Match Girl (short story)

"Match Girl"
Author Anne Bishop
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Fantasy & Horror
Published in Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears
Publication type Anthology
Publisher William Morrow & Company (US)
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Publication date December 1995
Published in English December 1995

Match Girl (1995) is a short story by Anne Bishop, published in Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears (edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. It is a retelling of the story of The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen.

Plot

A girl is traveling with her adopted family. They abuse her viciously and demand that she sell matches along the road. After a brutal assault, and promises of more, she escapes to another world through the light of the matches.

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