The Fir Tree

by Hans Christian Andersen, The Gunston Trust (Editor)

Overview

THE FIR TREE - HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN - A CHRISTMAS STORY - THE GUNSTON TRUST

A charming tale by Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen, of a tiny fir tree that is so anxious to grow up and so anxious for greater things, that he is unable to appreciate living in the moment. First published in Denmark in 1844, it was Andersen's first fairy tale originally titled - 'Grantraeet'.
Ideal for holiday and family reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666230147
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	12/29/2020
Pages:	30
Sales rank:	364,062
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.06(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Hans Christian Andersen

- April 1805 – 4 August 1875, Denmark), was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his fairy tales.
Andersen's fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes 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.. His most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Little Mermaid," "The Nightingale," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Red Shoes", "The Princess and the Pea," "The Snow Queen," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Little Match Girl," and "Thumbelina." His stories have inspired ballets, and plays, One of Copenhagen's widest and busiest boulevards, skirting Copenhagen City Hall Square at the corner of which Andersen's larger-than-life bronze statue sits.

Date of Birth:

April 2, 1805

Date of Death:

August 4, 1875

Place of Birth:

Odense, Denmark

Place of Death:

Copenhagen, Denmark