| The Ice-Maiden and other tales Contributor(s): Gouveia, Andrea (Editor), Gouveia, Andrea (Translator), Andersen, Hans Christian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1535250755 ISBN-13: 9781535250757 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 6" W x 9" (0.22 lbs) 66 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The Ice-Maiden" is an 1861 fairy tale (short story) by the Danish writer, Hans Christian Andersen and published by KING & BAIRD in 1863.In "The Ice-Maiden", written towards the end of his career, Hans Christian Andersen tells the tale of Rudy, a boy who lost both his parents and goes to live with his uncle. The reader is first introduced to Rudy as he sells toy houses made by his grandfather. Rudy grows up to become a skilled mountain climber and huntsman. He has fallen in love with the miller's daughter, Babette, however the miller does not approve of the union and gives Rudy the impossible task of climbing to the top of a dangerous mountain and bringing back a live baby eaglet. |