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The Emperor's New Clothes
  • Published: 15 July 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241746851
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 112
  • RRP: $14.99

The Emperor's New Clothes

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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books

Many years ago there lived an Emperor who was so terribly fond of beautiful new clothes that he spent all his money on dressing elegantly...

Jewels in storytelling, these magical fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen were inspired by his own life as an outsider. From ‘The Little Mermaid’ to ‘The Red Shoes’, his fables show the ugliest of humanity – its power, greed, vanity – but also how suffering can lead to beauty.
  • Published: 15 July 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241746851
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 112
  • RRP: $14.99
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Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 - August 4, 1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories are The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, The Little Match Girl, The Ugly Duckling and The Red Shoes. During Andersen's lifetime he was feted by royalty and acclaimed for having brought joy to children across Europe. His fairy tales have been translated into over 150 languages and continue to be published in millions of copies all over the world.
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Also by Hans Christian Andersen

The Little Mermaid and Other Tales
A Scandinavian Christmas
The Princess and the Pea
The Ugly Duckling
The Tinderbox
Snow Queen
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