The Emperor's New Clothes

Name: The Emperor's New Clothes
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
ISBN: 9798822625860

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrator: Olga Makina

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ririro

Published: 09/03/2022

Categories: Fiction, Fairy Tales & Legends

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

The Emperor's New Clothes is written by Hans Christian Andersen. Two swindlers arrive at the capital city of an emperor who spends lavishly on clothing at the expense of state matters. Posing as weavers, they offer to supply him with magnificent clothes that are invisible to those who are stupid or incompetent. The emperor hires them, and they set up looms and go to work. A succession of officials, and then the emperor himself, visit them to check their progress. Each sees that the looms are empty but pretends otherwise to avoid being thought a fool.

About Hans Christian Andersen

Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) originally trained as a singer and actor, but he gained fame with his fairy tales, which were not meant merely for children but for adults as well. Andersen frequently used a colloquial style that disguises the sophisticated moral teachings of his tales. Many of Andersen's fairy tales depict characters who gain happiness in life after suffering and enduring conflicts. "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Mermaid" are Andersen's most intimate works. A playwright and novelist as well as the author of children's tales, Andersen publications include the novels The Improvisatore and Only a Fiddler, as well as his personal memoirs, The Fairy Tale of My Life.

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