H. C. Andersen 2 hr 48 min read

The tinderbox, the real princess, Thumbelina, the little mermaid, the emperor's new clothes, the steadfast tin soldier, the immortal fairy tales of the master, gathered in one volume.

Hans Christian Andersen's tales (this 1914 Finnish edition, 'Satuja ja tarinoita I') collect his best-loved stories, foundational works of literary fantasy. Timeless, tender, magical. Read it for the enduring genius of Andersen, stories that shaped the whole tradition of the fairy tale, here in Finnish.

In its time

Published in 1835, during the 1830s, poe and the german romantics.

Reading it

2 hr 48 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).