Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875)
Author of The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
About the Author
Hans Christian Andersen, one of the best known figures in literature, is best know for combining traditional folk tales with his own great imagination to produce fairy tales known to most children today. The Danish writer was born in the slums of Odense. Although he was raised in poverty, he show more eventually attended Copenhagen University. Although Andersen wrote poems, plays and books, he is best known for his Fairy Tales and Other Stories, written between 1835 and 1872. This work includes such famous tales as The Emperor's New Clothes, Little Ugly Duckling, The Tinderbox, Little Claus and Big Claus, Princess and the Pea, The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, The Nightingale, The Story of a Mother and The Swineherd. Andersen's greatest work is still influential today, helping mold some of the works of writers ranging from Charles Dickens to Oscar Wilde and inspiring many of the works of Disney and other motion pictures. Andersen, who traveled greatly during his life, died in his home in Rolighed on August 4, 1875. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Please do not combine The Complete Fairy Tales with Andersen's Fairy Tales, they are not the same work. The Complete Fairy Tales has all (or almost all) 168 of his stories.
The various different works entitled "Andersen's Fairy Tales" each only have a selection of his stories. Also, multi-volume copies of the Complete Fairy Tales are not the same as single-volume copies and should not be combined with them (or with each other) unless their user has listed them as a single entry.
For example, Complete Fairy Tales (Vol. 2) contains only a fraction of the stories and is not the same as a single-volume copy of Complete Fairy Tales, nor is it the same as Vol. 1, which contains different stories. On the other hand, Complete Fairy Tales (2 Vols.), though not the same as Complete Fairy Tales (Vol. 2), can be combined with the other Complete Fairy Tales, since they both contain all 168 stories in a single entry. (SEE: Part/Whole Issues under What Not to Combine.)
Image credit: Photograph by Thora Hallager, 1867, Copenhagen
Series
Works by Hans Christian Andersen
The Complete Illustrated Stories of Hans Christian Andersen {290 illustrations} (1983) 512 copies, 5 reviews
An Illustrated Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, The Princess and the Pea and many more classic stories (2014) 219 copies, 1 review
The Ugly Duckling and Other Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) (1992) 202 copies, 1 review
The Complete Illustrated Works of Hans Christian Andersen (Bounty Books) (1889) 152 copies, 2 reviews
Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen (A Classic Illustrated Edition) {9 stories} (1986) 145 copies
The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen: A New Translation from the Danish {22 stories} (2003) 134 copies, 2 reviews
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales (The Classic Children's Treasury) {8 stories} (1996) 80 copies
The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories [168 Tales in the chronological order of publication] (2019) 63 copies
Enemy of the State 62 copies
The Big Book of Christmas: 140+ authors and 400+ novels, novellas, stories, poems & carols (2020) 56 copies
Favourite Tales from Hans Christian Andersen (Archipova illustrations) {8 stories} (1998) — Author — 30 copies, 1 review
The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories 29 copies
The emperor's new clothes ; The steadfast tin soldier (Storyteller's classic tales) (1992) 28 copies
Andersen’s Fairy tales: tales by Hans Christian Andersen, translated from the Danish by Jean Hersholt and illustrated in color by Fritz Kredel (1945) — Author — 25 copies
A Very Scandinavian Christmas: The Greatest Nordic Holiday Stories of All Time (2019) — Contributor — 25 copies, 1 review
The Illustrated Tales: With His Travels, Life And Times (Collector's Library Editions) (2005) 22 copies
Grimms' Fairy Tales and Andersen's Fairy Tales (2 Volume Set in Slipcase) Boxed Set (1945) 20 copies
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen. With 25 Illustrations in Full Color by Children of Eighteen Nations (1958) 19 copies
Nooit rijk, nooit tevreden, nooit verliefd een keuze uit zijn dagboeken en brieven (1998) 16 copies, 1 review
Complete Fairy Tales & Stories 15 copies
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales - Retold by E. Jean Roberton from the Original English Version by Caroline Peachey (1977) 14 copies
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen 14 copies
The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories 14 copies
The Fairy tale book; a selection of twenty-eight traditional stories from the French, German, Danish, Russian, and Japan (1961) 13 copies
Hans Christian Andersen: Complete Fairy Tales (Illustrated, with over 200 Classic Fairy Tales, and Bonus Features) (2014) 12 copies
Contos de Andersen: A Pequena Sereia 12 copies
Das große bunte Märchenbuch: die schonsten und bekanntesten Marchen von den Brudern Grimm, von Hans Christian Andersen und Ludwig Bechstein (2001) 11 copies
ArtFolds: Snowflake: The Snow Queeen and Other Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (ArtFolds Classic Editions) (2014) 11 copies, 1 review
