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Hans Christian Andersen: Illuminated by the Message (Literary Portals to Prayer)
Hans Christian Andersen Illuminated by the Message - Literary Portals to Prayer Author:Mary K. Doyle Classic literature illuminated by the Bible. — The Bible illuminated by classic literature. — When Mary K. Doyle was a child, she was entranced with the stories her mother read from Andersen s Fairy Tales. Make-believe came to life, she writes in her introduction, with characters I could see and hear. Their problems were real to me. Their fears an... more »d joys were mine.... The underlying lessons and morals intertwined in his enchanting stories teach about loving one another, right and wrong, and the consequences of bullying, lying, and cheating. He also writes of siblings and friends caring for one another. And many of his characters pray and call on God in their times of need. Mary has chosen fifty passages from her fragile childhood copy of Andersen s Fairy Tales, including The Ugly Duckling, The Tinder Box, and The Snow Queen. Her choice of passages from The Message is truly illuminating.« less