Hans Christian Andersen

Born

in Odense, Denmark

April 02, 1805

Died

August 04, 1875

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_And...

Genre

Children's, Fairytales, Poetry

Influences

Hans Christian Ørsted, Charles Dickens

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Hans Christian Andersen (often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen; April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875) 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 Mermai ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 245,382 ratings · 6,693 reviews · 2,086 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, Lily Owens (Editor & Introduction), Arthur Rackham (Illustrator) 4.28 avg rating — 92,526 ratings — published 1835 — 510 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 by Hans Christian Andersen, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 31,678 ratings — published 1843 — 226 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 by Hans Christian Andersen, Rachel Isadora (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 16,988 ratings — published 1845 — 109 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 by Hans Christian Andersen, Lisbeth Zwerger (Illustrator), Anthea Bell (Translator) 4.02 avg rating — 15,740 ratings — published 1836 — 208 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 by Hans Christian Andersen, Virginia Lee Burton (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 10,798 ratings — published 1837 — 17 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 by Hans Christian Andersen, T. Pym (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 9,809 ratings — published 1844 — 260 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 — 4,858 ratings — 13 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 by Hans Christian Andersen, Jackie Wullschlager, Tiina Nunnally 4.24 avg rating — 4,621 ratings — published 1835 — 45 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 Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen, Naomi Lewis (Adaptation), Yvonne Gilbert (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 2,488 ratings — published 1838 — 63 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 — 2,768 ratings — published 1838 — 99 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

Histórias de todos os tempos (1 book)
by Hans Christian Andersen, عادل الغضبان
3.78 avg rating — 306 ratings

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)
4.33 avg rating — 33 ratings

Cuentos completos Andersen (4 books)
by Hans Christian Andersen, Pablo Auladell (Illustrator)
3.83 avg rating — 24 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

4009 likes

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

1286 likes

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

tags: music, power-of-music

1243 likes

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Polls

December 2016 Short Story Poll

The Birds by Daphne du Maurier, 75 pages, 1952

65 votes, 23.3%

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

47 votes, 16.8%

The Pearl by John Steinbeck, 97 pages, 1947

45 votes, 16.1%

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

40 votes, 14.3%

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

30 votes, 10.8%

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

21 votes, 7.5%

Flush by Virginia Woolf, 118 pages, 1933

19 votes, 6.8%

Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth, 87 pages, 1800

6 votes, 2.2%

Dora Bruder by Patrick Modiano, 123 pages, 1997

4 votes, 1.4%

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

2 votes, 0.7%

279 total votes

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