This collection brings together some of Hans Christian Andersen’s most popular fairy tales – including ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘The Ugly Duckling’ and ‘Thumbelina’ – in a celebration of one of the world’s most widely recognised children’s authors. With universal themes and dark humour at their heart, these moralistic tales have delighted readers since first publication in the nineteenth century and continued to be well loved today.


為了向聞名世界的童書作家安徒生致敬，本套叢書集合了安徒生童話最膾炙人口的故事，如《小美人魚》、《醜小鴨》、《拇指姑娘》等，這些道德教育的故事帶有黑色幽默，但卻普世通用，從十九世紀初版以來就帶給讀者閱讀樂趣，至今仍備受讀者喜愛。