Peter Christen Abjorsen Jorgen Moe Peter Christen Asbjornsen
Long a treasure in Norway, the folktales collected by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe have been acclaimed for their richness of humor, fullness of life, and depth of understanding since they first appeared in translation more than a hundred years ago. The Norwegian folktales, said Jacob Grimm, "surpass nearly all others."
Within these captivating tales we meet witches, trolls, and ogres; sly foxes and great, mysterious bears; beautiful princesses and country-lads-turned-heroes. Collected here in a sparkling contemporary translation by Pat Shaw Iversen and Carl Norman, these...
Long a treasure in Norway, the folktales collected by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe have been acclaimed for their richness of humor, ful...
"East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North" is a collection of Norwegian folk tales, collected by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe in the mid-nineteenth century. The haunting and compelling nature of these folk tales from the frozen lands of the North and the renowned illustrator Kay Nielsen's spellbinding illustrations therefore make this one of the most stunning and beautiful children's books ever produced. Scandinavian folk tales have had many interpretations through the years, but never have they been so beautifully depicted as in this wonderful edition by the...
"East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North" is a collection of Norwegian folk tales, collected by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and J...
"Sex norska Folksagor och afventyr" from Peter Christen Asbjornsen. Peter Christen Asbjornsen (1812-1885), norsk folklorist, forstmann och naturforskare."
"Sex norska Folksagor och afventyr" from Peter Christen Asbjornsen. Peter Christen Asbjornsen (1812-1885), norsk folklorist, forstmann och naturforska...
"Tolf norska folksagor och afventyr" from Peter Christen Asbjornsen. Peter Christen Asbjornsen (1812-1885), norsk folklorist, forstmann och naturforskare."
"Tolf norska folksagor och afventyr" from Peter Christen Asbjornsen. Peter Christen Asbjornsen (1812-1885), norsk folklorist, forstmann och naturforsk...
"Nio norska Folksagor och afventyr" from Peter Christen Asbjornsen. Peter Christen Asbjornsen (1812-1885), norsk folklorist, forstmann och naturforskare."
"Nio norska Folksagor och afventyr" from Peter Christen Asbjornsen. Peter Christen Asbjornsen (1812-1885), norsk folklorist, forstmann och naturforska...
"7 norska folksagor och afventyr" from Peter Christen Asbjornsen. Peter Christen Asbjornsen (1812-1885), norsk folklorist, forstmann och naturforskare."
"7 norska folksagor och afventyr" from Peter Christen Asbjornsen. Peter Christen Asbjornsen (1812-1885), norsk folklorist, forstmann och naturforskare...
Kay Nielsen, one of the most famous children's book illustrators of all time, will delight children and adults, with this his masterpiece. The stories he illustrated were gathered by famed folklorists and inseparable friends, Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Moe who were the Norwegian Brothers Grimm, travelling the length of Norway in search of folktales. Their stories are -the never-failing springs of sentiment, of sensation, of heroic example, from which primeval peoples drank their fill at will.- (Fully illustrated in black and white.)
Kay Nielsen, one of the most famous children's book illustrators of all time, will delight children and adults, with this his masterpiece. The stories...
