The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen - Illustrated by Kay Nielsen

Hans Christian Andersen, Kay Nielsen

• Publisher: Pook Press
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781447489115
• Print ISBN:
  9781446500132
  9781446500279
• Subtopic: Classics

Originally published in 1924, this collection The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen is illustrated with the magnificent Art Nouveau colour illustrations of Kay Nielsen. It was a project that took Nielsen twelve years to complete, and his illustrations perfectly capture the other-worldly spirit of Andersen's subject matter. It includes such well-known and loved tales as 'The Snow Queen', 'The Real Princess', 'The Hardy Tin Soldier' and 'The Nightingale.' Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish poet and author celebrated for his children's stories but perhaps best known for his fables and fairy tales – meant for both adults and children. They were frequently written in a colloquial style, using idioms and spoken language in a manner previously unseen in Danish literature. Though simple at first glance, the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen often convey sophisticated moral teachings; in equal measure heart-breaking and heart-warming. Kay Nielsen (1886-1957) was a Danish illustrator of the golden age of illustration. He was influenced by Japanese art and the Swedish folklore – becoming a crucial participant in the Art Nouveaux movement. His art is characterised by long, swooping lines, open spaces and a certain macabre, yet ephemeral quality. Presented alongside the text, his illustrations further refine and elucidate Andersen's masterful storytelling.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half title
• Title
• Contents
• Illustrations
• The Tinder Box
• Great Claus and Little Claus
• The Real Princess
• The Hardy Tin Soldier
• The Flying Trunk
• Ole Luk-Oie
• The Swineherd
• The Nightingale
• The Snow Queen
• The Red Shoes
• The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweeper
• The Shadow
• The Shirt Collar
• The Bottle-Neck
• The Elder Tree Mother
• The Story of a Mother