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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: 4.09 · 349,650 ratings · 15,303 reviews · 6,900 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Lily Owens (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 106,577 ratings — published 1872 — 253 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 — 41,885 ratings — published 1843 — 755 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 4.09 avg rating — 26,189 ratings — published 1845 — 266 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 — 26,539 ratings — published 1836 — 108 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 — 15,336 ratings — published 1835 — 512 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: Illustrated by T. Pym (Everyman's Library Children's Classics Series) 3.74 avg rating — 16,488 ratings — published 1844 — 663 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 — 14,300 ratings — published 1837 — 323 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 4.09 avg rating — 12,045 ratings — published 1835 — 870 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) 4.30 avg rating — 5,050 ratings — 197 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 — 4,289 ratings — published 1838 — 278 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)

4.44 avg rating — 91 ratings

Cuentos completos Andersen (4 books)
by

Hans Christian Andersen,

Pablo Auladell (Illustrator)

3.95 avg rating — 57 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

4202 likes

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

tags: music, power-of-music

1496 likes

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

1261 likes

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Polls

December 2016 Short Story Poll

The Birds by Daphne du Maurier, 75 pages, 1952

62 votes, 23.4%

The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen, 32 pages, 1845

46 votes, 17.4%

The Pearl by John Steinbeck, 97 pages, 1947

43 votes, 16.2%

The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg, 32 pages, 1985

37 votes, 14.0%

Jerusalem's Lot by Stephen King, 47 pages, 1978

28 votes, 10.6%

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, 108 pages, 1872

19 votes, 7.2%

Flush by Virginia Woolf, 118 pages, 1933

18 votes, 6.8%

Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth, 87 pages, 1800

6 votes, 2.3%

Dora Bruder by Patrick Modiano, 123 pages, 1997

4 votes, 1.5%

The Man With Night Sweats by Thom Gunn, 96 pages, 1992

2 votes, 0.8%

265 total votes

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