Bibliograph

The shepherdess and the chimney-sweep, a misrecollection of the original tale, with apologies to H.C. Andersen

Type

Label

The shepherdess and the chimney-sweep, a misrecollection of the original tale, with apologies to H.C. Andersen

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The shepherdess and the chimney-sweep

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

a misrecollection of the original tale, with apologies to H.C. Andersen

Summary

The tale follows the romance between a china shepherdess and a china chimney sweep who are threatened by a carved mahogany satyr who wants the shepherdess for his wife. Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. This title is part of "Andersen's Fairy Tales, Volume 2, published by Dreamscape Media. LLC

Target audience

juvenile

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Shepherdess and the chimneysweep

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