Black Classics

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About the Author

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, Denmark, son of a shoemaker and a washerwoman. He was the first writer to take the folk tale as a literary genre and create new stories, such as 'The Emperor's New Clothes', 'The Little Mermaid', 'The Ugly Duckling' and 'The Snow Queen'. His influence on children's literature is inestimable, yet his stories work on many levels. He died in Copenhagen in 1875.

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