Danish historian Jens Jørgensen supported this idea in his book H.C. Although it has been challenged, a persistent speculation suggests that Andersen was an illegitimate son of King Christian VIII. 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). Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark on 2 April 1805. His stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films. His most famous fairy tales include ' The Emperor's New Clothes', ' The Little Mermaid', ' The Nightingale', ' The Steadfast Tin Soldier', ' The Red Shoes', ' The Princess and the Pea', ' The Snow Queen', ' The Ugly Duckling', ' The Little Match Girl', and ' Thumbelina'. They have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.Īndersen's fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes, have been translated into more than 125 languages. Hans Christian Andersen ( / ˈ æ n d ər s ən/ AN-dər-sən, Danish: ( listen) 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. The artwork used for the cover is 'Tommelise borne on the Swallow's back to the South' by Eleanor Vere Boyle.Assistens Cemetery, Copenhagen (København) Production notes: This ebook of Andersen’s Fairy Tales was published by Global Grey in 2018, and updated on the 29th December 2022. This book has 374,687 words, 603 pages in the PDF version, and the stories in it were originally published between 18. Several of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales have been adapted into ballets, plays, and films, and there are museums in Denmark and California, devoted to his life works, as well as numerous statues depicting him. This collection includes his most famous ones such as The Emperor's New Clothes The Little Mermaid The Nightingale The Red Shoes The Princess and the Pea The Snow Queen The Ugly Duckling The Little Match Girl, and, Thumbelina. Andersen's stories have become embedded in Western culture, presenting lessons of virtue, morality, and resilience, not only for younger readers, but also adults. This Global Grey edition includes 126 tales in total.

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