'Love is the ancestor of life!A higher love begets a higher life!Only through love can the patient rejoice to life!'('Daughter of the Swamp king'. Hans Christian Andersen)For the first time in Russia — the complete collection of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales in one book!This book contains all the fairy tales of the world-famous Danish writer, translated into Russian over the past 150 years. They are illustrated with the best works from second-hand books of the XIX-XX centuries and supplemented with a biography and personal correspondence of the author."Life is the most beautiful of fairy tales," said Hans Christian Andersen. His fairy tales are an integral part of both the children's and adult world. They are relevant for all ages.The fairy tales of H. H. Andersen have a special atmosphere, they can not be confused with any other. Everyone knows their heroes — the little girl Gerda, who was not afraid of the Snow Queen, and the gentle Elisa, who is ready for any feats, just to disenchant her swan brothers, the touching Thumbelina and the persistent tin soldier... In the wonderful world of Andersen, everything breathes a magical life: even the most ordinary things talk at night, make up and quarrel, strive for love and happiness.