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
Hans Christian Ørsted, Charles Dickens ...more


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 — called eventyr, or "fairy-tales" — 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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Average rating: 4.09 · 359,052 ratings · 16,402 reviews · 6,539 distinct works • Similar authors
The Complete Fairy Tales
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4.29 avg rating — 107,183 ratings — published 1872 — 5 editions
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The Ugly Duckling
4.12 avg rating — 42,501 ratings — published 1843 — 753 editions
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The Little Mermaid
3.98 avg rating — 27,762 ratings — published 1836 — 11 editions
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The Little Match Girl
4.09 avg rating — 26,994 ratings — published 1845 — 254 editions
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Thumbelina
4.10 avg rating — 15,715 ratings — published 1835 — 456 editions
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The Snow Queen (Everyman's ...
3.73 avg rating — 17,181 ratings — published 1844 — 635 editions
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The Emperor's New Clothes
3.98 avg rating — 14,606 ratings — published 1837 — 309 editions
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Fairy Tales
4.08 avg rating — 12,495 ratings — published 1835 — 785 editions
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Fairy Tales of Hans Christi...
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier
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3.99 avg rating — 4,713 ratings — published 1838 — 317 editions
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“But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid
tags: suffering, tears
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“Where words fail, music speaks.”
― Hans Christian Andersen
tags: music, power-of-music
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“When the bird of the heart begins to sing, too often will reason stop up her ears.”
― Hans Christian Andersen
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