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Can I read The Nightingale on EtoBox?
The Nightingale by Hans Christan Andersen is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Nightingale about?
<p>When the Chinese emperor is presented with a bejeweled, golden nightingale he rejects his living, singing pet nightingale. But when he falls ill, only the song of the true nightingale can heal him.</p> <p>Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference of a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him. </p>
Who reads The Nightingale?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Hans Christan Andersen
- Publisher
- New York: North South Books
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780735840294
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile
- Rating
- 3.67 / 5 (334 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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