The Snow Queen

Peachey, Caroline; Andersen, Hans Christian

ISBN 10 : 0152008748 ISBN 13 : 9780152008741

Editeur : Gulliver Books, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Peachey Caroline Andersen Hans Christian

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WHICH HAS TO DO WITH A MIRROR AND ITS FRAGMENTS 

Now then! We will begin. When the story is done you shall know a great deal more than you do now. 
He was a terribly bad hobgoblin, a goblin of the very wickedest sort and, in fact, he was the devil himself. One day the devil was in a very good humour because he had just finished a mirror which had this peculiar power: everything good and beautiful that was reflected in it seemed to dwindle to almost nothing at all, while everything that was worthless and ugly became most conspicuous and even uglier than ever. In this mirror the loveliest landscapes looked like boiled spinach, and the very best people became hideous, or stood on their heads and had no stomachs. Their faces were distorted beyond any recognition, and if a person had a freckle it was sure to spread until it covered both nose and mouth. 
‘That’s very funny!’ said the devil. If a good, pious thought passed through anyone’s mind, it showed in the mirror as a carnal grin, and the devil laughed aloud at his ingenious invention. 
All those who went to the hobgoblin’s school – for he had a school of his own – told everyone that a miracle had come to pass. Now, they asserted, for the very first time you could see how the world and its people really looked. They scurried about with the mirror until there was not a person alive nor a land on earth that had not been distorted.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Reprinted here for the first time since the 19th century, these color illustrations by T. Pym make the classic Andersen fairy tale even more magical.

One of Andersen's best-beloved tales, The Snow Queen is a story about the strength and endurance of childhood friendship. Gerda's search for her playmate Kay who was abducted by the Snow Queen and taken to her frozen palace is brought to life in delicate and evocative illustrations.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gulliver Books
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0152008748
• ISBN 13: 9780152008741
• Reliure: Belle reliure
• Illustrateur: Lynch P. J.
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible