RAPUNZEL Classic Stories for Children By the Brothers Grimm  There were once a man and a woman who had long in vain wished for a child. At length the woman hoped that God was about to grant her desire. These people had a little window at the back of their house from which a splendid …

LITTLE RED-CAP [LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD] Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by everyone who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother, and there was nothing that she would not have given to the child. Once she gave her a little cap of red velvet, …

This is a collection of popular children stories and tale from Hans Christian Andersen’s Classic Fairy Tales. This is the read online text only version. Andersen’s Classic Fairy Tales CONTENTS THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES THE SWINEHERD THE REAL PRINCESS THE SHOES OF FORTUNE THE FIR TREE THE SNOW QUEEN THE LEAP-FROG THE ELDERBUSH THE BELL …

THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES – Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress. He did not trouble himself in the least about his soldiers; nor did he care to go either to the theatre or the chase, except for the …

THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL – Most terribly cold it was; it snowed, and was nearly quite dark, and evening—the last evening of the year. In this cold and darkness there went along the street a poor little girl, bareheaded, and with naked feet. When she left home she had slippers on, it is true; but what …

The Snow Queen – This is the read online version of Hans Christian Andersen’s popular children story. THE SNOW QUEEN FIRST STORY. Which Treats of a Mirror and of the Splinters Now then, let us begin. When we are at the end of the story, we shall know more than we know now: but to …

, Cory Doctorow [prelude]   A commercial interlude   As you read through this free ebook, you’ll notice that it is dotted, here and there, with appreciations of great bookstores — stores that I love, stores that have shown me love. As a former bookseller and a book hoarder for life, bookstores are my natural …