The Ugly Duckling - A Story About Acceptance - Children's Padded Board Picture Book - Little Hippo Books (2019) 11 copies
KOOTUT SADUT JA TARINAT 2 10 copies
The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, The Red Shoes & Others (The Children's Golden Library No. 36) (1830) 10 copies
Väike merineitsi : muinasjutud ja lood 10 copies
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen 10 copies
Samlede eventyr og historier 9 copies
KOOTUT SADUT JA TARINAT 3 9 copies
Hans Christian Andersen: The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories (The Greatest Writers of All Time Book 2) (2016) 9 copies
Hans Christian Andersen The Wild Swans and other fairy tales (Hans Christian Andersen Tales) (2015) 8 copies
Verzamelde sprookjes van Andersen — Author — 8 copies
Sagor och berättelser. D. 2 8 copies
Six fairy tales by the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen: Published on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth (1955) 7 copies
The snow queen, and other tales 7 copies
KOOTUT SADUT JA TARINAT 1 7 copies
Trentotto fiabe 7 copies
The ugly duckling 7 copies
Fabeloj de Andersen — Author — 7 copies
The Little Mermaid (Favourite Tales) 7 copies
De beste sprookjes van Andersen 7 copies
Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales 6 copies
Väike merineitsi 6 copies
The Ugly Duckling 6 copies
Andersen's Fairy Tales Illustrated by Edmund Dulac: The Emperor's New Clothes; The Princess on the Pea; The Snow Queen and other stories (2014) 6 copies
O Baú Voador 6 copies
Fairy Stories 6 copies
Fables and Fairy Tales : Aesop's Fables, Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales, Grimm's Fairy Tales, and The Blue Fairy Book (2017) 5 copies
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales 5 copies
Eventyr og historier / 4. bind 5 copies
Eventyr og historier / 2. bind 5 copies
Eventyr og historier / 5. bind 5 copies
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales 5 copies
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales 5 copies
Three Tales from Andersen : The Emperor's New Clothes, Simple Simon, It's Absolutely True (1958) 5 copies
H.C. Andersens eventyr 5 copies
Blixeniana 1980 5 copies
The Story of a Mother 5 copies
Sagor och berättelser. D. 3 5 copies
Tales from Hans Andersen: "Emperor's New Clothes", "Ugly Duckling", "Nightingale" and "Dan Dunce" Bks. 1-4 (1985) 5 copies
CLASSICS TO GROW ON: FAIRY TALES 5 copies
Et ¤Besøg hos Charles Dickens 5 copies
The Emperor's New Clothes... and More Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales [2005 film] (2005) 5 copies
El otro muralismo: rotulos comerciales. Artes de Mexico # 95 (bilingual: Spanish/English) (Spanish and English Edition) (2009) 5 copies
The Little Mermaid By Hans Christian Andersen (Golden Press - Series #12221) 1966 Hardcover with 3D Holographic Image on Cover & Title Page (1966) 5 copies
Hans Andersen's Fairytales (Children's Storytime Treasury, Five Favorite Stories for Bedtime) (1996) 5 copies
Skyggebilleder af en Reise til Harzen, det sachsiske Schweitz etc. etc., i Sommeren 1831 (1986) 5 copies
The First Three Tales: The Tinder Box / Little Claus and Big Claus / The Princess and the Pea (1972) 5 copies
En skalds lustvandringar 5 copies
The Complete Edition of Andersen and Grimm; The Joyce Mercer Edition of Andersen and Grimm 4 copies, 1 review
Drei Wintermärchen : Das kleine Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern, Der Tannenbaum, Die Schneekönigin (2014) 4 copies
Andersens sagor 4 copies
The Children's Classics: Andersen's Fairy Tales — Author — 4 copies
Level 2: Tales from the Arabian Nights Book and MP3 Pack: Industrial Ecology (Pearson English Graded Readers) (2011) 4 copies
H.C. Andersen : en antologi 4 copies
Andersen's Fairy Tales 4 copies
The Nightingale and Other Stories from Hans Andersen, With Illustrations by Edmund Dulac (1911) 4 copies
Сказки и истории 4 copies
Samlede Eventyr og Historier Bind 3 4 copies
Hans Christian Anderson: Cuentos Fantasticos y de Animales. Clasicos Seleccion (Spanish Edition) (1901) 4 copies
Les contes merveilleux d'Andersen: Tome 1 (texte intégral):La Bergère et le ramoneur, Le Bonhomme de neige, L'Escargot et le rosier, etc. (2019) 4 copies
Sagor och berättelser. D. 6 4 copies
Mesék és történetek 4 copies
O roxinol e o imperador da China 4 copies
João Bobo 4 copies
O patinho feio 4 copies
Hans Clodhopper 4 copies
Sagor och berättelser. D. 5 4 copies
Diez cuentos famosos 3 copies
O Tratador de Porcos 3 copies
The Ugly Duckling (Illustrated) 3 copies
The Little Mermaid 3 copies
The Ugly Duckling 3 copies
Skazki i istorii 3 copies
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales 3 copies
Alguns contos & Fábulas 3 copies
The ugly duckling 3 copies
Historias de Hans Andersen 3 copies
Fairy Tales (Boys' & Girls' Library) 3 copies
The snow queen 3 copies
The Emperor's New Clothes - copy 2 3 copies
El valiente soldadito de plomo (Sopa de Cuentos / Soup of Stories) (Spanish Edition) (2004) 3 copies
La sirenita & other stories 3 copies
La Reine des neiges 3 copies
El Traje Del nuevo Emperador/ The dress of the new Emperor (Cuentos Clasicos) (Spanish Edition) (2008) 3 copies
Librivox Horror Story Collection 001 3 copies
Andersen's Fairy Tales 3 copies
El patito feo 3 copies
Les Souliers rouges 3 copies
Little Mermaid (Favourite Tales) 3 copies
The Little Mermaid (Favourite Tales) 3 copies
Sagor och historier. 1 3 copies
Sagor och berättelser. 1. samlingen 3 copies
" The Emperor's New Clothes " and " The Princess and the Peas " (Hans Andersen Today) (2005) 3 copies
