Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
This collection of fairy tales include many that you may never have heard of. Published in 1884, Andersen obviously enjoyed putting many unique stories in it that he found fun to tell and listen to but which may not have been known to his growing audience of children and people. The short life of Hans Christian Anderson that starts the book will be included in this recording, even though it was written by the editor and not by Anderson. - Summary by phil chenevert (5 hr 9 min)
Chapters
Life of Andersen | 13:04 | Read by valroth |
The Last Dream of the Old Oak | 7:29 | Read by Greenbean |
The Little Mermaid | 9:09 | Read by McKenna Wilkinson |
The Wild Swans | 10:50 | Read by Gila Labinger Freeberg |
Thumbelina | 6:46 | Read by Gila Labinger Freeberg |
The Story of the Year | 6:47 | Read by Greenbean |
Ib and Little Christina | 6:22 | Read by Amos Buchanan |
The Golden Swan | 3:32 | Read by Kishan |
The Daisy | 2:03 | Read by Kishan |
Thick-Headed Jack | 5:48 | Read by Kishan |
The Story of a Mother | 5:28 | Read by nbvoices |
The Storks | 6:26 | Read by quartertone |
Little Claus and Big Claus | 5:59 | Read by Kyle Donelan |
The Elfin Hill | 4:45 | Read by Kyle Donelan |
The Drop of Water | 2:02 | Read by Kyle Donelan |
The Ugly Duckling | 6:27 | Read by mleigh |
The Angel | 4:15 | Read by Leanne Cvetan |
The Brave Tin Soldier | 5:05 | Read by ancientdude |
The Nightingale | 8:34 | Read by Wondernight |
The Bond of Friendship | 5:53 | Read by Kimberly Wilson |
The Bachelor's Nightcap | 5:40 | Read by Agnes Robert Behr |
The Old Street Lamp | 4:50 | Read by Inkell |
Grandmother | 3:43 | Read by Kishan |
Anne Lisbeth | 5:28 | Read by Stacey Malcolm |
The Fir Tree | 7:16 | Read by Kimberly Wilson |
Ole-Luk-Ole | 5:20 | Read by naityik |
Under the Willow Tree | 10:37 | Read by Lauren Fontaine |
The Jumpers | 2:18 | Read by Nicole Rachelle |
The Jewish Maiden | 3:22 | Read by Kishan |
The Old Gravestone | 6:01 | Read by James Edwards |
The Swineherd | 4:35 | Read by James Edwards |
The Goblin and the Huckster | 4:23 | Read by ReneeRVH |
The Mischievous Boy | 3:56 | Read by James Edwards |
Little Ida's Flowers | 5:20 | Read by Kay Dropiewski |
The Buckwheat | 3:43 | Read by Kay Dropiewski |
Elder-Tree Mother | 5:55 | Read by Lauren Fontaine |
The Old House | 7:27 | Read by Karen Conradie |
The Last Pearl | 5:05 | Read by Wondernight |
The Ice Maiden | 2:15 | Read by Inkell |
The Darning Needle | 4:21 | Read by Lauren Fontaine |
The Child in the Grave | 6:48 | Read by Leanne Cvetan |
What the Moon Saw | 14:58 | Read by Martha H. Weller |
The Marsh King's Daughter | 11:29 | Read by Kay Dropiewski |
The Emperor's New Clothes | 5:29 | Read by Inkell |
Soup from a Sausage Skewer | 7:16 | Read by Karen Conradie |
The Two Lovers | 5:05 | Read by Amos Buchanan |
The Garden of Paradise | 10:55 | Read by Seraphina |
The Tinder Box | 14:58 | Read by valroth |
Children's Prattle | 4:35 | Read by Seraphina |