Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: An Illustrated Classic Hardcover – Illustrated, August 1, 2017

I love Hans Christian Anderson's Fair Tales but it is in the original version and is not well suited to those unused to the formal language written so long ago. However, that said, it's great to read these stories and use them as a tell aloud to children. These stories have classic plots which lend themselves to today's world news. Just look at the Emperor's New Clothes!!

This review is for the book published by Canterbury Classics (August 1, 2017)ISBN-10: 1684120314ISBN-13: 978-1684120314Well made book with super quality illustrations by W. H. Robinson, Harry Clarke, Arthur Rackham.A treasure must have.Other books (The Wind in the Willows, Peter Pan, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) by Canterbury Classics (2017) do not have the same quality as this one.

I grew up with the stories this author has written and I have shared these same stories with my kids. He is one of the best children's authors I have ever read. Awesome and children of this generation will like him too. He has covered all the bases of this generation by covering the fantasy, sci-fi, and more of the genres that children like to watch on tv and read.

Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales is filled with stories from the master story teller himself. This book has a few stories that readers may recognize from their youth. It is a book geared for the older child to adult reader as the stories are on the somber side but gets one to think about the meaning of the story. If you are looking for stories such as The Ugly Duckling, Thumbalina, etc. you will not find it in them in this collection of stories.

I am pleased with this edition; it has all of the Anderson stories I was looking for, and several I was not familiar with.

Had hoped to see a few pics in color tied to stories. Was disappointed from that standpoint for sure. Got this book to read to my sweet grandchildren when the did sleepovers with their Nana & everyone knows pictures are worth a thousand words.

I love these fairy tales. I read these when I was younger, and loved the stories, so I was so excited to find them in a Kindle version. These are the true old fairy tales, not the fairy tale versions we see today. They're short stories so you can keep the interest of kids, but still leave little tidbits for adults.

So many great stories! This is a beautiful book. I gave it as a set with two other books of the same type (Grimm, Aesop) and it worked out great.

Would order again, thank you.

La versione con la copertina rigida vanta la raccolta delle fiabe più amate di Hans Christian Andersen e le illustrazioni di Kay Nielsen.Il famosissimo illustratore danese impiegò circa 12 anni per illustrare le fiabe di Andersen, ma questa edizione dell'opera, purtroppo, non rende giustizia al suo progetto.Il libro è stampato su carta economica ed è mal impaginato, mentre l'inchiostro è sgranato e poco definito.La riproduzione delle illustrazioni a colori, poi, è davvero di bassa qualità e non rende giustizia alle magnifiche illustrazioni a colori Art Nouveau che hanno reso universalmente celebre Kay Nielsen.

Really nice book. Translation is not super modern, but modern enough to read easily. Pictures are plentiful and add a nice touch.Grisly stories

Magnifique recueil de Barnes&Noble. C’est un indispensable, merveilleusement illustré et évidemment très bien écrit.

Un libro con un formato precioso, detalles muy cuidados.Me ha encantado.Lo recomiendo 100%. Eso si: ESTA EN INGLES. ^-^No vaya a haber algún despistado que piense que esta en castellano.