Fairy Tales {Classic Library Series} 3 copies
El Senglar de bronze 3 copies
Contes 3 copies
Ideudvikling, coaching, efterkritik 3 copies
Mit livs eventyr. 2 3 copies
Nye Eventyr og Historier 3 copies
Resa i Sverige 3 copies
Maravilhosos Contos De Andersen 3 copies
A Roupa Nova do Imperador (Contos de Hans Christian Andersen) (Volume 1) (Portuguese Edition) (2013) 3 copies
The Little Soldier 3 copies
Eines Dichters Basar. Reise durch Deutschland, Italien, Griechenland, den Orient, Balkan, Ungarn, Österreich, Böhmen (1988) 3 copies
Sprookjes [Deel II] 3 copies
The Complete Tales (Vol I of II) 3 copies
Keisri uued rõivad : [muinasjutt] 3 copies
Sämtliche Märchen - Erster Band (Winkler Weltliteratur. Dünndruckausgabe) (1959) — Author — 3 copies
Sämtliche Märchen in zwei Bänden: Zweiter Band [= Winkler Weltliteratur Dünndruck Ausgabe (Dünndruck-Bibliothek der Weltliteratur)] (1959) — Author — 3 copies
Nooit rijk, nooit tevreden, nooit verliefd: een keuze uit zijn dagboeken en brieven (Privé-domein) 3 copies
El nuevo traje del emperador 3 copies
Märchen und Geschichten 3 copies
The Ugly Duckling A Puppet Storybook 2 copies
the Happy Family 2 copies
Famous Fairy Tales (The Princess and the Pea, the Nightingale, the Steadfast Tin Soldier, and the Emperor's New Clothes) (2003) 2 copies
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales 2 copies
THE TIN SOLDIER CD 2 copies
Los Maravillosos Cuentos de Andersen (Illustrated) (Cuentos de Hans Christian Andersen) (Spanish Edition) (2012) 2 copies
Patinho Feio, O 2 copies
The Ugly Duckling 2 copies
Samlede eventyr og historier 2 copies
Andersen's Fairy Tales and Stories. In Two Volumes. Collector's Edition in Full Leather (1977) 2 copies
Le piu' belle favole di Andersen 2 copies
In Spain, and A visit to Portugal 2 copies
Pohádky a povídky. 2. [díl] 2 copies
La Petite Sirène, Poucette & la Reine des Neiges / The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina & the Snow Queen (2005) 2 copies
La princesa y el guisante (PRIMEROS LECTORES (1-5 años) - Cuentos clásicos para leer y contar) (Spanish Edition) (2015) 2 copies
As mais Belas Histórias 2 copies
Best Fairy Tales 2 copies
Vier Andersen Märchen. Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse. Die Großmutter. Der Schweinehirt. Der fliegende Koffer (1992) 2 copies
Fairy Tales, Volume 4 2 copies
Thumbeline 2 copies
Le vaillant soldat de plomb (Edition pédagogique commentée et complétée de Notes, Belin Boussole) (1838) — Author — 2 copies
Little Mermaid, The 2 copies
Sagor och historier. 2. saml. 2 copies
Die Schneekönigin. Märchen 2 copies
H. C. Andersens Eventyr 1 - 1835-42 2 copies
The Storyteller and Other Tales 2 copies
Hans Christian Anderson Stories: NEW TALES, 1843: THE ANGEL, THE NIGHTINGALE, SWEETHEARTS, THE UGLY DUCKLING by Hans Christian Anderson, translated from the Danish by Reginald… — Author — 2 copies
The tin soldier 2 copies
Tales 2 copies
Contes d'Andersen 2 copies
De ooievaars — Author — 2 copies
The Queen, the Princes and the Mermaid: Hans Christian Andersen’s Most Enchanting Tales (2020) 2 copies
Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse. Märchen. Mit Illustrationen von Erika Klein. Mit einem Nachwort von Ernst Stein. (1964) 2 copies
Eventyr 2 copies
The Princess and the Pea 2 copies
Fairy Tales and Stories, with Ten Full-Page Colored Plates and Sixty Woodcuts (McKay's Colored Classics) (1905) 2 copies
Flétnové hodiny : pohádky a povídky 2 copies
Fiabe - vol.2 2 copies
Fiabe - vol.1 2 copies
The Ugly Duckling - - The Hans Christian Andersen Museum, The Johannes Larsen Museum (2014) 2 copies
Five Tales 2 copies
Cuentos de Andersen Ilustrados/ Stories of the Illustrated Anderson (Spanish Edition) (2005) 2 copies
Thumbelina 2 copies
Motzarella und der Ärgerriese. 2 copies
Fantastiske Eventyr 2 copies
The old man is always right 2 copies
Tolv med posten : faksimiletryk efter Kr. Kongstads unike tryk og akvareller fra 1916 (1974) 2 copies
Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen - Illustrated by Thomas, Charles and W. Heath Robinson (2013) 2 copies
Den grimme Ælling 2 copies
the ugly duckling 2 copies
H.C. Andersens sagor och bert̃telser 2 copies
Poems: Hans Christian Andersen — Author — 2 copies
Snedronningen 2 copies
Andersens Märchen II 2 copies
The Ugly Duckling 2 copies
EL PATITO FEO 2 copies
Ugly Duckling 2 copies
Hans Christian Andersen - Edicao Comemorativa 200 Anos ( Audio CD) (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2005) 2 copies
Fairy tales / Vol. 1-4 2 copies
Pöial-Liisi 2 copies
Princese uz zirņa : pasakas 2 copies
Contos e Histórias 2 copies
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen: [Complete & Well Illustrated "126 Fairy" Tales] (2016) 2 copies
Sagor och berättelser, II 2 copies
The Loveliest Rose in the World 2 copies
La Reina de las Nieves y otros cuentos (Biblioteca Tematica Juvenile) (Spanish Edition) (2002) 2 copies
Stories from Andersen: The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Snow Queen, and others (Illustrated) (Classic fairy tales) (2014) 2 copies
Eventyr og historier / 1. bind 2 copies
H.C. Andersens eventyr i utvalg 2 copies
The Snow Queen 2 copies
Sämtliche Märchen und Geschichten 2 copies
A Rainha da Neve 2 copies
Andersen's Stories: The Little Mermaid & Nightingale (Illustrated) (Andersen's Fairy Tales) (2017) 2 copies
Kootut sadut ja tarinat: I osa 2 copies
Ružno pače 2 copies
Andersens Märchen in Farben 2 copies
Andersens Fairy Tales Junior Library 2 copies
