Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales Stories from Hans Andersen

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Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales, acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide, and was feted by royalty. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories—called eventyr, or "fantastic tales"—express themes that transcend age and nationality.

Grimms' Fairy Tales

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A classic collection of oral German folklore, brought together for posterity by the scholarly brothers Grimm in the 1800s, this epitome of fairy tales includes many of the world’s best known stories.

Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales

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A collection of eighteen fairy tales by famous Danish author H.C. Andersen. Andersen's fairy tales present lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well.

Sylvie and Bruno

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The novel has two main plots; one set in the real world at the time the book was published (the Victorian era), the other in the fictional world of Fairyland. While the latter plot is a fairy tale with many nonsense elements and poems, similar to Carroll's most famous children's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the story set in Victorian Britain is a social novel, with its characters discussing various concepts and aspects of religion, society, philosophy and morality.

The Fairy Tales of Science

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This book, written in the mid-19th century and illustrated by Charles H. Bennett, introduces topics in science for children.

The Firelight Fairy Book

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000

A playful and beautiful fairy tale By Henry Beston. Both audiobook format and the full text are available as a free download.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

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The story may reflect a historical event in which Hamelin lost its children. Theories have been proposed suggesting that the Pied Piper is a symbol of the children's death by plague or catastrophe.

American Fairy Tales

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The title of a serialized collection of twelve fantasy stories with illustrations by L. Frank Baum. Audiobook format is available simultaneously with a free eBook publication download.