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  • Published: 25 February 2015
  • ISBN: 9780141398044
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 64
  • RRP: $9.99

The Tinderbox




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.

  • Published: 25 February 2015
  • ISBN: 9780141398044
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 64
  • RRP: $9.99

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About the author

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 - August 4, 1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories are The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, The Little Match Girl, The Ugly Duckling and The Red Shoes. During Andersen's lifetime he was feted by royalty and acclaimed for having brought joy to children across Europe. His fairy tales have been translated into over 150 languages and continue to be published in millions of copies all over the world and inspired many other works.

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