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JEFFERS VERSION
This is the first time I've read the tale of the wild swans, so I cannot say whether this is a faithful retelling. However, I enjoyed the tale; it was nice to see the beautiful heroine working selflessly for the brothers ...more...]]> 73090249 424514 892347 0803793812 9780803793811 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179242715m/892347.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179242715s/892347.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/892347.The_Wild_Swans 4.11 157 1838 3 2 false Thu Oct 01 08:05:36 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 09:46:59 -0700 2009 The Wild Swans, illustrated by Susan Jeffers.

Originally published in 1838, Andersen's The Wild Swans - in which a beautiful and virtuous young princess must endure many hardships in order to restore her eleven brothers to their human form, after their wicked stepmother's curse transforms...more...]]> 76060483 424514 365249 0517135205 9780517135204 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256740586m/365249.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256740586s/365249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/365249.The_Wild_Swans 3.00 1 1838 3 0 false Wed Oct 28 17:42:12 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 18:20:50 -0700 2009 The Wild Swans, illustrated by Marcia Brown.

I've been struggling to recall, since beginning this Hans Christian Andersen project of mine, just when it was that I first read The Wild Swans, when it was I decided that it was one of my favorite fairy-tales, and what edition I owned at the t...more...]]> 75997498 424514 1287124 091174536X 9780911745368 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256741148m/1287124.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256741148s/1287124.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1287124.The_Wild_Swans 3.50 2 1838 3 1 false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 08:00:15 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 11:44:04 -0700 2009 The Wild Swans, illustrated by Angela Barrett.

Adapted from a traditional Danish folktale, De vilde svaner has always been one of my favorite stories from Hans Christian Andersen, and I have vivid memories of reading it over and over again, as a girl. So when I discovered that Angela Barr...more...]]> 73090633 424514 382818 1841481181 9781841481180 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254409741m/382818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254409741s/382818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/382818.The_Wild_Swans 4.06 105 1838 5 4 false Thu Oct 01 08:09:45 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 13:05:00 -0700 2009 The Wild Swans, illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert.

Since the time I was a child, I have always had a deep and abiding love of folk and fairy-tales, and have taken great pleasure over the years, as both a reader and collector, in comparing the different artistic approaches used by various...more...]]> 75883236 424514 2599437 067983446X 9780679834465 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254410344m/2599437.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254410344s/2599437.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2599437.The_Wild_Swans 3.75 4 1838 3 1 false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 07:48:53 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 10:16:24 -0700 2009 The Wild Swans, illustrated by Kaarina Kaila.

As mentioned in my review of Susan Jeffers' interpretation of The Wild Swans, the strong folkloric associations of this tale make for an especially powerful story, one that has always been a particularly beloved favorite, amongst Andersen's ma...more...]]> 1850146 76097 1167326 080379391X 9780803793910 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254410143m/1167326.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254410143s/1167326.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1167326.The_Wild_Swans 3.60 5 1838 5 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Mon Jun 11 10:20:30 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 11 10:20:30 -0700 2007 77695246 660175 382818 1841481181 9781841481180 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254409741m/382818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254409741s/382818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/382818.The_Wild_Swans 4.11 157 1838 4 0 false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 16:41:06 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 11:54:35 -0800 2009
The story is, of course, wonderful, and I enjoyed the beautiful artwork.]]> 49907589 71689 382818 1841481181 9781841481180 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254409741m/382818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254409741s/382818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/382818.The_Wild_Swans 4.11 157 1838 5 0 false Fri Mar 20 17:04:40 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 17:05:07 -0700 2009 transformation]]> 51056093 431870 382818 1841481181 9781841481180 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254409741m/382818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254409741s/382818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/382818.The_Wild_Swans 4.11 157 1838 4 0 false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 13:18:36 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 13:19:07 -0700 2009 2151565 4693 382818 1841481181 9781841481180 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254409741m/382818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254409741s/382818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/382818.The_Wild_Swans 4.11 157 1838 2 0 false Wed Jun 20 03:34:54 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:03:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 69980930 1327561 2990354 0525479147 9780525479147 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256151892m/2990354.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256151892s/2990354.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2990354.The_Wild_Swans 4.33 3 1838 4 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 17:38:27 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 17:39:46 -0700 2009 45945677 288297 2990354 0525479147 9780525479147 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256151892m/2990354.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256151892s/2990354.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2990354.The_Wild_Swans 4.11 157 1838 4 0 false Tue Feb 10 11:26:43 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 11:28:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 7513028 406046 382818 1841481181 9781841481180 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254409741m/382818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254409741s/382818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/382818.The_Wild_Swans 4.11 157 1838 5 0 false Tue Oct 09 21:00:11 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 21:02:05 -0700 2007 24915695 1193093 1167326 080379391X 9780803793910 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254410143m/1167326.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254410143s/1167326.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1167326.The_Wild_Swans 4.11 157 1838 4 0 false Thu Jun 19 12:45:50 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 12:50:54 -0700 2008 21368649 877177 892347 0803793812 9780803793811 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179242715m/892347.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179242715s/892347.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/892347.The_Wild_Swans 4.11 157 1838 4 0 false Wed Apr 30 20:22:23 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 20:23:52 -0700 2008 30344828 934927 382818 1841481181 9781841481180 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254409741m/382818.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1254409741s/382818.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/382818.The_Wild_Swans 4.11 157 1838 4 0 false Sat Aug 16 19:54:28 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 19:54:28 -0700 2008 2 49849005 1540895 892347 0803793812 9780803793811 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179242715m/892347.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179242715s/892347.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/892347.The_Wild_Swans 4.11 157 1838 5 0 false Fri Mar 20 04:24:05 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 04:24:05 -0700 2009 42634252 797824 892347 0803793812 9780803793811 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179242715m/892347.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179242715s/892347.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/892347.The_Wild_Swans 4.11 157 1838 0 0 false Sat Jan 10 20:04:16 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 01 13:23:18 -0700 2009 23537024 1167682 892347 0803793812 9780803793811 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179242715m/892347.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179242715s/892347.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/892347.The_Wild_Swans 4.11 157 1838 5 0 false Mon Jun 02 13:13:22 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 13:14:30 -0700 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=382818