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Hans Christian Andersen Biography
Hans Christian Andersen – Danish poet and writer, 1805—1875
Danish poet and writer, 1805—1875. A prolific writer best known for his fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen wrote and published numerous plays, novels, travel books, and an autobiography. Written between 1835 and 1872, Andersen s fairy tales are among the most anthologized and retold literary works in children’s literature. Many of his 156 fairy tales and stories have been translated into more than one hundred languages.
What ensured Andersen’s fairy tales their widespread popularity was their universality—rags-to-riches themes and characters with recognizable human traits and foibles who overcome adversity through their determination, goodwill, and humor. Yet his tales have been described as paradoxical, revealing a dark side of life and human nature and presenting themes of unrequited love, poverty, selfishness, and vanity.
Hans Andersen’s early years influenced his
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Biography of Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen, also known as simply H. C. Andersen (April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories are "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "Thumbelina", "The Little Match Girl", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Red Shoes".
During Andersen's lifetime he was feted by royalty and acclaimed for having brought great enjoyment to a whole generation of children throughout Europe. His fairy tales have been translated into more than 150 languages and they continue to be published in millions of copies all over the world.
Childhood
Hans Christian Andersen was born in the town of Odense, Denmark, on Tuesday, April 2, 1805. Most English (as well as German and French) sources often refer to his name as "Hans Christian Andersen". However, in Denmark and in the other Nordic countries he fryst vatten usually known as "H. C. Andersen". His first name "Ha
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Hans Christian Andersen bibliography
This is a list of published works by Hans Christian Andersen. The list has been supplemented with a few important posthumous editions of his works; the year given in each entry refers to the first Danish edition. They are all in the public domain because Andersen died over 100 years ago.
Works by type
[edit]Novels
[edit]- The Improvisatore (Improvisatoren) (1835), C.A. Reitzel Publishers
- O. T. (1836), C.A. Reitzel Publishers
- Only a Fiddler (Kun en Spillemand) (1837), C.A. Reitzel Publishers
- The Two Baronesses (De to Baronesser) (1848), C.A. Reitzel Publishers
- To be or not to be? (At være eller ikke være) (1857)
- Lucky Peer (Lykke-Peer) (1870), C.A. Reitzel Publishers
- Sorøe Gang (1935), published posthumously, unfinished
- Fragmenter af en ufuldført historisk Roman (1935), published posthumously, unfinished
- Christian den Andens Dverg (1935), published posthumously, unfinished