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The complete fairy tales of hans christian andersen is a collection of the 9 fairy tales by hans christian andersen, published between 1835 and 1872. The complete fairy tales hans christian andersen wordsworth classics hans christian andersen his early life was wretched, but he was adopted by a patron and became a shortstory writer, novelist and playwright, though he remains bestknown for his magical. Pdf the complete fairy tales book by hans christian. The complete fairy tales by hans christian andersen goodreads. This work includes such famous tales as the emperors new clothes, little ugly duckling, the tinderbox, little claus and big claus, princess and the pea, the.
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