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Hans Christian Andersen (/ ˈ æ n d ər s ən / AN-dər-sən; Danish: [ˈhænˀs ˈkʰʁestjæn ˈɑnɐsn̩] ⓘ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author.Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.
Hans Christian Andersen in the garden of "Roligheden" near Copenhagen, in 1869.. 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.
Henry William Dulcken (1832-1894) was an English translator and children's writer, best known for translating the stories of Hans Christian Andersen. [1] Many of his books for children were illustrated by the Brothers Dalziel.
Andersen, Hans Christian (2005). The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen: A New Translation from the Danish. Frank, Diane Crone; Frank, Jeffrey (eds. and transl.). Durham and London: Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-3693-6. Andersen, Jens (2005). Hans Christian Andersen: A New Life. Translated by Nunnally, Tiina. New York, Woodstock, London ...
A newly discovered Hans Christian Andersen letter reveals the fairy tale writer never got to have his own "happily ever after." The emotional letter, believed to be written in 1832 when Andersen ...
Hans Christian Andersen was a friend of the Danish Baron Henrik Stampe (b. 1821) and his wife Jonna Drewsen (b. 1827), as well as of Jonna's father, Adolph Drewson. [1] [2] He became godfather to their daughter Christine (30 October 1856 – 9 March 1884), who had been named for her paternal grandmother Christine Stampe (née Dalgas). [2]
In "The Ice-Maiden", written towards the end of his career, Hans Christian Andersen tells the tale of Rudy, a boy who lost both his parents and goes to live with his uncle. [3] The reader is first introduced to Rudy as he sells toy houses made by his grandfather. Rudy grows up to become a skilled mountain climber and huntsman.
Andersen named the story's anti-heroine Karen after his own loathed half-sister, Karen Marie Andersen. [3] The story is based on an incident Andersen witnessed as a small child. His father, who was a shoemaker, was sent a piece of red silk by a rich lady to make a pair of dancing slippers for her own daughter.