Fairy Tales and Stories vs Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Translations from Danish, Denmark, Miniature books, Texts, Folklore, Fairy Tales

Cover of Fairy Tales and Stories

Fairy Tales and Stories Hans Christian Andersen · 1850 ★★★★☆ 4.1 217 pages · ≈ 4 h 01 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales

Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Hans Christian Andersen · 1846 ★★★★☆ 4.0 183 pages · ≈ 3 h 23 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales is the easier read (Moderate), Fairy Tales and Stories more demanding (Challenging).

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