Written by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by M.R.
James, and illustrated by Marcia Brown [New York: Charles Scribnerís Sons,1963]
In Hans Christian Andersenís The Wild Swans, the heroine Elisa seeks a way to free her eleven brothers from the evil spell that changed them into wild swans. According to Marcia Brown, The Wild Swans, "is a story from Andersenís maturity---a story of longing, terror, and steadfastness of spirit."