Un bon exemple D'ORIGINALITÉ 2 copies
Bara en speleman : roman 2 copies
Famous fairy tales from Andersen: The flying trunk, Thumbelina, The nightingale, The emperor's new clothes (1965) 2 copies
The Nightingale 2 copies
SATUJA JA TARINOITA 9 2 copies
Hans Christian Andersen Märchen 2 copies
Hans Andersen's Christmas tales: Fairy Tales: The Snow Queen; The Fir-Tree; The Snow Man; The Little Match Girl (2015) 2 copies
Contos e Historias 2 copies
Il favoloso Andersen 2 copies
Contes de Hans Christian Andersen : Poucette ; La Petite Sirène ; Le Rossignol et l'Empereur (2015) 2 copies
Fabeloj : plena kolekto (1926-1932) 2 copies
German Fairy Tales 2 copies
Dvylika iš pašto karietos: žiemos pasakos: dienoraščio, laiškų, autobiografijų fragmentai (2015) 2 copies
Forty Stories — Author — 2 copies
O presente da fortuna 2 copies
Fairy Tales 2 copies
Popular tales for children 2 copies
The Sweethearts 2 copies
A mala encantada 2 copies
contes d'andersen la petite sirene - la princesse sur un pois - la bergere et le ramoneur (1964) 2 copies
Fairy Tales 2 copies
The Complete Andersen 6 volumes 2 copies
The Emperor's New Clothes, This Land is Your Land, The Mysterious Tadpole, & The Hat (2006) 2 copies
Принцесса на горошине 2 copies
Le vilain petit canard : conte traditionnel — Author — 2 copies
Sagan om mitt liv 2 copies
Sagor och berättelser (II) 2 copies
Bajke i price 2 copies
The Ugly Duckling and Other Stories from Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales, edited for the younger reader (Early Reader Series No.32) (1961) 2 copies
Tre nye Eventyr og Historier 2 copies
La dòna d'aigua i altres contalles 2 copies
A Roupas novas do Imperador 2 copies
Përralla 2 copies
Andersen's Fairy Tales, Tales By Hans Christian Andersen Translated from the Danish and Illustrated in Color (Limited Editions Club) (1942) 2 copies
The Little Mermaid — Author — 2 copies
Fairy Tales 2 copies
Andersen Tales Illustrated 2 copies
VOCÊ AGIU BEM, MEU MARIDO 2 copies
Hans Christian Andersen story Collection (Book) (Hardcover) (Traditional Chinese Edition) (1999) 2 copies
Tales from Andersen 2 copies
girl who trod on a leaf, the 2 copies
O PATINHO FEIO 2 copies
The Snow Queen [Haumans] 2 copies
Quaranta novelle 2 copies
The Little Mermaid 2 copies
The Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale Book: 10 Favorite Stories. A Giant Golden Book (1959) (1959) 2 copies
MARGARITA (LA) 8 1 copy
Mit livs eventyr, Supplement 1 copy
Pohádky a poviedky. Diel I 1 copy
Sprookjes deel 2 1 copy
Samlede skrifter 1 copy
H. C. Andersen. Eventyr. Udvalgt of med forord af Villy Sørensen. Akvatinter af Svend Otto S. 1 copy
VIAJE POR ESPAÑA 1 copy
Fairy Tales From Hans Christian Andersen. Includes Ugly Duckling; Steadfast Tin Soldier; Snow Queen; Tinder Box; Red Shoes (1945) 1 copy
Andersen's Märchen 1 copy
De soldaat en de tondeldoos 1 copy
Ur H.C. Andersens sagor [5] 1 copy
Eventyr og Historier 1 1 copy
Folksforhalen en mearkes fan H.C. Andersen. — Author — 1 copy
Sommerfuglen 1 copy
Price, [Stories] 1 copy
Andersenové rozprávky 1 copy
MARIPOSA (LA) 7 1 copy
Andersenove poviedky 1 copy
Les souliers rouges avec d'autres contes d'Andersen illustrés par Adrienne de Ségur — Author — 1 copy, 1 review
Von Prinzen und Prinzessinnen: Die schönsten Märchen-Hörspiele von Grimm, Hauff und Andersen (2008) 1 copy
Knaurs Tiermärchen 1 copy
Andersen's Best Fairy Tales 1 copy
Samlede skrifter 1 copy
Poviedky J.C. Andersena 1 copy
Favourite tales for children 1 copy
En Digters Bazar / (Bd. 1- ) 1 copy
Keur van sprookjes 1 copy
Bertel Thorvaldsen 1 copy
Cuentos para Pollito 1 copy
H. C. Andersenin satuja 1 copy
H.C. Andersen : eventyr I 1 copy
Tolv udvalgte eventyr 1 copy
Danske Landskabsbilleder 1 copy
De røde skoe, Krøblingen 1 copy
Pohádky a poviedky. Diel IV 1 copy
Pohádky a poviedky. Diel III 1 copy
Sagor och berättelser (V) 1 copy
Gudfaders Billedbog 1 copy
Hans Andersen Fairy Tales 1 copy
Pohádky a poviedky. Diel II 1 copy
Sagor och berättelser (VI) 1 copy
Sikopaimen 1 copy
Nye eventyr 1 copy
El cuento de mi vida 1 copy
Ritsafn 1 copy
Paradisets Have 1 copy
Sagor och berättelser (IV) 1 copy
Sagor och berättelser (III) 1 copy
H. C. Andersen Sagor 1 copy
A poet's bazaar : pictures of travel in Germany, Italy, Greece and the Orient. Author's edition. 1 copy
Τα αγαπημένα μου παραμύθια 3 1 copy
Samlede eventyr 1-3 bind 1 copy
Hans Andersen's Tales for the Young: a New Translation By Mrs. H. B. Paull With Original Illustrations (1900) 1 copy
Fairy Tales - (2 voll.) 1 copy
Sagor 3 1 copy
Sagor 2 1 copy
Sagor 1 1 copy
Eventyr 1-2 1 copy
Moster 1 copy
H.C. Andersens levnedsbog 1 copy
The ugly duckling: Adapted and illustrated by Tony Palazzo (A Tony Palazzo nursery classic) (1962) 1 copy
Briciolina e altre fiabe 1 copy
Slikovnica bez slika 1 copy
ABETO AMBICIOSO (EL) 5 1 copy
[Works] 1 copy
Hun duede ikke 1 copy
H. C. Andersen: Eventyr 1 copy
Lykkens galocher 1 copy
Sagor oc historier 1 copy
Thumbelina & other stories 1 copy
HC Andersen Two Fairy Tales 1 copy
La marvirineto 1 copy
Sagor - första samlingen 1 copy
Mawlid al-Rusūl (ṣallá Allāhu ʻalayhi wa-sallam) fī ʻuyūn Andirsun : mashhad fī Qusṭanṭinīynah 1 copy
Sagor - Andra samlingen 1 copy
La Gata blanca 1 copy
Hans Andersen's best stories 1 copy
Mishátti dunnuungin 1 copy
Eventyr 3-4 1 copy
Sagor : världsupplaga 1 copy
De røde sko og andre eventyr 1 copy
Vintertrilogi 1 copy
Hans Andersen's fairy tales 1 copy
Eventyr af H.C. Andersen 1 copy
Pasakos ir istorijos 1 copy
