Wild swans

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The publication of Wild Swans in 1991 was a worldwide phenomenon. Not only did it become the best-selling non-fiction book in British publishing history, with sales of well over two million, it was received with unanimous critical acclaim, and was named the winner of the 1992 NCR Book Award and the 1993 British Book of the […]

Rene Cloke | Wild Swans

Three swans in flight

Gavin Rowe | ILLUSTRATION | The Wild Swans

The Wild Swans, illustrated by Susan Jeffers.

"The Wild Swans" (Danish: "De vilde svaner") is a short children's fantasy story by Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published on October 2, 1838, along with "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" and "The Daisy", as part of the anthology Fairy Tales Told to Children New Collection First Booklet (Danish: Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. Ny Samling. Første Hefte). The story is based on Scandinavian folktales. Three very similar fairy tales, called "The Twelve Brothers", "The Seven Ravens" and "The Six…

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