The Flying Trunk, Hans Christian Andersen
The Flying Trunk, Hans Christian Andersen
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The Flying Trunk

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrator: Emma Fenney

Unabridged: 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/27/2017


Synopsis

Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC.

About Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish writer and author of many notable books including The Snow Queen. He specialized in writing fairytales that were inspired by tales he had heard as a child. As his writing evolved his fairytales became more bold and out of the box. Andersen's stories have been translated into more than 125 languages and have inspired many plays, films and ballets.

About Emma Fenney

Emma Fenney is a professional actor and voice artist who is particularly interested in Shakespeare and classical adaptations. She trained as an actor at Drama Studio London after earning her degree in drama and theatre arts at Goldsmiths College, University of London.


Reviews

The Flying Trunk or "Den flyvende Kuffert" is a rather odd fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published in 1839. The tale tells of a young man, a merchant's son, who inherits a large sum of money when his father dies. However he works through it very quickly, spend......more

Goodreads review by Huda

Be careful, because if you do not, your life will be in danger! Nice lesson ! :) أ الالتزام و الحرص .. و الا ففى المقابل حياتك ! درس لطيف :)......more

Goodreads review by K. Anna

I have arranged my takeaway thoughts into a haiku: “Magical or not, There’s no windfall that can fix A careless man’s lot.”......more

Goodreads review by Amelia

FULL REVIEW ON MY WEBSITE [URL not allowed] I gotta be honest here and say that after reading all of the stories written by Hans Christian Andersen, this one wasn’t the best. This story doesn’t have any moral, reading it as an adult isn’t as fun as it would be for a child. All of......more