The harsh realities of child poverty come to light in this short story by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The tale follows a barefoot girl trying to sell matchsticks on a frigid New Year’s Eve. As the night grows colder, she lights the matches for warmth and has visions of her dead grandmother. Feel the cold seep into your bones as you read this tale that has haunted readers for over a century.
Englisch
Märchen und Kinderlieder
The Ice Virgin : Essential Novellas and Stories
Märchen-Legenden 15 : Vogel Phönix, Der Marionettenspieler, Das Kind im Grabe, Der Schmetterling, Der Kobold und der Höker, Der böse Fürst, Der kleine Tuk, Die Stopfnadel, Die Glocke, Die Psyche.
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales
O. T. : A Danish Romance
La Princesse sur un pois – H.C. Andersen | Conte lu par Christophe Tabard
La tirelire
40 Novelle
La grosse aiguille
La petite fille aux allumettes
Fairy Tales Collection by Hans Christian Andersen
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
