Hans christian andersen 18051875 is recognized as one of the masters of the fairytale genre. Hans christian andersen 18051875, danish author and poet, wrote many poems, plays, stories and travel essays, but is best known for his fairy tales of which there are over one hundred and fifty, published in numerous collections during his life and many still in print today. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels and poems. It is a pity that most people only know hans christian andersen for a few of his easiest fairy tales. Hans christian andersens fairy tales at usborne childrens. Andersen s fairy tales hans christian andersen 1805 1875, translated by unknown a collection of eighteen fairy tales some popular, some lesser known by famous danish author h. He also wrote plays, novels, poetry, and travel books. Read hans christian andersens fairy tales online world of. Hans christian andersen complete fairy tales by hans. Thirty of hans christian andersen s most cherished stories in single volumes illustrator various artists.
A statue was erected in rosenborg garden, copenhagen to honor this legendary writer. Get the best deals on hardcover hans christian andersen books when you shop the largest online selection at. From frozen to the little mermaid, his fairy tales have inspired countless books, films, art and ballets. His father, also named hans, considered himself related to nobility his paternal grandmother had told his father that their family had belonged to a higher social class, but investigations have disproved these stories. Pileggi, steve and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hans christian andersen is one of the worlds most popular storytellers, and his fairy tales are among the bestloved works of literature. Asked in celebrity births deaths and ages, hans christian andersen how old was hans christian andersen at death. Hans christian andersen was born on april 2, 1805, in odense, denmark.
Out of the poverty, hardship, and loneliness of his youth, he came to be one of the most honored men of his time. Dec, 2012 experts in denmark believe they have found the first story written by hans christian andersen the tallow candle was discovered by local historian esben brage in the dense private archives of the. The little mermaid, thumbelina, the princess and the pea and many more classic stories. Hans christian andersen was born in odense, denmark, on april 2, 1805. Hans christian andersen fairy tale collection book by hans. Given every other year by ibby, the hans christian andersen awards recognize lifelong achievement and are presented to an author and an illustrator whose complete works have made an important, lasting contribution to childrens literature. Explore books by hans christian andersen with our selection at. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Although others before him had collected and retold folk stories and fairy tales, andersen was the first to create the stories himself, instilling a previously stilted genre with new humor.
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