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Hans Andersen's fairy tales (1913)

Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875, Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath), 1872-1944, ill · London : Constable · leaf 53

An illustration from Hans Andersen's fairy tales, 1913, leaf 53
d frightened me on the surface of themoor. I looked at the crevices in the bark, and they shoneforth in colours and became hieroglyphics—it was the case ofa mummy which I was looking at. That burst, and out of itstepped a lord a thousand years old, a mummy form, blackas pitch, shining black like a… … PLACED THE GOLDEN CIRCUIT ABOUT HIS NECK HANS ANDERSENS FAIRY TALES breast became warm, there was a little bird which beat itswings, and twittered and sang. It flew up from my breasttowards the dark, heavy roof, but a long green band stillfastened it to me. I heard and understood its longing notes…

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