The Tinder-Box
Audiobook language: English · 13:22 · MP3
Duet
Narrated by Andrey Nakhshunov — digital voice replica
An English-language audio edition of Andersen’s tale: a soldier, an old tinderbox and three extraordinary dogs. One spark opens the way to riches, adventure and wishes with unexpected consequences.
Full description
Returning from war, a soldier meets a witch and climbs down a hollow tree to retrieve an old tinderbox. Three chests and three extraordinary dogs await him underground. But the real magic begins later: a single spark is enough to turn his life upside down. Unexpected good fortune, secret encounters and risky wishes come together in one of Andersen’s best-known tales.
This is a separate English-language audio edition in H. W. Dulcken’s translation. Narrated by Andrey Nakhshunov using a digital replica of his voice. Running time: 13:22.
About this edition of The Tinder-Box
English translation by H. W. Dulcken. The recording uses the complete text of selection 196, “The Tinder-Box,” in Children’s Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes (1920/1921), edited by Charles Madison Curry and Erle Elsworth Clippinger.
Magic finds its voice
Audiobook in production
We are preparing an audio edition of this story. A sample and a link to the full book will appear after release.