The Little Match Girl
Grownups Read Princess Stories
English - December 25, 2020 07:40 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBComedy Interviews Comedy ellen haun selkie the little match girl barkerville grownup holiday adult chris cooley xmas christmas Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Little Match Girl written by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Chris Cooley
"The Little Match Girl" (Danish: Den Lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne, meaning "The little girl with the matchsticks") is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story, about a dying child's dreams and hope, was first published in 1845. It has been adapted to various media, including animated and live-action films, television musicals, and video games.
"The Little Match Girl" was first published December 1845, in Dansk Folkekalender for 1846. The work was re-published as a part of New Fairy Tales (4 March 1848), Second Volume, Second Collection (Nye Eventyr (1848), Andet Bind, Anden Samling), and again 18 December 1849 as a part of Fairy Tales (1850; Eventyr). The work was also published 30 March 1863 as a part of Fairy Tales and Stories (1863), Second Volume (Eventyr og Historier (1863), Andet Bind).
Reading the Little Match Girl is Chris Cooley.
Chris Cooley is an actor/somtimes writer who works a 100+ year old printing press in the historic town of Barkerville, located in B.C. Canada.
Find out more about Barkerville at www.barkerville.ca
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