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    The Little Match Girl
    The Little Match Girl
    The Little Match Girl
    Audiobook15 minutes

    The Little Match Girl

    Written by Hans Christian Andersen and Bill Bowler

    Narrated by Multiple Narrators

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    About this audiobook

    It's a cold winter's day, and a poor little girl can't sell any of her matches to people in the street. She can't go home with no money. But how can she stay warm? That 31st December, the little match girl sees rich people's homes, Christmas trees, and wonderful things to eat. She remembers also her kind grandmother – now sadly dead. Can the New Year make things any better for the poor young girl?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOxford University Press
    Release dateMay 31, 2012
    ISBN9780194215183
    The Little Match Girl
    Author

    Hans Christian Andersen

    Hans Christian Anderson (1805–75) was a Danish writer, best known for his universally recognised children’s fairy tales, of which there are over 150. He also wrote plays, novels, poems and travel essays.

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