Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

For 150 years, Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales have delighted both adults and children. Packed with light-hearted whimsy and mature wisdom, they are as entrancing as ever.

Among the favorites: The Red Shoes, The Little Mermaid, The Real Princess, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Tinder Box, and of course The Ugly Duckling. Andersen carefully crafted his tales to evoke the power of oral storytelling, with a distinctive narrative voice that set his work apart from traditional folk tales — perfected by reading them aloud to children and adults alike who always clamored for more.