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Hans Christian Andersen. TO THE YOUNG READERS OF THESE TALES . MY DEAR LITTLE FRIENDS , HERE is another Volume of ANDERSEN'S charming Stories for you ; and I am sure you will be glad to get it . For my part , I am always delighted to ...
Hans Christian Andersen. TO THE YOUNG READERS OF THESE TALES . MY DEAR LITTLE FRIENDS , HERE is another Volume of ANDERSEN'S charming Stories for you ; and I am sure you will be glad to get it . For my part , I am always delighted to ...
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... friend a short time before - that several little boys and girls , Miss Edgeworth's nephews and nieces , were so delighted with the " TALES FROM DENMARK , " that they not only read and re- read them continually , but used to act the ...
... friend a short time before - that several little boys and girls , Miss Edgeworth's nephews and nieces , were so delighted with the " TALES FROM DENMARK , " that they not only read and re- read them continually , but used to act the ...
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... friends , that I can hardly take in so much happiness . But I must relate you one instance in Edinburgh I went with a party of friends to Heriot's Hospital , where orphan children are taken care of and educated . We were all obliged to ...
... friends , that I can hardly take in so much happiness . But I must relate you one instance in Edinburgh I went with a party of friends to Heriot's Hospital , where orphan children are taken care of and educated . We were all obliged to ...
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... friends , that you are very excellent critics ? Yes , most sage and excellent critics ; though I dare say not one of you even ever dreamt of such a thing . But it is , nevertheless , true ; and not some , but all of you , whe- ther in ...
... friends , that you are very excellent critics ? Yes , most sage and excellent critics ; though I dare say not one of you even ever dreamt of such a thing . But it is , nevertheless , true ; and not some , but all of you , whe- ther in ...
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Hans Christian Andersen. childish as these tales . And some kind friends , grown - up people , whose opinion was not unimportant , advised him by all means to give up writing such stories , as he had no talent for them ; and it was only ...
Hans Christian Andersen. childish as these tales . And some kind friends , grown - up people , whose opinion was not unimportant , advised him by all means to give up writing such stories , as he had no talent for them ; and it was only ...
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12 Engravings 24 Engravings amusing Andersen Anec asked Author balcony beautiful birds bloomed bright burgomaster CHARLES BONER child chirp Chirrup Christian VIII cloth cold coloured darning-needle daugh door dream eyes fairy fairy tale fancied Fcap flew flowers Foolscap 8vo friends Frontispiece GEOGRAPHY GRANT AND GRIFFITH half-bound morocco HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN HISTORY honour Illustrated with 24 ISAAC TAYLOR king's daughter Kjöge knew learned LESSONS light Little Boys Little Tuk little Tukey lived looked maiden MAMMA'S BIBLE STORIES married couple match mother needle neighbours nest never old lamp old poet once PARLOUR GAMES plain poor little Price queens of Denmark roast goose rose-bush rose-tree roses sea-sick Second Edition shadow shewed shine Sixth Edition stood swallow's nest Tale tell there's a fellow thing Thorwaldsen thou thought told town wall wax-light whole wind window Woodcuts young sparrows
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