HC Andersens sagor 1 copy
Le Camarade de Voyage 1 copy
Fabeloj : plena kolekto 1 copy
New Fairytales 1 copy
Hans fick en sagobok 1 copy
Samlede eventyr I-III. Inledning: Erling Nielsen. Illustrationer: Vilhelm Pedersen & Lorenz Frölich 1 copy
Sagor 4 1 copy
Die Nachtigall : Ein Märchen von H. C. Andersen. Geschrieben und mit Papierschnitten illustriert von Joachim Koelbel. (1957) 1 copy
Märchen und Erzählungen 1 copy
Fiabe e Racconti 1 copy
Dagen i morgen 1 copy
De vlo en de professor 1 copy
H.C. Andersen : eventyr II 1 copy
Sagor 6 1 copy
Bogen fortæller; Laserne 1 copy
Sagor 5 1 copy
Andersens sagor Vol.4 1 copy
Andersens sagor Vol.3 1 copy
H.C. Andersen Bind 41 1 copy
Hans Andersen's Copenhagen 1 copy
Ritsafn 1. 2. og 3. bindi 1 copy
Eines Dichters Basar 1 copy
Six contes d'Andersen 1 copy
Andersens sagor Vol.2 1 copy
Œuvres II 1 copy
Udvalgte eventyr, 1-3 1 copy
Andersens sagor Vol.1 1 copy
Hans Christian Anderson: De mooiste sprookjes — Author — 1 copy
Parva taedaria 1 copy
Fairy Tales Stories 2 1 copy
Fairy Tales Stories 1 1 copy
Longer tales 1 copy
A Mala Encantada 1 copy
The Shadow 1 copy
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES 1 copy
Puss in Boots 1 copy
Cuentos de Navidad 1 copy
Truyen Co Andersen 1 copy
Popular Fairy Tales 1 copy
Contos de Anderson - O sapo 1 copy
Best-Loved Fairy Tales 1 copy
A PEQUENINA 1 copy
Contos Maravilhosos 1 copy
Contes. 1 copy
Só a pura verdade 1 copy
O patinho feio em quadrinhas 1 copy
No. 70. DIEZ CUENTOS FAMOSOS 1 copy
Cuentos 1 copy
Cuentos de hadas de Andersen 1 copy
O patinho feio em quadrinhas 1 copy
CONTOS DE ANDERSEN 1 copy
The Princess and the Pea 1 copy
Truyện Cổ Andersen 1 copy
El nido de cisnes 1 copy
Bo quan ao moi cua nha vua 1 copy
FAIRY TALES 1 copy
Truyen co Andecxen 1 copy
The Princess and the Pea 1 copy
Die schönsten Märchen 1 copy
La niña de los fósforos 1 copy
Andersens Märchen 1 copy
The Emperor's New Clothes 1 copy
THE LITTLE MERMAID 1 copy
Nye eventyr og historier 1 copy
den grimme ælling 1 copy
JOÃO BOBO 1 copy
Die schönsten Märchen 1 copy
Almendrita 1 copy
Andersen's Fairytales 1 copy
Histoire d'une mère : Suivie de : Le Canneton, le Mauvais prince, les Souliers rouges, les Cigognes (2015) 1 copy
Danish Fairy Tales 1 copy
Anderson,s Popular Tales 1 copy
絵のない絵本 1 copy
Les contes d'Andersen. Illustrations d'André Jourcin. 1949. (Contes, Littérature danoise, Pays scandinaves) (1949) 1 copy
Fairy Tales By Hans Andersen 1 copy
OS ONZE IRMÃOS DA PRINCESA 1 copy
Ask the Old Girl 1 copy
Hans Christian Andersen's Correspondence : With the Late Grand-Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Charles Dickens, Etc. (1891) 1 copy
Lumekuninganna 1 copy
Laukinės gulbės 1 copy
Seçme Masallar 1 copy
The Christmas Tree 1 copy
Grimm's Classic Fairy Tales 1 copy
A roupa nova do rei 1 copy
The Story Teller 1 copy
Hans Andersen Fairy Tales 1 copy
Banrigh an t-Sneachda 1 copy
The Complete Fairy Tales 1 copy
O Rouxinol E Outras Estórias 1 copy
novelle di andersen 1 copy
El cuento de mi vida II 1 copy
EVENTYR & HISTORIER I 1 copy
Maerchen 1 copy
The Wind's Tale. 1 copy
The Tin Soldier & Clod Hans 1 copy
Historia de una madre 1 copy
Rapunzel 1 copy
Fairy Tale Almanac 1 copy
Tutte le fiabe- Volume primo 1 copy
Els contes d'Andersen 1 copy
H.C. ANDERSENIN SATUJA 1 copy
El baul maravilloso 1 copy
Cuatro Cuentos 1 copy
56 contes 1 copy
Little Mermaid & Other Fairy Tales (93) by Andersen, Hans Christian [Paperback (2011)] (2011) 1 copy
Comptes choisis 1 copy
Contos de Encantar 1 copy
La sombra y otros cuentos 1 copy
Любими приказки 1 copy
Сказки 1 copy
Принцесса на горошине 1 copy
Волшебные Сказки 1 copy
Contes et nouvelles en vers 1 copy
Лучшие Сказки для маленьких 1 copy
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Histoire de Valdemar Daae 1 copy
Mystik omkring SŒlholmene 1 copy
The Magic Tinderbox 1 copy
De Kleine Zeemeermin 1 copy
Little Mermaid 1 copy
O presente do sapo 1 copy
Andersenove pravljice III. 1 copy
Novos Contos de Andersen 1 copy
Andersens M_rchen 1 copy
Die Prinzessin auf der Erbse 1 copy
De prinses op de erwt 1 copy
Mrchen 1 copy
Legszebb mesék 1 copy
Fiabe di Andersen 1 copy
Hvad sproget gør - 1 copy
La Bergère et le ramoneur 1 copy
Contos 1 copy
Cuentos de Andersen 2 Niños 1 copy
H.C.Andersens Levnedsbog 1 copy
Contes Choisis 1 copy
Sparegrisen 1 copy
Sagor [Volym II] 1 copy
H.C. Andersens äventyr 1-11 1 copy
sagor 1 copy
For barn 1 copy
Lo mas increible 2001 1 copy
Ævintýri og sögur - 1 1 copy
Ævintýri og sögur - 2 1 copy
Ævintýri og sögur - 3 1 copy
O.T. + De to baronesser 1 copy
Splendide novelle 1 copy
The Works of Hans Christian Andersen — Author — 1 copy
A kis hableány 1 copy
Shed-913 Thumbelina 1 copy
La Petite Sirène 1 copy
কাহিনী পঞ্চাশৎ 1 copy
El Abeto 1 copy
Little Mermaid 1 copy
The Little Mermaid 1 copy
The Little Mermaid 1 copy
The Princess and the Pea 1 copy
Un bon exemple d'Originalité 1 copy
Granen 1 copy
The Little Tin Soldier, Hans Christian Andersen, Shiba Productions, Golden Press, 1966 (1966) 1 copy
Сказки и истории 1 copy
I CIGNI SELVATICI. 1 copy
FAVOLE 1 copy
เทพนิยายแอนเดอร์สัน ชุดที่ 2 1 copy
The Little golden library 1 copy
P'esi-skaski 1 copy
Ognivo. Skazki i istorii 1 copy
Granen : Del I 1 copy
Prinsessan på ärten 1 copy
Granen : Del II 1 copy
LA CERILLERA 1 copy
The Complete Fairy Tales 1 copy
Nk̃tergalen 1 copy
Sagor och berättelser 1 copy
Åtta sagor 1 copy
De kleine zeemeermin 1 copy
De kleine zeemeermin 1 copy
O.T. : a Danish romance 1 copy
Tolv med posten 1 copy
Andersenin satuja 1 copy
