Hans Christian Andersen
Writing
Born: April 2, 1805 · Odense, Funen, Kingdom of Denmark–Norway [now Denmark]
Died: August 4, 1875 (aged 70)
Biography
Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875) was a Danish author. 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 express themes that transcend age and nationality. Andersen's fairy tales, of which no fewer than 3381 works 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. His most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Little Match Girl", and "Thumbelina". His stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films.
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The Little Mermaid
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Frozen
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Frozen II
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The Little Mermaid
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Faerie Tale Theatre
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Thumbelina
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Shirley Temple's Storybook
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Shirley Temple's Storybook
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Frozen Fever
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The Red Shoes
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The Ugly Duckling
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Adventures of the Little Mermaid
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Snow Queen
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The Little Matchgirl
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The Ugly Duckling and Me!
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Andersen Monogatari
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The Snow Queen
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The Snow Queen
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The Rose Seller
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Lemmi and the Bookworms
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Snow Queen
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The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
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Spinner
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Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
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Flax
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Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
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Snöbarnens julsagor
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Adorable Humans
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Kleks Academy: Extended Version
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The King and the Mockingbird
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The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
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North
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The Snow Queen
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The Nightingale
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The Emperor's New Clothes
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Songs on the Death of children
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The Wild Swans
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The Daydreamer
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The Daydreamer
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The Red Shoes
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The Wizard of Dreams
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Ole Sleep Sweetly
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The Little Mermaid
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Thumbelina
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Kontraste
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The Ugly Duckling's Christmas Wish
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Timeless Tales: The Ugly Duckling
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The Snow Queen's Revenge
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Le Rossignol
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Little Mermaid
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The Snow Queen
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The Pig Shepard
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The Ugly Duckling
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The Little Mermaid
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The Tin Soldier
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The Princess and the Pea
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Thumbelina
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The Little Mermaid
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The Little Mermaid
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The Sleeping Beauty
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The Little Match Girl
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The Snow Queen
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The Tinder Box
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The Little Match Girl
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The Flying Trunk
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Des Kaisers neue Kleider
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A Very Old Story
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The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
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Red Shoes
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Death and the Mother
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The Little Mermaid
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Timeless Tales: The Emperor's New Clothes
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The Detective and Death
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The Wild Swans
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The Little Match Girl
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It's Quite True!
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The Emperor's New Clothes
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Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse
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The Princess and the Pea
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The Brave Tin Soldier
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The China Shop
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The Ugly Duckling
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CBeebies Presents: The Snow Queen
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Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
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Thumbelina
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The Snow Queen
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The Little Match Girl
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Der kleine und der große Klaus
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Malá mořská víla
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Novelly
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The Little Match Seller
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier
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Pastýřka a kominíček
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The World of Hans Christian Andersen
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Das hässliche junge Entlein
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The Red Shoes
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Die kleine Meerjungfrau
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The Ugly Duckling
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Scary Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess
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O Janovi a podivuhodném příteli
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The Nightingale
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Thumbelina
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The Red Shoes
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The New Little Mermaid: Ocean Girl
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The Tinderbox
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Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern
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The Tinderbox Against the Magic Well
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The Snow Queen
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Little Claus and Big Claus
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Little Claus and Big Claus
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The Ugly Duckling
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Fairies' Autumn Gift
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Timeless Tales: Thumbelina
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The Snow Queen
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Along Came a Soldier
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The Story Of The Girl Who Stepped On Bread
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Paint Me A Fairy Tale…
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Las campanas de Teresa
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The Flying Koffer
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Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse
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The Little Match Girl
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The Grand Duke's New Clothes
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The Tin Soldier
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The Emperor’s New Clothes
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Stories from a Flying Trunk
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The Gracious Ghost
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The Little Match Girl
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The Little Soldier
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Sicken ärta
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Story of a Mother
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The Seven Swans
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The Ugly Duckling
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Die roten Schuhe
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Křesadlo
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The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
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The Little Mermaid
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The Swineherd
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier
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Among people
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Tommelise
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The Fir
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The Blind Spot
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Die chinesische Nachtigall
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The Little Mermaid
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The Little Mermaid and the Sea Monster
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The Fir Tree
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The Swineherd
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Fortune Comes at Nine o'Clock
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Le livre muet
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The Snow Queen
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The Galoshes of Happiness
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The Piggy Bank
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The Little Match Girl
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The Ugly Duckling
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Little Match Girl
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Big Underground Ball
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The Emperor's Nightingale
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The Nightingale
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The Robe
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Shadow
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Soldier and Witch
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The Secret of the Snow Queen
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Thumbelina
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A String of Pearls
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Shadow, or Maybe Everything Will Be Fine
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The Galoshes of Fortune
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The Fir Tree
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An Extraordinary Story Like a Fairy Tale
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The Tinderbox
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The Snow Queen
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Ugly Duckling
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The Tartlet
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The Tartlet
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Once Upon a Princess
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The Emperor's New Clothes
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The Snow Queen
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The Nightingale
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The Ugly Duckling
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Frozen
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The Little Match Girl
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