Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark, to a father who claimed to be related to nobility. After school, he worked as a weaver's apprentice and as a tailor's assistant. At 14, he moved to Copenhagen to be an actor, and was accepted into the Royal Danish Theatre. His career ended when his voice changed, and he decided to become a writer. He published his first story, The Ghost at Palnatoke's Grave, in 1822. An acquaintance paid all expenses to send him to grammar school in Slagelse. He also attended school at Elsinore until 1827. He later admitted that his school years were the darkest and bitterest of his life.
After school, Andersen resumed writing. In 1829, he started to see his first successes, publishing a short story, "A Journey on Foot from Holmen's Canal to the East Point of Amager", and a collection of poems. In 1833 he received a traveling grant from the King, and he set out to travel through Europe. He published his first novel, The Improvisatore, in 1835. He also published the first set of Fairy Tales, following up with more stories in 1836 and 1837. Although they were not initially successful, they have become his best-known works. He wrote a well-received poem, Jeg er en Skandinav, which celebrated Scandinavism, in 1839.
In 1857, following a visit to Charles Dickens in England, Andersen met Danish actor Lauritz Eckardt and Danish ballet dancer Harald Scharff in Paris. In 1860, he met them again in Bavaria, and the three of them spent a week in Munich together. Anderson fell in love with Scharff, and started corresponding with him when Scharff and Eckardt left Munich. They were united when Andersen returned to Copenhagen in 1862. Their affair lasted for over a year before it was ended by Scharff, and Andersen did not have another serious relationship.
In 1872, Andersen was injured in a fall, and he died of his injuries in 1875.
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The real princess
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The storks
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Fabeloj: plena kolekto
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Pulgarcita/thumbelina
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Clod Hans
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... Ausgewählte märchen
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Sämtlich Werke: Vom Verfasser besorgte Ausg.
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The wood-nymph
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Contes merveilleux; Tome I
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Gesammelte Märchen, 2 Bde., Bd.2
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Des Kaisers neue Kleider
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El Soldadito de Plomo
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Ole Lukøie: Hyrdinden og Skorsteensfeieren.
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Paradisets have
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H.C. Andersens brevveksling med Signe Læssøe og hendes kreds: en dokumentarisk fremstilling
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A Christmas greeting to my English friends
2 editions - first published in 1965 -
Ugly Duckling (Read It Yourself)
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Il brutto anatroccolo
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The Pen and the Inkwell
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Hans Andersen's tales for the young
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Digterens & balletmesterens luner: H.C. Andersens og August Bournonvilles brevveksling
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The Marsh King's daughter
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Fortællinger
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Dikie lebedi
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Skyggen
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Atten breve fra H. C. Andersen til henriette Wulff, 1829-1857
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El Traje Nuevo Del Emperador/the Emperor's New Clothes
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Kejserens nye klaeder
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Ein Bilderbuch ohne Bilder
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Pigkeeper
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Kun en spillemand: a Danish romance
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Hyrdinden og skorstensfejeren
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Seven Tales by H.C. Andersen
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In Spain and A visit to Portugal
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Eventyr af H.C. Andersen
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Le Loup et les sept chevreaux
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The Emperor's New Clothes
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Fairy tales of Hans Andersen
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Princess and the Pea
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O.T., original Roman i to Dele
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The Andersen-Scudder letters: Hans Christian Andersen's correspondence with Horace Elisha Scudder.
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The Complete Illustrated Works of Hans Christian Andersen
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DIGTE: [Af] H.C. Andersen. I udvalg ved Bo Grnbech. Med tegninger af Ib Spang Olsen.
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Den der ler sidst..: tre syngespil
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Pictures of travel in Sweden: among the Hartz Mountains, and in Switzerland, with a visit at Charles Dicken's house.
2 editions - first published in 1871 Read -
Andersen's The Emperor's new clothes
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The brave tin soldier
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Seven Tales
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Sirenita, La
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Andersen's Fairy Tales
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Patito Feo, El
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Tales of faith & wonder: stories of Christian faith from a master storyteller
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Dillad newydd yr Ymerawdwr
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Sämtliche Märchen in zwei Bänden
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The Gift of the Magi/the Little Match Girl: With Puzzle (Dove Kids)
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Neue Märchen und Geschichten
1 edition - first published in 1875 Read -
Best Loved Fairy Tales
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Little Mermaid Treasury
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Brevveksling med Henriette Hanck: 1830-1846
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The ugly duckling (in signed English)
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Märchen von Andersen & Grimm
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The buckwheat (Tales of Hans Christian Andersen)
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De tondeldoos
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Gesammelte Märchen, 2 Bde., Bd.1
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EVENTYR & HISTORIER I
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Nabofamilierne
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The Little Match Girl & the Fir Tree
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Buo qusan áo mwoi ckua nhà vua
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L' improvisatore: ou, La vie en Italie
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The wicked prince
1 edition - first published in 1995 -
The Ugly Duckling. Activity Book. Beginner 2. 150 headwords
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The Snow Queen and Other Fairy Tales / Snezhnaya Koroleva (English and Russian Text)
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Gartneren og herskabet og Den lykkelige familie
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Fem Eventyr fra 1861
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Quality Time Big Readers: Ugly Duckling
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Gudfäders billedbog
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Oyayubihime
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Little Match-girl (Rainbow Colour)
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Three Fairy Tales
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Mu zhi gu niang
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The Constant Tin Soldier (Spoken Arts Presents the World of Words)
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The Emperor and the Nightingdale with Book
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The Woman With the Eggs
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Hensa Aṇ̐ḍarasanacyā parīkathā
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Prichindel "Inchide-ochi": 17 povesti
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H.C. Andersen og Goethe eller Verdensåndens alfabet
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Y blwch tân
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Die Schneekönigin. CD
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Andersen og den vide verden: et kommenteret udvalg
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El arbol de navidad/The Christmas Tree (Clasicos Rascacielos)
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H.C. Andersen og familien Wulff: en samling breve 1823-1875
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Pengegrisen
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To be, or not to be? Tr. by mrs. Bushby
1 edition - first published in 1857 Read -
Fairytales by Hans Andersen
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Tales of Hans Christian Andersen ; read by Michael Redgrave
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H Andersens Fairy Tls
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Suppe på en pølsepind
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La Reine des neiges / Snow Queen
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Andersons Fairy Pop
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Det gale spejl: analyser af H.C. Andersens "Nattergalen"
1 edition - first published in 2004
Hans Christian Andersen
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- Hans Christian ANDERSEN
- Hans Christian Andersen
- ANDERSEN, H.C. (HANS CHRISTIAN), 1805-1875.
- HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
- ILLUS. PAUL HUNT HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
- Hans Christian, Andersen
- Hans christian Andersen
- Christian Hans Andersen
- Hans, Christian Andersen
- Hans-Christian Andersen
- Hans Andersen Christian
- Andersen Hans Christian.
- H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
- Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875.
- Hans Christian Anderson
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- Trans. Erik Christian Haugaard Hans Christian Andersen
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- Hans Christain Andersen
- H. C. Andersen
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| August 29, 2011 | Edited by LA2 | Project Runeberg link |
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