THE OLD GRAVE-STONE
1872
FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
THE OLD GRAVE-STONE
by Hans Christian Andersen
IN a house, with a large courtyard, in a provincial town, at
that time of the year in which people say the evenings are growing
longer, a family circle were gathered together at their old home. A
lamp burned on the table, although the weather was mild and warm,
and the ...