Hans Christian Andersen (Author of The Complete Fairy Tales)

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Hans Christian Andersen

Born

in Odense, Denmark

April 02, 1805

Died

August 04, 1875

Genre

Children's, Fairytales, Poetry

Influences

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Hans Christian Andersen (often referred to in Scandinavia as H.C. Andersen) was a Danish author and poet. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories 鈥� called eventyr, or "fairy-tales" 鈥� express themes that transcend age and nationality.

Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, 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. Some of his most famous fairy tales include "The Little Mermaid", "The Ugly Duckling", "The ...more

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	The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Lily Owens (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 107,943 ratings — published 1850 — 233 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ugly Duckling 4.12 avg rating — 43,218 ratings — published 1843 — 793 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Match Girl 4.10 avg rating — 28,068 ratings — published 1845 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Mermaid 3.98 avg rating — 27,411 ratings — published 1836 — 522 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Snow Queen 3.74 avg rating — 18,698 ratings — published 1844 — 702 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thumbelina 4.10 avg rating — 16,071 ratings — published 1835 — 501 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emperor's New Clothes 3.98 avg rating — 14,996 ratings — published 1837 — 99 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fairy Tales 4.07 avg rating — 12,980 ratings — published 1835 — 2418 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by Hans Christian Andersen, Isabelle Brent (Illustrator), Neil Philip (Compiler) 4.29 avg rating — 5,202 ratings — 122 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen, David Jorgensen (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,849 ratings — published 1838 — 332 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Hans Christian Andersen

Los Mejores Cuentos de Hadas del Mundo (4 books)
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Hans Christian Andersen,

Jacob Grimm (Co-author),

Wilhelm Grimm (Co-author),

Anonymous (Co-author),

Charles Perrault (Co-author),

Jules Dorsay (Co-author)

4.45 avg rating — 96 ratings

Cuentos completos Andersen (4 books)
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Hans Christian Andersen,

Pablo Auladell (Illustrator)

3.86 avg rating — 65 ratings

Quotes by Hans Christian Andersen (?)

“But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid

tags: suffering, tears

4210 likes

“Where words fail, music speaks.”
― Hans Christian Andersen

tags: music, power-of-music

1504 likes

“When the bird of the heart begins to sing, too often will reason stop up her ears.”
― Hans Christian Andersen

1258 likes

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Polls

June 2022 Short Story/Novella Poll

how the poor die by George Orwell, 5-10 pages, 1946

70 votes, 28.8%

The Shadow by Hans Christian Andersen, 32 pages, 1847

59 votes, 24.3%

The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector, 96 pages, 1977

37 votes, 15.2%

The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono, 74 pages, 195

33 votes, 13.6%

The Alienist and Other Stories of Nineteenth-Century Brazil Title Story Only, Machado de Assis, 98 pages, 1882

27 votes, 11.1%

The Reed Cutter & Captain Shigemoto's Mother The Reed Cutter Only by Jun'ichir艒 Tanizaki, 54 pages, 1949

17 votes, 7.0%

243 total votes

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