Sagor och historier. Saml. 2 1 copy
Gesammelte Historien 1 copy
En episode af Ole Bulls liv 1 copy
Contes 1 copy
Die Märchen. 3 Bände: Bd. 1 1 copy
Contes 1 copy
Andersen 1 copy
Collected Fairy Tales 1 copy
Mit livs eventyr. Bind 1-2 1 copy
Sprookjes Vertellingen 1 copy
Sogur Barnanna 1 copy
Fairy tales ;: A new translation from the Danish original by H.L. Braekstad, with an introduction by Edmund Gosse (1909) 1 copy
I Sverrig & I Spanien 1 copy
Das Habliche Entlein / the Ugly Duckling (German Well Loved Tales - Grade One) (German Edition) (1991) 1 copy
Den fula ankungen : Del I 1 copy
Aevintyri og Sogur III 1 copy
Maerchen und Erzaehlungen 1 copy
Aevintyri og Sogur II 1 copy
Tutte le fiabe,vol 2, 3, 4 1 copy
Le novelle meravigliose 1 copy
Märchenschatz 1 copy
Andersenove pravljice 1 copy
Anderson's Longer Stories 1 copy
It's absolutley True 1 copy
Favorite Fairy Tales 1 copy
The Mermaid 1 copy
FAIRY TALES. Limited Edition. A Volume in The Collected Stories of The World's Greatest Writers Series. (1977) 1 copy
Selected Fairy Tales 1 copy
Anderson Sammtliche Marchen 1 copy
The Emperors's New Clothes 1 copy
The Mermaid Man 1 copy
Tales of Faith and Wonder 1 copy
Contos Mortais 1 copy
50 นิทานแอนเดอร์เซน 1 copy
The Danish Story-Book 1 copy
The Tin Soldiers 1 copy
Best Fairy Tales 1 copy
Ugly Duckling, The 1 copy
Great Claus and Little Claus 1 copy
Et Besøg hos Charles Dickens 1 copy
M�archen f�ur Kinder 1 copy
Sagor och bert̃telser 1 copy
Tutte lke fiabe 1 copy
Eventyr i udvalg 1 copy
En digters bazaar 1 copy
Sagor af H. C. Andersen 1 copy
Tutte ke fiabe - vol.II 1 copy
El arbol de Navidad 1 copy
Krymplingen 1 copy
Eventyr : 1 copy
絵のない絵本 1 copy
Sirenella u Stejjer Oħra 1 copy
Andersen : H. C. Andersens samlede værker. [1:3], Eventyr og Historier III: 1862-1873 (2003) — Author — 1 copy
Sämtliche Märchen. Bd. 1 1 copy
Three Tales from Anderson 1 copy
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales 1 copy
Cuentos completos I 1 copy
Den Grimme Ælling 1 copy
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales — Author — 1 copy
Fairy Tales 1 copy
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales : A New Translation. Specially Adapted and Arranged for Young People (1888) 1 copy
Andersons Fairy Pop 1 copy
Fairy Tales 1 copy
Cuentos completos (Tomo I) 1 copy
Cuentos completos I 1 copy
Little Thumb — Author — 1 copy
Contes / ed. intégrale 1 copy
Grdi Raček — Author — 1 copy
Andresen's Fairy Tales 1 copy
A Vendedora de Fósforos 1 copy
Andersen Fairy Book 1 copy
Die frühen Reisebücher 1 copy
L'Usignolo 1 copy
The Swan Princes 1 copy
Το μολυβένιο στρατιωτάκι 1 copy
Cisárove nové šaty 1 copy
Snežienka 1 copy
Fairy Tales 1 copy
Polegarzinha 1 copy
Andersen's Fairy Tales (English & Chinese Bilingual Edition, Edited By: W. A. & J. K. Craigie) (2012) 1 copy
Andersen racconta 1 copy
Povestea vieții mele 1 copy
The Ugly Duckling and Other Tales for Young Ears (Fairy Tales for Young Ears Series Book 1) (2013) 1 copy
Banrigh an t-Sneachda 1 copy
Sagor, två volymer 1 copy
La petite sirène (Edition pédagogique commentée et complétée de Notes, Belin Boussole) (1837) 1 copy
A császár új ruhája 1 copy
La sirenita —Cuento original— de Hans Christian Andersen: Edición ilustrada (Stratton) (Spanish Edition) (2022) 1 copy
El patito feo 1 copy
El Cuento infantil 1 copy
CLEFS DE LECTURE LA PETITE FILLE AU ALLUMETTES/LA PETITE SIRENE/LE PETIT SOLDAT DE PLOMB/ LA PETITE (2016) — Author — 1 copy
The Tinderbox 1 copy
Gesammelte Märchen I 1 copy
Gesammelte Märchen II 1 copy
El traje nuevo del emperador (cuento original): Clásico ilustrado por Helen Stratton (Spanish Edition) (2022) 1 copy
Näktergalen 1 copy
Sämtliche Märchen. Bd. 2 1 copy
Den fula ankungen 1 copy
Den stygge andungen 1 copy
Fairy Tales, Volume 2 1 copy
EL PATITO FEO 1 copy
Il ventaglio delle fiabe 1 copy
HANSEL Y GRETEL 1 copy
PULGARCITA 1 copy
What The Grass-Stalks Said 1 copy
Křišťálové vidiny 1 copy
Het tinnen soldaatje — Author — 1 copy
The Goblin and the Grocer 1 copy
Andersen nagy mesekönyv 1 copy
Fairy Tales And Sketches By Hans Christian Andersen Translated by Caroline Peachey, Augusta Plesner, H. Ward, And Others (1887) 1 copy
presente da fortuna, O 1 copy
Andersen varázslatos meséi 1 copy
Az ólomkatona és más mesék 1 copy
Vybrané báchorky 1 copy
Stoikii olovianyyi soldatik 1 copy
Baśnie. Tom I–III 1 copy
Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales - World Edition - Volume unknown- Flensted Odense Denmark (1959) 1 copy
Povídky a báchorky 1 copy
Pohádky a povídky. I 1 copy
Nové báchorky 1 copy
Pequeno Claus e Grande Claus (Contos de Hans Christian Andersen) (Volume 9) (Portuguese Edition) (2014) 1 copy
A Raínha de Neve 1 copy
Associated Works
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture (1991) — Contributor — 605 copies, 5 reviews
The Illustrated Treasury of Children's Literature, Volumes 1-2 (1955) — Contributor — 523 copies, 4 reviews
The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories: From Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter (2019) — Author — 330 copies, 5 reviews
The Emperor's New Clothes : An All-Star Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale (with Audio CD) (1998) 259 copies, 6 reviews
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 02: Once Upon a Time (1993) — Contributor — 213 copies, 1 review
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 2: From "Kubla Khan" to the Brontë Sisters to The Picture of Dorian Gray (2012) — Contributor — 213 copies, 2 reviews
