The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen

I have always been a Hans Christian Andersen fan, so I was eager to get this collection. A beautiful, one of a kind book, fully illustrated, with annotations. A real treat!

I bought this book for a friend of mine. I'm currently teaching English Literature in South Korea. I've loved fairy tales since childhood, and I introduced my friend (who's actually an ex-student of mine) to the wonderful, yet dark originals a while back. She now loves them too. I bought this book for her. It's beautiful. The pages are of a nice thickness, and the words are a good size. The annotations are very useful for someone, like my friend, who would like to know a bit the context behind some of these tales. It is also beautifully illustrated. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a good book on Andersen's works.

Amazing book and amazing price. This book features all the well known classic fairytales and even some of the lesser known stories. Definitely recommend

This book, immense as it is, brings these stories context. My childhood did not include these stories but growing up with Disney movies and such, it is hard to never have some exposure to them. As an adult, after many years of only knowing what Disney show me,I wanted to find out for myself. Personally, I love having more information than less. The annotations bring me needed context of the story and its sources. The book is beautiful, well bound and perfect for me.Never reading these stories before, I found myself really enjoying them and looking forward to reading them to my children.

Bought for future use by nephew's 4 year old daughter - nephew says it is a beautiful book, and he will read it for his own pleasure until she is old enough to decide for herself.

Even though these stories are very good, the numerous illustrations tie in with the stories, and the annotations are informative and thought provoking, there are two problems with this book:First problem: Amazon mixes the hard back and paperback versions in the same listing. If you order from an associate, be sure to email them with the question about the binding if this is important to you.Second problem: Red ink is used for the annotations. This is the worst possible color for reading. It produced reading fatigue, especially in men and older people. Have you ever noticed that Bibles with red ink are owned by people who never read them?

For anyone who likes this genre, who likes H.C. Andersen, this book is a treat, well worth the cost. My understanding is that this was used as the basis for Dennis Anfuso's "Oz House." I can see that. Andersen lends himself to the kind of plastic reimagining you'll find in books like that. I love the rarer tales and the thoughtful, serious illumination on them done be the author. Oz House

really lovely design, a work of art, i appreciate the attention and love that went into this tribute to Andersen!

I have Grimms Fairy Tales in this series and cannot recommend them highly enough. They are beautiful hardbacks with embossed slipcovers and each volume contains an extensive introduction. The Andersen is split into five parts: Tales for Children; Tales for Adults; Biographies; Andersen's Readers; and Bibliography.Each story is accompanied on every page by fascinating notes by Maria Tartar and drawings and paintings showcasing the artists that have created illustrations since Andersen first published his Fairy Tales in 1835. Artists include famous names such as W Heath Robinson, Edmund Dulac, Harry Clarke and Arthur Rackham.If you are as fascinated as I am by the fairy stories you grew up with these volumes are for you.

I bought it for my girlfriend's birthday. She seems to like it. Nice pictures etc. Had no problem with the supplier. It arrived within the time stated. A happy customer

I bought this volume and then immediately ordered her Annotated Brothers Grimm. I’ll buy anything Maria Tatar writes. Her annotations add to the text, I love having the complete works and knowing that they have been compiled by an expert, and the artwork that is included is gorgeous.

Gorgeous book! Came in perfect condition, no bends in the pages or jacket. Colour is as pictured and everything about it is so detailed, I love it. I've got a classic Grimm's fairytales book as well, they look great together.

Llegó súper bien, súper rápido, venía un poquito dobladas las esquinas superiores de un par de páginas pero de verdad que es un libro hermoso, tiene anotaciones y pies de página en cada hoja del libro. Muy tristes los cuentos pero es una maravilla, perfecto para fanaticos y apasionados de la lectura