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    The Shoes of Fortune
    The Shoes of Fortune
    The Shoes of Fortune
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    The Shoes of Fortune

    By Hans Christian Andersen

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    In The Shoes of Fortune a series of people who are dissatisfied with their lives, put on a pair of magic shoes that grants them the wishes. A civil servant who idealizes the middle ages, experiences all its inconveniences; a watchman lives the lonely life of his superior and endures a terrifying visit to the moon. The shoes pass from owner to owner until one exhausted wearer who wishes for rest and spiritual freedom, dies. Andersen concludes with a quote by Solon: Call no man happy until he rests in his grave.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateOct 3, 2017
    ISBN9781974995417
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    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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