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea [2000 film] (2000) — Original story — 188 copies, 2 reviews
The James Tiptree Award Anthology 1: Sex, the Future, and Chocolate Chip Cookies (2005) — Contributor — 180 copies, 5 reviews
The Children's Treasury: Best Loved Stories and Poems from Around the World (1987) — Contributor — 164 copies, 2 reviews
An American Album: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Harper's Magazine (2000) — Contributor — 145 copies, 1 review
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 6: Mythical Beasties (1837) — Contributor — 136 copies, 2 reviews
Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction (2008) — Contributor — 126 copies, 3 reviews
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature: The World's Greatest Kids' Lit as Comics and Visuals (2014) — Contributor — 101 copies, 1 review
Rocking Horse Land and Other Classic Tales of Dolls and Toys (2000) — Contributor — 64 copies, 2 reviews
The Greatest Christmas Stories of All Time: Timeless Classics That Celebrate the Season (2006) — Contributor — 50 copies
Kingfisher Christmas Book: A Collection of Stories, Poems and Carols for the Twelve Days of Christmas (1985) — Contributor — 29 copies
The Best of the World's Classics: Volume VIII Continental Europe II (1909) — Contributor, some editions — 28 copies
My Little Library of Christmas Classics: The Night Before Christmas; The Nutcracker; Christmas Carols; The Fir Tree (1983) 18 copies
The Illustrated Fairy Tale Princess Collection (Illustrated Novel) (Illustrated Classics) (2017) — Contributor — 14 copies
Christmas Classics: Stories for the Whole Family (2006) — Contributor; Contributor — 13 copies, 1 review
Oogst Der Tijden. keur uit de werken van schrijvers en dichters aller volken en eeuwen (1940) — Contributor — 12 copies
The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories Vol. XIX: Scandinavian & Dutch — Contributor — 6 copies
Symbolikken i H.C. Andersens eventyr 4 copies
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale [2003 TV miniseries] (2003) — Original story — 3 copies
Fantastiske fortellinger — Contributor — 3 copies
Piirakkasota; valikoima huumoria — Contributor — 3 copies
Dansk litterær kritik fra Anders Sørensen Vedel til Sophus Claussen — Author, some editions — 3 copies, 1 review
Nußknacker und Mausekönig und andere Geschichten der Weltliteratur (1988) — Contributor — 2 copies, 1 review
Nikolaus und Engelshaar : Weihnachten im alten Wien ; Geschichten & Bräuche zur schönsten Zeit des Jahres (2008) — Contributor — 1 copy
H.C. Andersens hemmelighet 1 copy
Once Upon a Mattress [1964 TV movie] — Original story — 1 copy
Once Upon a Mattress [1972 TV movie] — Original story — 1 copy
The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors (2011) — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Andersen, Hans Christian
- Legal name
- Andersen, Hans Christian
- Other names
- Andersen, H. C.
- Birthdate
- 1805-04-02
- Date of death
- 1875-08-04
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Copenhagen
- Occupations
- novelist
poet
short story writer
playwright
travel writer - Awards and honors
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher
- Short biography
- Hans Christian Andersen, often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875), was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales.
- Cause of death
- liver cancer
- Nationality
- Denmark
- Birthplace
- Odense, Denmark
- Places of residence
- Odense, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark - Place of death
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Burial location
- Assistens Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Map Location
- Denmark
- Disambiguation notice
- Please do not combine The Complete Fairy Tales with Andersen's Fairy Tales, they are not the same work. The Complete Fairy Tales has all (or almost all) 168 of his stories.
The various different works entitled "Andersen's Fairy Tales" each only have a selection of his stories. Also, multi-volume copies of the Complete Fairy Tales are not the same as single-volume copies and should not be combined with them (or with each other) unless their user has listed them as a single entry.
For example, Complete Fairy Tales (Vol. 2) contains only a fraction of the stories and is not the same as a single-volume copy of Complete Fairy Tales, nor is it the same as Vol. 1, which contains different stories. On the other hand, Complete Fairy Tales (2 Vols.), though not the same as Complete Fairy Tales (Vol. 2), can be combined with the other Complete Fairy Tales, since they both contain all 168 stories in a single entry. (SEE: Part/Whole Issues under What Not to Combine.)
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The Swineherd, illustrated and retold by Deborah Hahn.
This revisionist retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's original fairy-tale, The Swineherd, misses the mark entirely, inserting a bizarrely inappropriate "happy" ending that demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of the story on Deborah Hahn's part. Andersen himself plays a role in this adaptation, reading his fairy-tale "play" to a boisterous crowd of animals and children, who simultaneously enact the story. When he reaches his show more (traditional) conclusion, there is an outcry from his audience, who declare that it is "Unjust...Fierce...Cruel," and set out to provide an alternative ending...
