21 NOVEMBER 1896, Page 11

Tales from Hans Andersen. (A. Constable and Co.)—This volume contains

five of the best-known, and perhaps we may say the best, of Hans Andersen's stories. These are "The Wild Swans," "The Ugly Duckling," " The Little Mermaid,"" The Storks," and " The Snow Queen." There are numerous illustrations by Miss Helen Stratton, which have a certain merit, but are scarcely adequate to the text which they are intended to explain and adorn.