The Emperor's New Clothes

Title

en_US The Emperor's New Clothes

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

en_US First printing

en_US Hans Christian Andersen; Retold by Christine San José

Creator

en_US Andersen, H.C. See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Archipowa, Anastassija

Date

2016-01-25T15:38:03Z

en_US 2014-05

en_US 1998

Date Available

2016-01-25T15:38:03Z

Date Issued

en_US 1998

Abstract

en_US Copyright Esslinger Verlag J.F. Schreiber, Vienna. Who knows if I have crossed a border into something other than fable in including this book and this story. The story keeps growing on me, and this book is part of the reason. The story sets up the emperor as interested only in clothes, especially new clothes that he could show off. The faithful old prime minister is the first asked by the king to view the cloth that the two swindlers are weaving, cloth that cannot be seen by anyone who is stupid. Well at least I'll not be so stupid as to let anyone know I am. The empty loom figures in illustration after illustration in this large-format book. Next is the Master of the Imperial Wardrobe. Third of all is the Emperor himself, with all his lords and ladies. Thereupon he even names the swindlers Master Crafters of the Emperor's Empire. One of the book's best pictures is the Emperor's first look at himself in the mirror as he is clad in his new robes. Equally good is the next pair of pages showing him marching under the canopy as trumpeters play. As we open the final two pages, we see on the right page the two swindlers lurking away with huge bags of gold over their shoulders. On the left we see a child, who says He's got nothing on! This repeated sentence soon grows to a roar among the crowd. The lords and ladies, however, follow the emperor's lead: The procession must go on. They kept their eyes on the cloth that was not there. The exiting swindlers' picture turns out to be the end of the story. Well done! Reinforced trade edition.

Identifier

en_US 9781563976995

en_US 10132 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/76120

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Caroline House: Boyds Mills Press

en_US Honesdale, PA

Subject

en_US PZ8.S2475 Em 1998 See all items with this value

en_US Andersen See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole