Quotes from book
The Shadow

Hans Christian Andersen

The Shadow is a fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The tale was first published in 1847.

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“"I have gone through the most terrible affair that could possibly happen; only imagine, my shadow has gone mad; I suppose such a poor, shallow brain, could not bear much; he fancies that he has become a real man, and that I am his shadow." "How very terrible,” cried the princess; "is he locked up?" "Oh yes, certainly; for I fear he will never recover." "Poor shadow!" said the princess; "it is very unfortunate for him; it would really be a good deed to free him from his frail existence; and, indeed, when I think how often people take the part of the lower class against the higher, in these days, it would be policy to put him out of the way quietly."”

Hans Christian Andersen book The Shadow

The Shadow
Fairy Tales (1835)

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