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  • Maguire uses his storytelling magic to rekindle Andersen's original intentions and to suggest transcendence, the permanence of spirit, and the continuity that links the living and the dead.

    Matchless by Gregory Maguire: Book summary 2010

  • With "Fleurs d'exces" Flowers of excess, she has gone further to create unique works that recall the jeweled obsessions of times past, such as the mechanical nightingale of Hans Christian Andersen's children's tale, Faberge eggs, and the fabulous bestiaries of animals real and mythic.

    Evelyne Politanoff: Victoire de Castellane and Her Fabulous "Fleurs d'exces" Evelyne Politanoff 2011

  • Based on Hans Christian Andersen's story, the lightweight Soldier was a happy showcase for Megan Fairchild and Daniel Ulbricht.

    Margaret Fuhrer: Review: New York City Ballet, Beginning with Balanchine Margaret Fuhrer 2012

  • Grimm's Fairy Tales (1823), James Orchard Halliwell's nursery rhymes and Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales (translated to English 1846) soon followed, finding immense popularity chiefly for their entertainment value.

    Alex Palmer: Adults Take the Fun Out of Reading, Again Alex Palmer 2010

  • Grimm's Fairy Tales (1823), James Orchard Halliwell's nursery rhymes and Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales (translated to English 1846) soon followed, finding immense popularity chiefly for their entertainment value.

    Alex Palmer: Adults Take the Fun Out of Reading, Again Alex Palmer 2010

  • Other links include the blog of Corey Laplante, who spent 9 months in La Oroya investigating this issue, as well as Kristian Andersen's blog with photos of La Oroya.

    Global Voices in English » Peru: Contamination in Mining Town La Oroya 2009

  • Hugo Glendinning Mr. Putrov at rehearsals Written in 1870, Andersen's short story tells the tale of a king who will give half his kingdom and the hand of his daughter in marriage to the man who can produce the "most incredible thing."

    Dancing to a New Tune Sarah Frater 2011

  • "Chris had been reading Andersen's fairy tales and really liked 'The Most Incredible Thing,'" says Mr. Putrov.

    Dancing to a New Tune Sarah Frater 2011

  • Just discovered Jessica Andersen's Mayan mythology series, the first was Nightkeeper and the one I'm reading now is Dawnkeeper.

    Friday Book Club Nalini Singh 2009

  • Grimm's Fairy Tales (1823), James Orchard Halliwell's nursery rhymes and Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales (translated to English 1846) soon followed, finding immense popularity chiefly for their entertainment value.

    Alex Palmer: Adults Take the Fun Out of Reading, Again Alex Palmer 2010

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