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Den Onde Fyrste: Eventyr for Børn og Voksne (p. [10])
Den Onde Fyrste: Eventyr for Børn og Voksne (p. [10])
TitleDen Onde Fyrste: Eventyr for Børn og Voksne (p. [10])
Alternate TitleThe Wicked Prince: An adventure for children and adults
AuthorAndersen, H.C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875
PublisherAlex. Vincent Kunstforlag
Publisher LocationDenmark--København
Publication Date1940
PrinterUnknown
IllustratorWennerwald, Palle
Image Production ProcessPlanographic prints--lithographs
NotesIllustrated with color printed lithographs.
Andersen's 1840 story of a great tyrant struck down by a little fly has been presented as a fable protesting Hitler and the Nazis.
This page depicts two soldiers placing a portrait of Hitler on the main altar of a church.
Contextual NotesAage Hermann wrote the foreword and the "moral of the story".

This 1940 retelling of Andersen's "The Wicked Prince" coincided with the centenary of its original appearance as his 22nd fairy tale.
Subjects (LCSH)Flies; National Socialism; Hitler, Adolf--Pictorial depictions; Anderen, Hans Christian--Stories--Adaptations
CategoryDiscrimination and bigotry
Fables
Political works
LanguageDanish
Digital CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID NumberCHL0752
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Object TypeBook
Physical Description[20] unnumbered p.: illustrated; 22.5 x 25 cm.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original book at 400-600 dpi in TIFF format using a ScanMaker 6800, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008.
Exhibit ChecklistExhibit checklist 20.3
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