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The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes - Penguin Archive

Short stories

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Publisher's Synopsis

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books

Many years ago there lived an Emperor who was so terribly fond of beautiful new clothes that he spent all his money on dressing elegantly...


Jewels in storytelling, these magical fairytales by Hans Christian Andersen were inspired by his own life as an outsider. From 'The Little Mermaid' to 'The Red Shoes', his fables show the ugliest of humanity - its power, greed, vanity - but also how suffering can lead to beauty.

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Penguin Classics

In January 1946, the Penguin Classics list was launched with E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey. The series now consists of over 800 titles including the best in English, American, European, classical and non-western literature and an extensive range of philosophy, religion, art, history and politics titles.

Book information

ISBN: 9780241746851
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
Edition: Short stories
DEWEY: 839.8136
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 91
Weight: 72g
Height: 180mm
Width: 111mm
Spine width: 9mm