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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 — 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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Hans Christian Andersen’s books

Average rating: 4.07 · 376,872 ratings · 18,040 reviews · 6,104 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Lily Owens (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 108,285 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 Little Mermaid 3.98 avg rating — 29,887 ratings — published 1836 — 147 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 — 28,373 ratings — published 1845 — 299 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 — 18,466 ratings — published 1844 — 77 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 — 15,273 ratings — published 1837 — 170 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 — 13,242 ratings — published 1835 — 1381 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 — 5,236 ratings — 123 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 — 4,835 ratings — published 1838 — 328 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
	Classic Fairy Tales 4.12 avg rating — 3,166 ratings — published 1835 — 8 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 and Other Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, MinaLima (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 3,156 ratings — 96 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)
by

Hans Christian Andersen,

Jacob Grimm (Co-author),

Wilhelm Grimm (Co-author),

Anonymous (Co-author),

Charles Perrault (Co-author),

Jules Dorsay (Co-author)

4.48 avg rating — 102 ratings

Cuentos completos Andersen (4 books)
by

Hans Christian Andersen,

Pablo Auladell (Illustrator)

3.82 avg rating — 67 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

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

tags: music, power-of-music

1507 likes

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

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Polls

September 2017 Short Story Poll

A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner, 36 pages, 1930

45 votes, 16.2%

A Good Man Is Hard To Find: Short Story by Flannery O'Connor, 25 pages, 1955

42 votes, 15.1%

The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, 125 pages, 1764

37 votes, 13.3%

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, 110 pages, 1984

32 votes, 11.5%

The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy, 128 pages, 1889

25 votes, 9.0%

The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West, 82 pages, 1918

25 votes, 9.0%

The Lady with the Little Dog by Anton Chekhov, 80 pages, 1899

24 votes, 8.6%

The Swineherd by Hans Christian Andersen, 32 pages, 1841

20 votes, 7.2%

My Mortal Enemy by My Mortal Enemy by Willa Cather, 112 pages, 1926

17 votes, 6.1%

The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin, 60 pages, 1851

6 votes, 2.2%

The Woman of Andros by Thornton Wilder, 112 pages, 1930

5 votes, 1.8%

278 total votes

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