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    The Steadfast Tin Soldier - The Golden Age of Illustration Series
    The Steadfast Tin Soldier - The Golden Age of Illustration Series
    The Steadfast Tin Soldier - The Golden Age of Illustration Series
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    The Steadfast Tin Soldier - The Golden Age of Illustration Series

    By Hans Christian Andersen

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    This volume of the Golden Age of Illustration Series contains Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Steadfast Tin Soldier', first published in May of 1838. This classic fairy tale has been continuously in print in different editions since its first publication, with many, many, different artists illustrating the story over the years. This edition features a beautiful collection of the best of that art, taken from the likes of Arthur Rackham, W. Heath Robinson, Kay Nielsen, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Anne Anderson, Milo Winter, among others.

    This series of books celebrates the Golden Age of Illustration. During this period, the popularity, abundance and - most importantly - the unprecedented upsurge in the quality of illustrated works marked an astounding change in the way that publishers, artists and the general public came to view this hitherto insufficiently esteemed art form.

    The Golden Age of Illustration Series, has sourced the rare original editions of these books and reproduced the beautiful art work in order to build a unique collection of illustrated fairy tales.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateApr 16, 2013
    ISBN9781473384743
    The Steadfast Tin Soldier - The Golden Age of Illustration Series
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    Hans Christian Andersen

    Hans Christian Andersen (1805~1875) produced 130 volumes of outstanding children's stories during his lifetime. Today, his stories are loved and recognized all around the world.

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      traditional tale
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      For a freebie from itunes, this was beautifully done, however the story, itself, was just awful. Don't read it to kids if your looking for a happily-ever-after type tale or if they cry when characters die.
    • 5/5
      This could be a lesson for treat people nicely who are diffrent. The soldier had only one leg and was given a hard time for it but he stayed polite and brave even though his life wasn't going as he hoped.

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    The Steadfast Tin Soldier - The Golden Age of Illustration Series - Hans Christian Andersen

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    Copyright © 2015 Pook Press

    An imprint of Read Publishing Ltd.

    Home Farm, 44 Evesham Road, Cookhill, Alcester,

    Warwickshire, B49 5LJ

    This book is copyright and may not be reproduced or

    copied in any way without the express permission of

    the publisher in writing.

    British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data.

    A catalogue record for this book is available from

    the British Library.

    www.pookpress.co.uk

    Contents

    List of Illustrations

    Hans Christian Andersen

    The Golden Age of Illustration

    The Steadfast Tin Soldier

    Illustrator Biographies

    Anne Anderson

    Maxwell Armfield

    A. W. Bayes

    Gordon Browne

    Harry Clarke

    Rie Cramer

    Jennie Harbour

    John Hassall

    Kay Nielsen

    Vilhelm Pedersen

    Arthur Rackham

    Charles Robinson

    W. Heath Robinson

    Helen Stratton

    Hans Tegner

    List of Illustrations

    The Steadfast Tin Soldier.

    Maxwell Armfield

    The Little Tin Soldier.

    Charles Robinson

    The Steadfast Tin Soldier.

    Edna F. Hart

    The Hardy Tin Soldier.

    Rie Cramer

    The Hardy Tin Soldier.

    Kay Nielsen

    The lid was taken off their box.

    Rie Cramer

    The Constant Tin Soldier.

    Anne Anderson

    Five-and-twenty tin soldiers.

    Hans Tegner

    Tin soldiers!

    Vilhelm Pedersen

    All the tin soldiers were made from the same old tin spoon.

    Hans Tegner

    The prettiest of all was a diminutive lady, who stood at the castle’s open door.

    Jennie Harbour

    The little lady stretched out both arms.

    Vilhelm Pedersen

    The little lady was stannding right outside the open gate of the castle with both her arms outstretched.

    Hans Tegner

    The prettiest thing of all was a little maiden standing at the open door of the castle - she was a dancer.

    Maxwell Armfield

    The little lady stood at the door of the castle.

    Gordon Browne

    That would be just the wife for me.

    John Hassall

    Tin soldier! said the goblin, don’t stare at things that don’t concern you.

    Harry Clarke

    The Conjurer scolds the Little Tin Soldier.

    Charles Robinson

    All right; wait till to-morrow, said the troll.

    Arthur Rackham

    The tin soldier pretended not to hear.

    Anne Anderson

    Though they had nearly trodden upon him, they could not manage to find him.

    Helen Stratton

    Look, there is a tin soldier! said one of them. Let’s give him a sail!

    A. W. Bayes

    Away he sailed down the gutter.

    Edna Hart

    There came a big water-rat.

    Arthur Rackham

    Stop him! Stop him! Shouted the rat, gnashing his teeth, He hasn’t shown his pass!

    Hans Tegner

    The boat flew past, and the rat followed.

    Helen Stratton

    The

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