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Fairy Tale RetellingsFae & Fairy Fiction

The Emperor's New Clothes

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  • 1945 first published
  • 32 pages
  • ★ 3.7 (3 ratings)
  • 52 editions
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Published in 1945, The Emperor's New Clothes is a fairy-tale retelling and fae fiction short story by Hans Christian Andersen, Ève Tharlet and Jeffrey Stewart Timmins. Much of the action takes place in Denmark. It deals with fairy tales, pride and vanity, children's 4-8 and Non-Classifiable.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 31 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 52 editions across 3 languages.

At about 32 pages, most readers finish it in about 35 minutes.

About The Emperor's New Clothes

The emperor shows his stupidity when he walks through the city in the invisible suit two rascal tailors made for him.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Fairy tales
  • Pride and vanity
  • Polyglot texts, selections, quotations
  • Children's stories, Danish
  • Children's 4-8
  • Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Classics
  • Non-Classifiable
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore - General
  • Aristocracy, Social class
  • Statesmen
  • Tailors
  • Emperors
  • Children's fiction
  • Kings, queens, rulers, etc.

Quick answers

Who wrote The Emperor's New Clothes?

The Emperor's New Clothes was written by Hans Christian Andersen, Ève Tharlet and Jeffrey Stewart Timmins and first published in 1945.

What genre is The Emperor's New Clothes?

It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings and Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is The Emperor's New Clothes?

The median edition has 32 pages, about about 35 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Emperor's New Clothes?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, The Looking Glass Wars and The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig.

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