About “The princess and the pea”

"The Princess and the Pea" is a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen. It tells the story of a princess who must prove her royal status to win the hand of a lonely prince. The tale was first published on 8 May 1835 in Copenhagen by C. A. Reitzel. It was included in a small booklet that contained three other stories by Andersen. The publication was part of a series of inexpensive books aimed at a wider audience. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

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1965 · ISBN 9780823407538

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