# The nightingale

By H. C. Andersen.

"The nightingale" by H. C. Andersen is a literary fairy tale set in imperial China. It tells the story of an emperor who discovers a nightingale living in his palace gardens, whose beautiful song moves him to tears. When a jeweled mechanical bird arrives as a gift, the real nightingale is forgotten and banished. Years later, when the emperor falls deathly ill, only one song can save him from Death's grasp. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Illustrator: Mary J. Newill
- Translator: H. W. Dulcken
- Subjects: Fairy tales; Nightingale -- Juvenile fiction; Songbirds -- Juvenile fiction; China -- Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction

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