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The Emperor's New Clothes and Other Fairy Tales

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The Emperor's New Clothes and Other Fairy Tales

By: Hans Christian Andersen, David Tennant
Narrated by: Anne-Marie Duff, Penelope Wilton, Sir Derek Jacobi
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Four classic fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, read by Sir Derek Jacobi, Anne-Marie Duff, David Tennant, and Penelope Wilton.

Here are four of Hans Christian Andersen’s best-loved short stories, specially adapted for young children and read by some of Britain’s most well-known actors.

The Emperor’s New Clothes read by Sir Derek Jacobi: An emperor is promised a special suit of clothes by a pair of tailors.

The Little Mermaid read by Anne-Marie Duff: A beautiful mermaid falls in love with a prince.

The Fir Tree read by David Tennant: A little fir tree is desperate to grow up and be like the other trees in the forest.

The Wild Swans read by Penelope Wilton: A princess must rescue her brothers from a spell cast by a wicked queen.

Public Domain (P)2011 Audible Ltd. Collections & Anthologies Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Royalty Fantasy Fiction
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I Love Old stories.
So I really enjoyed the audio book... The narrator did a Great job at navigating.
I will listen to this one again.

Old Stories

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Loved this collection. Two of the stories were abridged which was okay for the grandkids.

Overall Good

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These are some of my families favorite stories done by amazing narrators! I also love David Tennent. Well done!

Classics done better!

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I like all 4 books because they all teach you something.They also all have a happy ending.😁

The Emperors new clothes

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Performance was great, read by four British actors, but at least 2 of the stories were significantly abbreviated from the original.

meh

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I was just in the mood to be read a story. A fairly tale was just what I needed. The narrator had a pleasant voice. His reading of The Emperor's New Clothes made me feel like a kid again.

A Kid Again

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