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The tinderbox, Hans Christian Andersen ; adapted, illustrated, and designed by Barry Moser

Label
The tinderbox, Hans Christian Andersen ; adapted, illustrated, and designed by Barry Moser
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The tinderbox
Oclc number
20992270
Responsibility statement
Hans Christian Andersen ; adapted, illustrated, and designed by Barry Moser
Summary
A retelling of Andersen's classic tale of a brave soldier who finds love and fortune in a magic tinderbox, set in the post-Civil War South. A soldier's fortune is made after he steals a magical tinderbox from a witch: striking it brings three huge dogs to grant their master's wishes. In the edition retold by Moser, the story is set in the post-Civil War Tennessee mountains, and the witch has been replaced by a wily mountain man
Target audience
juvenile
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