{"_id":"62f747b9022208e81f02cc4e","title":"The Little Mermaid","author":"Hans Christian Andersen","code":"the-little-mermaid","words":9181,"image":"drowning.jpg","image_alt":"A hand sticking out of the sea. Graphite Filter.","publish_year":1837,"publish_source":"Eventyr, fortalte for Børn (Fairy Tales Told for Children)","publish_edition":"Third Booklet","genres":["fantasy","childrens","tragedy"],"blurb":"When something like a black cloud passed between her and them, she knew that it was either a whale swimming over her head, or a ship full of human beings, who never imagined that a pretty little mermaid was standing beneath them, holding out her white hands towards the keel of their ship.","description":"A little mermaid dreams of living among the people on land. But the only way to join them means asking for help from the evil sea witch.","rating":4,"original_language":"Danish","translators":["Mrs. H. B. Paull"],"unique_cover":"Water colour of a mermaid and a prince.","cover_source":"Edmund Dulac","cover_link":"https://archive.org/details/storiesfromhansa00anderich/page/188/mode/2up","has_review":false,"has_collections":[{"code":"fairytales","title":"Classic European Fairytales","collection_type":"theme"}]}