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The Princess on the Pea was written by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), and was translated from the Danish by M. R. James (1862-1936) as part of his Hans Andersen F orty—Two Stories (1930).

Title: Hans Andersen Forty-Two Stories — The Princess on the Pea

Date of first publication: 1930

Place and date of edition used as base for this ebook: London: Faber and Faber, 1953 Author: Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)

Translator: M. R. James (1862-1936)

Date first posted: 23 October 2007

Date last updated: 23 October 2007

Project Gutenberg Canada ebook #29

This ebook was produced by: Dr Mark Bear Akrigg

Transcriber's note: The edition used as base for this book contained the following error, which has been corrected:

Page 38: There were Princess enough => There were Princesses enough

The Princess on the Pea by

Hans Christian Andersen

(from Hans Andersen F orty-T wo Stories [1930], translated by M. R. James)