The Little Match Girl - Couverture rigide

Andersen, Hans Christian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0399213368 ISBN 13 : 9780399213366

Editeur : G P Putnam's Sons, 1987

Synopsis

Book by Andersen Hans Christian

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about a dying child's dreams and hope, and was first published in 1845. It has been adapted to various media including animated film, and a television musical. "The Princess on the Pea" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen first published on 8 May 1835 in Copenhagen. Andersen had heard the story as a child, and it likely has its source in folk material, possibly originating from Sweden. The story tells of a prince who wants to marry a princess, but is having trouble finding a proper wife. Something is always wrong with those he meets, and he cannot be certain they are real princesses. One stormy night (always a harbinger of either a life-threatening situation or the opportunity for a romantic alliance in Andersen's stories), a young woman drenched with rain seeks shelter in the prince's castle. She claims to be a princess, so the prince's mother decides to test their unexpected guest by placing a pea in the bed she is offered for the night, covered by 20 mattresses and 20 featherbeds. In the morning the guest tells her hosts that she endured a sleepless night, kept awake by something hard in the bed; which she is certain has bruised her. The prince rejoices. Only a real princess would have the sensitivity to feel a pea through such a quantity of bedding. The two are married, and the pea is placed in the Royal Museum.

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This classic retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s sad tale of “The Little Match Girl” comes to life once more through the artwork of Stanley F. Gilmore. Jr. This wonderful story is an ageless chronicle of a young girl struggling to stay warm on New Year’s Eve using the very matches she is suppose to be selling to earn money for her family. With each strike of a match the little girl sees wonderful things in the flames which warm both her heart and soul. Old Line Publishing is proud to bring our young readers yet another wonderful book as part of our Classic Christmas Collection. Enjoy the other books in our Classic Christmas Collection including Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, Clement C. Moores’ “T’was the Night Before Christmas” and “The Birth of Christ” as written in the Gospel of Luke. Share the gift of reading with your young ones this holiday season.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: G P Putnam's Sons
• Date d'édition: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0399213368
• ISBN 13: 9780399213366
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 32