A set of books in a box “The Snow Queen” by H. C. Andersen and “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry in Russian

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A set of books in a box “The Snow Queen” by H. C. Andersen and “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry in Russian

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When there is a white blizzard outside the window, and frosty stars sparkle in the dark blue velvet of the sky, it's time to light candles, to wrap into a blanket and pick up a good book. Whoever you spend this cozy time with, you will always find some important words on the pages of books, and some happy stars in the sky. Before Christmas, fairy-tale characters seem to come to life: in an apartment nearby two loving people will become magicians for each other and bring the most expensive treasures as gifts of their love. And somewhere on the other side of the world a little brave girl will walk half the world after her friend to melt piece of ice away from his heart.

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Please note that all books are in Russian only!

A beautiful cardboard box with silver embossing, and two of the most touching winter stories in it: my "Snow Queen" and "Gifts of the Magi" by artist Natalia Travina.

"The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen.
Once in a quiet cozy house where the named brother and sister lived, misfortune came: the boy's heart was pierced by a fragment of a magic mirror. The Snow Queen takes Kay to her kingdom. Gerda passes half the world in search of her brother: she meets a young prince and princess, finds herself in the lair of forest robbers, sneaks into the Snow Queen's castle. The girl will have many obstacles on the way, but Gerda's faithful heart will overcome all all of them.
It is one of Andersen's longest and most popular fairy tales. I have long wanted to illustrate it, so I immediately grabbed the offer from the publisher. It was drawn quickly, in one breath.

"Gifts of the Magi" by O.Henry.
This Christmas story begins as a touching love story: the main character does not have enough coins to buy a gift worthy of her love for her husband. But O. Henry would not have been O. Henry if he had not found a way out for her and made us smile through our tears.
The illustrations by Natalia Travina are made in watercolor technique, in a realistic manner, which, in my opinion, is very suitable for the style of a literary work.

Authors: Andersen Hans Christian, O. Henry
Artists: Galina Egorenkova, Natalia Travina
Translators: Anna Ganzen, Zinovy Lvovsky
Publisher: Mann, Ivanov and Faber, 2017

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