The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen (The Annotated Books)

Andersen’s fairy tales are beautiful but disturbing, like the bright flash of a silvery blade in the moonlight. There’s always that sharp edge lurking just under the surface, like the little boy who discovers an infinite coldness on the other side of the windowpane.
Or the girl dancing through the countryside in bloody shoes.
Or the child of the sea who sacrifices everything for a ... read more