About the book
Two fairies leave a pair of galoshes in a hallway in Copenhagen: whoever puts them on is taken at once to whatever place or time he wishes. One after another, a councillor who longs for the Middle Ages, a night watchman, a young doctor and a copying clerk put them on, and each finds that getting his wish is not what he expected. Hans Christian Andersen's long, comic tale in six parts appeared in 1838.
Translated from the Danish; the translator was not named.
The Shoes of Fortune - Hans Christian Andersen
Choose a chapter
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Chapter 1: A Beginning
About 5 min
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Chapter 2: What Happened to the Councillor
About 10 min
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Chapter 3: The Watchman's Adventure
About 10 min
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Chapter 4: A Moment of Head Importance—An Evening's “Dramatic Readings”—A Most Strange Journey
About 10 min
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Chapter 5: Metamorphosis of the Copying-Clerk
About 15 min
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Chapter 6: The Best That the Galoshes Gave
About 5 min