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Author(s): Andersen, Hans Christian
Reader(s): Buchan, Eleanor; Cuthbertson, Richard; Davies, Helen; Head, Michael; McDonnell, Julian; Rew, Paul; Rickards, Elizabeth; Rollett, Bob; Wolfin, Howard
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Junior Classic Fiction
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: NA233512
Barcode: 9789626343357
Release Date: 03/2005
ANDERSEN: Thumbelina and Other Fairy Tales
This delightful selection of stories by one of the classic masters of the genre includes some well-known and lesser known tales, presented in lively Naxos AudioBooks style with music and sound effects. This recording is also unique in that the stories are read by the finalists in the Naxos AudioBooks/The Times Voice of the Year competition which offered a recording opportunity to talented readers who had never studied or worked professionally. The competition produced some outstanding natural talents as this recording shows!
Tracklist
Disc 1
Andersen, Hans Christian - Author
Buchan, Eleanor (Reader)
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1 | Thumbelina | 02:56 |
Buchan, Eleanor (Reader)
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2 | One night while she lay in her pretty bed… | 03:36 |
Buchan, Eleanor (Reader)
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3 | Thumbelina sailed past many towns… | 03:52 |
Buchan, Eleanor (Reader)
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4 | Near the wood in which she’d been living… | 04:12 |
Buchan, Eleanor (Reader)
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5 | Thumbelina said nothing… | 03:26 |
Buchan, Eleanor (Reader)
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6 | Very soon the springtime came… | 02:54 |
Buchan, Eleanor (Reader)
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7 | When autumn arrived… | 03:06 |
Buchan, Eleanor (Reader)
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8 | At length they reached the warm countries… | 04:59 |
Buchan, Eleanor (Reader)
Rollett, Bob (Reader)
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9 | The Brave Tin Soldier | 02:54 |
Rollett, Bob (Reader)
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10 | When evening came… | 03:23 |
Rollett, Bob (Reader)
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11 | Suddenly there appeared a great water-rat… | 05:00 |
Rollett, Bob (Reader)
Davies, Helen (Reader)
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12 | The Princess and the Pea | 03:10 |
Davies, Helen (Reader)
Head, Michael (Reader)
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13 | The Butterfly | 04:32 |
Head, Michael (Reader)
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14 | Spring went by… | 03:31 |
Head, Michael (Reader)
Cuthbertson, Richard (Reader)
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15 | The Flea and the Professor | 03:14 |
Cuthbertson, Richard (Reader)
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16 | The Professor was proud of the flea… | 02:54 |
Cuthbertson, Richard (Reader)
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17 | The flea lived with the princess… | 04:56 |
Cuthbertson, Richard (Reader)
Rew, Paul (Reader)
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18 | The Flying Trunk | 04:22 |
Rew, Paul (Reader)
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19 | Then he flew away to the town… | 04:14 |
Rew, Paul (Reader)
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20 | Then the saucepan went on with his story… | 05:27 |
Rew, Paul (Reader)
Disc 2
Wolfin, Howard (Reader)
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1 | The Metal Pig | 05:23 |
Wolfin, Howard (Reader)
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2 | As they passed from hall to hall… | 04:34 |
Wolfin, Howard (Reader)
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3 | It was morning… | 05:10 |
Wolfin, Howard (Reader)
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4 | Giuseppe went out the next morning… | 03:25 |
Wolfin, Howard (Reader)
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5 | When evening came and the house door… | 04:12 |
Wolfin, Howard (Reader)
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6 | Oh what beautiful pictures these were… | 05:11 |
Wolfin, Howard (Reader)
Davies, Helen (Reader)
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7 | The Storks | 02:51 |
Davies, Helen (Reader)
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8 | The next day when the children… | 02:59 |
Davies, Helen (Reader)
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9 | Time passed on and the young storks… | 03:45 |
Davies, Helen (Reader)
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10 | Of all the boys in the street… | 03:38 |
Davies, Helen (Reader)
McDonnell, Julian (Reader)
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11 | The Silver Shilling | 03:27 |
McDonnell, Julian (Reader)
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12 | Now begins the story as it was afterwards… | 05:38 |
McDonnell, Julian (Reader)
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13 | A year passed… | 03:10 |
McDonnell, Julian (Reader)
Rickards, Elizabeth (Reader)
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14 | The Nightingale | 02:43 |
Rickards, Elizabeth (Reader)
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15 | The books travelled all over the world… | 03:14 |
Rickards, Elizabeth (Reader)
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16 | As they went along… | 04:12 |
Rickards, Elizabeth (Reader)
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17 | One day the Emperor received a large packet… | 03:44 |
Rickards, Elizabeth (Reader)
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18 | And after this the real nightingale… | 02:15 |
Rickards, Elizabeth (Reader)
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19 | Five years passed… | 03:06 |
Rickards, Elizabeth (Reader)
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20 | Suddenly there came through the open window… | 04:39 |
Rickards, Elizabeth (Reader)
Total Playing Time: 02:33:54