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The Snow Queen

By: Hans Christian Andersen
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
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Audible's 2014 Narrator of the Year Julia Whelan performs one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved fairy tales, The Snow Queen. This classic tale is a fantastical fable of two dear friends - one of whom goes astray and is literally lost to the north woods, while the other undertakes an epic journey to rescue him. This charming, strange, and wonderful story is a timeless allegory about growing up and the challenges of staying true to one's self, and it served as the wintry inspiration for the blockbuster hit Frozen.

Public Domain (P)2014 Audible Inc. Adaptations Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Classics
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Really enjoyed this audio story of one of my childhood books. Great for all ages Well narrated

Wonderful Old Story

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I like this story because the story is very sad and funny and happy at the same time🍀‼️🍀‼️🍀‼️🍀‼️🍀‼️🍀‼️🍀‼️🍀

Breathtakingly beautiful!

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loved the way the story was read out. great narrative and wonderfully depicted with imaginary pics in the mind

Great narrative! loved the way the story was read

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Such a beautiful, heartfelt story written by the master of fairytales himself, and wonderfully performed.

Delightful Storytelling

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It is a really interesting book

I loved it. But I didn’t like the part about calling little Greta fat.

But Otherwise it was interesting thank you 😊

Amazing

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I listened to a collection that had the stories prettied up.
THIS is more what I expected from HCA

the real deal

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Would Hans Christian Andersen have benefitted from the intervention of some Disney script doctors? Look, maybe. I certainly prefer the core metaphor of Frozen (the triumph of womanhood and sisterly love over patriarchal violence) to the metaphor here, which seems to be the vanquishing of paganism by Christian purity. Yikes.

I actually listened to this while travelling in Sweden, which was nicely serendipitous, though it made the story's outdated and culturally-insensitive use of the term "Lapp" all the more uncomfortable.

Disney please send help

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