This Victorian translation gathers some of Andersen’s later stories. The title tale begins in sunny Spain and ends on the bleak Danish dunes, and it is joined by “The Mud-king’s Daughter” (better known as the Marsh King’s), “The Bell’s Hollow”, “The Old Bachelor’s Nightcap” and the comic “Soup made of a Sausage-stick”.
Less familiar Andersen, darker and more grown-up than the nursery favourites, for readers who want more of him. Download the free EPUB.