This elegant hardback edition brings together 8 classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Anderson, luxuriously presented with gold gilded page-edges and classic, full-colour illustrations by Eleanor Vere Boyle. Hans Christian Anderson is the ultimate author of the literary fairy-tale. His utterly original stories with their beauty, tragedy and strangeness have captivated the imagination of readers, from the nursery and the classroom to the worlds of theatre, ballet, film and modern fantasy. This collection contains a selection of his best-loved tales, translated by Augusta Lucus and H. L. D. Plesne and featuring 12 full-page illustrations by Eleanor Vere Boyle. * The Angel * The Garden of Paradise * The Snow Queen * The Wild Swans * The Ugly Duckling * The Fellow-Traveller * The Little Mermaid * Thumbkinetta This deluxe edition with gilded page edges, patterned endpapers and ivory paper makes a wonderful gift or collectible for fairy tale lovers, young and old.
