Written between 1835-1872, herein lies 168 tales of magical and the mystical, my favorite is "The Travelling Companion", however he is best known for "The Ugly Duckling".
Born of a shoe-maker his early life was wretched, he was adopted by a patron and became a short-story writer, novelist, and playwright.
All 168 of his stories are contained in One book, a step into another reality is not a bad thing, when all that we have to do is turn the page.
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