The Snow Queen, Hans Christian Andersen
The Snow Queen, Hans Christian Andersen
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The Snow Queen
An Adventure in Seven Stories

Author: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrator: B.J. Harrison

Unabridged: 1 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: B.J. Harrison

Published: 12/29/2011

Synopsis

Kay and Gerda discover the legend of the fearsome Snow Queen who lives in the great black cloud in the heavens. But once the Snow Queen visits their town in disguise and carries off Kay, Gerda begins a timeless quest. This book was the inspiration for Disney’s Frozen.

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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Goodreads review by Abigail on January 25, 2022

The Snow Queen, illustrated by Toma Bogdanović. Hans Christian Andersen's seven-part fairy-tale is considerably abridged in this late 1960s retelling by Naomi Lewis, resulting in a curiously flat and unappealing narrative. The framing story of the devil's mirror is omitted altogether, robbing the sto......more

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