The emperor's new clothes
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About this book
The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 15748 readers · 32 pages · ≈ 36 min · Moderate
How long does it take to read The emperor's new clothes?
About ≈ 36 min — 32 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The emperor's new clothes?
32 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The emperor's new clothes?
It sits on the Fairy Tales, Classics, Fiction shelves.
Has The emperor's new clothes been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Q116141813 (2005), The Emperor's New Clothes (1987), The Nightingale (1980), Q64769982.
Is The emperor's new clothes in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does The emperor's new clothes take place?
It is set in Denmark.
Who wrote The emperor's new clothes?
Hans Christian Andersen.
Setting
Denmark
“Once upon a time there was a vain emperor who loved beautiful clothes more than anything else.”