
audiobook
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
A Story By the Almshouse Window The Angel Anne Lisbeth The Conceited Apple-branch - Beauty of Form and Beauty of Mind The Beetle who went on his Travels The Bell The Bell-deep The Bird of Popular Song The Bishop of Borglum and his Warriors The Bottle Neck The Buckwheat The Butterfly - A Cheerful Temper The Child in the Grave Children's Prattle The Farm-yard Cock and the Weather-cock - The Daisy The Darning-Needle Delaying is not Forgetting The Drop of Water The Dryad Jack the Dullard The Dumb Book - The Elf of the Rose The Elfin Hill The Emperor's New Suit - The Fir Tree The Flax The Flying Trunk The Shepherd's Story of the Bond of Friendship - The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf The Goblin and the Huckster The Golden Treasure The Goloshes of Fortune She was Good for Nothing Grandmother A Great Grief - The Happy Family A Leaf from Heaven Holger Danske - Ib and Little Christina The Ice Maiden - The Jewish Maiden The Jumper - The Last Dream of the Old Oak The Last Pearl Little Claus and Big Claus The Little Elder-tree Mother Little Ida's Flowers The Little Match-seller The Little Mermaid Little Tiny or Thumbelina Little Tuk The Loveliest Rose in the World - The Mail-coach Passengers The Marsh King's Daughter The Metal Pig The Money-box What the Moon Saw - The Neighbouring Families The Nightingale There is no Doubt about it In the Nursery - The Old Bachelor's Nightcap The Old Church Bell The Old Grave-stone The Old House What the Old Man Does is Always Right The Old Street Lamp Ole-Luk-Oie, the Dream God Ole the Tower-keeper Our Aunt - The Garden of Paradise The Pea Blossom The Pen and the Inkstand The Philosopher's Stone The Phoenix Bird The Portuguese Duck The Porter's Son Poultry Meg's Family The Princess and the Pea The Psyche The Puppet-show Man - The Races The Red Shoes Everything in the Right Place A Rose from Homer's Grave The Snail and the Rose-tree - A Story from the Sand-hills The Saucy Boy The Shadow The Shepherdess and the Sheep The Silver Shilling The Shirt-collar The Snow Man The Snow Queen The Snowdrop Something Soup from a Sausage Skewer The Storks The Storm Shakes the Shield The Story of a Mother The Sunbeam and the Captive The Swan's Nest The Swineherd - The Thistle's Experiences The Thorny Road of Honor In a Thousand Years The Brave Tin Soldier The Tinder-box The Toad The Top and Ball The Travelling Companion Two Brothers Two Maidens - The Ugly Duckling Under the Willow Tree In the Uttermost Parts of the Sea - What One Can Invent The Wicked Prince The Wild Swans The Will-o-the-Wisp in the Town, Says the Wild Woman The Story of the Wind The Windmill - The Story of the Year
A STORY
BY THE ALMSHOUSE WINDOW
THE ANGEL
ANNE LISBETH
THE CONCEITED APPLE-BRANCH
BEAUTY OF FORM AND BEAUTY OF MIND
THE BEETLE WHO WENT ON HIS TRAVELS
THE BELL
THE BELL-DEEP
In this timeless collection, a sun‑kissed Sunday garden blooms with joyful birds, bustling ducklings, and a cat lazily soaking up the light, while villagers dress their finest and head to church. Inside, however, the pastor’s booming sermon warns of unending hell for the wicked, casting a cold shadow over the day’s bright festivities and unsettling the faithful congregants. The vivid contrast between the carefree world outside and the grim prophecy delivered from the pulpit sets the stage for a gentle yet probing meditation on faith, fear, and the human need for reassurance.
As evening falls, the pastor returns home to find his own wife troubled, unable to reconcile the preacher’s harsh doctrine with the day’s evident kindness. Their quiet exchange hints at a deeper search for meaning beyond rigid sermons, offering listeners a glimpse into Andersen’s knack for weaving moral wonder into simple, everyday moments. The tale invites reflection on how we interpret comfort and terror alike, all while bathing the listener in the lyric charm of classic fairy‑tale storytelling.
Language
en
Duration
~34 hours (1988K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Al Haines
Release date
2008-11-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1805–1875
Best remembered for fairy tales that still feel lively, funny, and a little strange, this Danish writer turned stories like The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, and The Emperor’s New Clothes into classics read around the world. His work often blends fantasy with loneliness, wit, and a sharp eye for human pride and hope.
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