Hans Christian Andersen I

Title

en_US Hans Christian Andersen I

en_US Children's Classics

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

Abridged by P. Bolsover

Creator

Abridged by P. Bolsover See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Tora, Carlo

Date

2016-05-09T19:54:29Z

en_US 2015-07

1967

Date Available

2016-05-09T19:54:29Z

Date Issued

en_US 1967

Abstract

This book, almost 8" x 8½", contains three of Andersen's stories: "The Tinder Box"; "The Emperor's New Clothes"; and "Thumbellina." I include it in the collection because of the second story. It is told in traditional fashion. This emperor changes clothes every hour. The cloth supposedly made by the two rogues posing as weavers is invisible to everyone either stupid or unfit for the office he holds. The emperor sends first one and then another and then comes himself to behold the cloth. All go through the same mental process including "It will never do for me to say I can't see it." The parading emperor here wears a crown, a sash, a sword, lower long underwear, and high heels. After the child's statement "But the Emperor has nothing on at all," people whisper to one another and then all the people cry "But he has nothing on." The emperor is angry because the people are right, but he thinks that the procession must go on. As in many traditional versions, the last line of the story is about the attendants who take "greater pains than ever to appear to be holding up his train, through there was no train to hold." This version is wise not to give the emperor's motivation for wanting new clothes of this cloth. Does the emperor learn anything? And do those rogues get away with it? Tora's emperor is suitable, slightly portly, and much taken up with himself, even when naked. OCLC WorldCat gives the date of 1967; there is no date in the book.

Identifier

en_US 10812 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/87250

Language

eng

Publisher

en_US Litor Publishers Ltd

London

Subject

en_US PZ8.A542Ha 1967 bk. 1 See all items with this value

Hans Christian Andersen See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

Book, Whole