| Publisher |
Max Bollinger |
| Publication Year |
2012 |
| ISBN-13 |
9781909438125 |
| ISBN-10 |
9781909438125 |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Number of Pages |
152 Pages |
| Language |
(English) |
| Weight (grms) |
165 |
The Wild Swans is one of the eighteen stories featured in this timeless collection of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. The story tells of a faraway kingdom where lives a widowed King with his twelve children: eleven princes and one princess. One day, he decides to remarry. He marries a wicked queen who was a witch. Out of spite, the queen turns her eleven stepsons into swans and forces them to fly away. The queen then tries to bewitch their 15-year old sister Elisa.
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author and poet best known for his fairy tales. Among his most well known stories are The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Clothes, and The Ugly Duckling. During Andersen's lifetime, he was feted by Royalty and acclaimed for bringing joy to children throughout Europe. His fairy tales have been translated into more than a hundred languages and continue to be published in millions of copies all over the world.
Hans Christian Andersen
Max Bollinger