Hans-Christian Andersen - Libros y biografía

Once, there was a Prince who wanted to marry a Princess. Only a real one would do. So he traveled through all the world to find her, and everywhere things went wrong. There were Princesses aplenty, but...

There came a soldier marching down the high road-one, two! one, two! He had his knapsack on his back and his sword at his side as he came home from the wars. On the road he met a witch, an ugly old witch,...

There is nobody in all this world who knows so many tales as Ole Luckoie! He can tell tales! In an evening, when a child sits so nicely at the table, or on its little stool, Ole Luckoie comes. He comes...

LET us now go to Switzerland, and see its wonderful mountains, whose steep, rocky sides are covered with trees. We will climb up to the fields of snow, and then make our way down to the grassy valleys,...

Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Match Girl & Other Christmas Stories' is a collection of poignant and heart-wrenching tales that explore themes of poverty, loneliness, and the magic of Christmas....

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘It doesn’t matter if you’re born in a duck yard, so long as you are hatched from a swan’s egg!’ (from ‘The...

No conto O Sapo, o celébre autor Hans Christian Andersen nos faz perceber que o mais importante é o que somos e não o que possuímos. Os contos maravilhosos de Andersen, traduzidos para mais de 100 idiomas,...

Im Wald steht ein kleiner Tannenbaum. Seines jungen Lebens kann er sich nicht recht freuen. Er will schnell groß werden. Es wurmt ihn, dass Hasen über ihn hinweg springen. Er wünscht sich, dass, wenn...

Classic tales of fairies and princesses, ducklings and dancing shoes from the master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen.  All the best-loved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, including “The Ugly...

Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen' is a collection of timeless tales that have captivated children and adults alike for generations. With a narrative style...

Quando seu pai morreu, o jovem Johannes não sabia o que fazer. Ele agora estava inconsolável e totalmente sozinho no mundo. Com sua herança, ele decidiu explorar o mundo e tinha apenas um objetivo em...

Era uma vez uma pastora de porcelana e um limpa-chaminés que foram colocados próximos um do outro e decidiram se casar. No entanto, outro boneco, que disse ser o avô da pastora, queria que ela se casasse...

O que é esperança? A esperança é a estrela dos contos de fadas selecionados para essa coletânea. Deixe Hans Christian Andersen encantar você com seus personagens favoritos, que vão ensinar sobre esperança...

O que é o amor? O que é preciso para amar? Deixe os amados personagens de Hans Christian Andersen mostrarem como o amor pode ser, o que é preciso para amar e como o amor pode se manifestar de diferentes...

O que é coragem? O que é preciso para ser corajoso? Como se demonstra coragem? Siga os amados personagens em suas aventuras e descubra o que coragem significa para eles. Uma coletânea para os leitores...

All the local children knew the river Odense and they all knew about the bell that could be found there. A long time ago, the bell, being tired, had fallen from its beam and had landed in the river, at...

In the tallest and poorest house in a very narrow winding street, was an attic with a single window. Behind this window, was a bird in a cage; the state of the house and the cage were so miserable that...

One day, a competition was organised: the fastest would be awarded first price. The jury gave first prize to the hare and second prize was awarded to the snail. Long debates followed between the various...

A flea, a grasshopper and a jumping goose entered a competition to see who could jump the highest. Who would win? That is a question that would turn out to be more complicated than expected.

On the day that the emperor’s horse received his golden horseshoes as a reward for his heroic deeds, the beetle who shared his stable was very jealous. The smith refused to make shoes for his little feet...

A family of toads lived in a very deep well: it was so deep that, from the top, you could not even see the surface of the water. One of the young toads dreamed of knowing what there was outside of the...

To every child born, God offers a gift – this gift is not placed in their cradle, but in a secret place, where no one would dream of looking for it. So, this gift can be found in many different places,...

He had been ill a long time and God came for him – the parents and sisters of the little four-year-old boy who had died were inconsolable. No chagrin was greater than that of the boy’s mother, yet she...

The star that is brightest this morning knows many things: she has watched over the earth for centuries and knows many things that we men have long forgotten. Today, she tells us the story of the Roman...

One sunny day, when a little sea fish was swimming joyfully with his eighteen thousand brothers and sisters, the water was darkened by an enormous eel who came from above and was heading deeper into the...

In Gudenau, in the forest of Silkeborg, lived a farmer, Jeppe Jans, and his son, Ib. In winter, when there was nothing to do in the fields, Jeppe Jans made clogs and Ib tried to do the same. Not far away,...

The men of our world who experience glory do not generally attain it easily. There have been several martyrs who, before knowing honour, have had to follow a very thorny path...

Everyone was happy: an heir had been born and mother and son were doing well! Almost all the fairies came to offer a gift to the newborn, there was just one missing who should have brought the last pearl......

La Petite Sirène vit sous la mer auprès de son père, le roi de la mer, de sa grand-mère et de ses cinq sœurs. Lorsque la petite sirène atteint l'âge de quinze ans, elle est autorisée à nager jusqu'à la...

Após a morte de seu pai, um comerciante rico, o filho herdou uma grande fortuna, que foi gasta rapidamente. Ele se viu sozinho com nada além de seu roupão nas costas e chinelos nos pés. Um amigo o ofereceu...