The Little Mermaid was first published in 1837 and translated into English in 1872. The best-known film adaptation is the Disney version from 1989, featuring songs such as ‘Part of your world ...

Read by Rhiannon Neads from the BBC Radio Drama Company. On the shelf, in the bedroom, was an old tin box. On the lid was a picture of the sea, rocky cliffs leading down to white sand with waves ...