Fairy Tales – Hans Christian Andersen

"But the Emperor has nothing at all on!"

Hans Christian Andersen's stories, such as 'The Little Mermaid', 'The Ugly Duckling', and 'The Snow Queen', are literary fairy tales that blend wonder with a deep vein of melancholy and social observation. Unlike folk tales, they often lack happy endings, focusing instead on themes of suffering, transformation, and the desire for an immortal soul.

Andersen transformed the genre of the fairy tale. His stories are poetic, personal, and profoundly moving, speaking to the outcast and the dreamer in every child and adult.