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  1. Apr 3, 2022 · Famed Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is recognized around the world for his beloved books, including The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Little Match Girl, The Princess and...

  2. Jan 11, 2023 · Celebrated in his lifetime, Andersens 156 stories across 9 volumes have been translated into more than 125 languages and continue to inspire ballets, plays and films. Here’s a breakdown of 10 of Hans Christian Andersens most famous fairy tales.

  3. Hans Christian Andersen, (born April 2, 1805, Odense, near Copenhagen, Den.—died Aug. 4, 1875, Copenhagen), Danish writer of fairy tales. Though reared in poverty, he received a university education.

  4. May 18, 2018 · Hans Christian Andersen. Personal. Born April 2, 1805, in Odense, Denmark; died of complications resulting from cancer of the liver, August 4, 1875, at Rolighed, near Copenhagen, Denmark; son of Hans (a shoemaker) and Anne Marie (a washerwoman) Andersen.

  5. Dec 13, 2007 · Highly recommended contemporary translations of Andersen’s tales may be found in the following omnibus editions: Hans Christian Andersen: The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories , translated by Erik Christian Haugaard (1974, 156 tales); Eighty Fairy Tales, translated by R. P. Keigwin (1976, 80 tales); Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales, tran...

  6. Nov 18, 2013 · Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805–August 4, 1875) thus used that singular talent of listening to lift himself out of poverty and into international celebrity, becoming one of history’s greatest storytellers and the patron saint of the fairy tale genre.

  7. A native of Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen is one of the immortals of world literature. The fairy tales he wrote are like no others written before or since. “The Steadfast Tin Soldier,” “The Snow Queen,” “The Swineherd,” “The Nightingale”—these are stories that have been translated into almost every language.

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