The problem with this scenario, and with the entire project, is that The Swineherd is not a tale meant to have a happy ending. The disillusionment of the lover, who discovers that his idol has feet of clay, is the entire point of the story. Not only does Hahn seem to have missed that fact, she also appears to be suffering under the misapprehension that it is the prince who is at fault. Her cast of characters produce a happy ending by reforming him, having him declare that he has been "arrogant and revengeful," "foolish and greedy." This is a rather curious inversion, as it places the blame for the princess' exile on the prince, rather than her own shallow insincerity, and takes as its assumption that he is somehow obligated to continue desiring her, even after a closer acquaintance has demonstrated her lack of both discernment and principle.
A very odd misinterpretation indeed, and one I do not recommend to any Andersen lover. show less
This revisionist retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's original fairy-tale, The Swineherd, misses the mark entirely, inserting a bizarrely inappropriate "happy" ending that demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of the story on Deborah Hahn's part. Andersen himself plays a role in this adaptation, reading his fairy-tale "play" to a boisterous crowd of animals and children, who simultaneously enact the story. When he reaches his show more (traditional) conclusion, there is an outcry from his audience, who declare that it is "Unjust...Fierce...Cruel," and set out to provide an alternative ending...
The problem with this scenario, and with the entire project, is that The Swineherd is not a tale meant to have a happy ending. The disillusionment of the lover, who discovers that his idol has feet of clay, is the entire point of the story. Not only does Hahn seem to have missed that fact, she also appears to be suffering under the misapprehension that it is the prince who is at fault. Her cast of characters produce a happy ending by reforming him, having him declare that he has been "arrogant and revengeful," "foolish and greedy." This is a rather curious inversion, as it places the blame for the princess' exile on the prince, rather than her own shallow insincerity, and takes as its assumption that he is somehow obligated to continue desiring her, even after a closer acquaintance has demonstrated her lack of both discernment and principle.
A very odd misinterpretation indeed, and one I do not recommend to any Andersen lover. show less
Ahh, this has always been my favorite fairy tale as a kid (besides East of the Sun, West of the Moon -- which might have been an inspiration for Andersen's The Snow Queen. There's a lot to be said about that, but that's a whole other analysis).
The imagery here is always so fantastic and stunning in a way other fairy tales tend to fall flat. The mirror that shatters into glittering shards, the blinding scenery of Lapland, and the witch's sickly-sweet and rainbow-colored garden ... I think it show more all kind of defined me growing up as a reader and a writer when it came to taste and style.
The Snow Queen is also one the only fairy tales to feature all the important characters -- as well as the protagonist -- as women. And they're not just lifeless cardboard cutouts; they all have life and distinct character. The kind and gentle witch who keeps Gerda because she wants company, the robber girl who's not really so bad as she seems at first (and who could have novels dedicated just to her, to be honest), and the Snow Queen herself, who in the end, was completely fair.
This translation is a lot different than others I've read. No less beautiful, but it's a little more direct and the dialogue a bit stilted. A lot more Christian as well ... or maybe that's just my memory ... In any case, the message here is very Christian (like many old fairy tales), and this version -- I think -- is also a lot sweeter than others. The illustrations are so detailed and lovely, though the human anatomy is stretched in the faces sometimes.
Everyone has their own interpretation of this story, from reading it as is (a brave girl rescuing her friend), from Gerda going into the land of Death itself to rescue Kay (who had actually died from the Snow Queen's kiss, with the language referencing children who froze to death), to a story representing the four seasons. Personally, I see it in a more mythological way, with Kay being almost like (a god/representative of) Spring being taken away by a representative Winter (the Snow Queen), and then in the end returns to bring Spring back to the land.
Kay originally is an emotional boy -- who then once the shards make homes in his eye and heart, becomes more rational, taking a liking to mathematics and arithmetic. When the Snow Queen takes him away, she also tries to teach him rational ways of thinking. It’s very different to the way Kay and definitely Gerda used to be, who are/were much more feeling people. And when Gerda rescues him, she returns to him love and feeling, much more befitting a representative of Spring.
And the Snow Queen, the “villain” of the novel, isn’t quite as evil as I remember thinking as a kid (isn’t that the way things usually are when you grow up, though?). Winter is impartial, and it’s harsh, but it’s not inherently evil (nature doesn’t know/define a difference between good and evil). And here in the novel, the Snow Queen gives Kay a riddle. If he solves it (spells the word “Eternity”), he’ll become his own master and will get his freedom. When Gerda rescues him and helps him solve it, the Snow Queen keeps her promise. She never pursues him, never curses him, etc. Winter is harsh, but not unfair.
And then Spring returns to the land after a harsh winter.
So I guess my interpretation of this overt Christian fairy tale is a slightly pre-Christian one. But I think however you interpret The Snow Queen, what really matters is what connection you have to it. And there’s no doubt that a lot of people have connected to it. It’s lasted a long time, and I think it’ll continue to do so. show less
The imagery here is always so fantastic and stunning in a way other fairy tales tend to fall flat. The mirror that shatters into glittering shards, the blinding scenery of Lapland, and the witch's sickly-sweet and rainbow-colored garden ... I think it show more all kind of defined me growing up as a reader and a writer when it came to taste and style.
The Snow Queen is also one the only fairy tales to feature all the important characters -- as well as the protagonist -- as women. And they're not just lifeless cardboard cutouts; they all have life and distinct character. The kind and gentle witch who keeps Gerda because she wants company, the robber girl who's not really so bad as she seems at first (and who could have novels dedicated just to her, to be honest), and the Snow Queen herself, who in the end, was completely fair.
This translation is a lot different than others I've read. No less beautiful, but it's a little more direct and the dialogue a bit stilted. A lot more Christian as well ... or maybe that's just my memory ... In any case, the message here is very Christian (like many old fairy tales), and this version -- I think -- is also a lot sweeter than others. The illustrations are so detailed and lovely, though the human anatomy is stretched in the faces sometimes.
Everyone has their own interpretation of this story, from reading it as is (a brave girl rescuing her friend), from Gerda going into the land of Death itself to rescue Kay (who had actually died from the Snow Queen's kiss, with the language referencing children who froze to death), to a story representing the four seasons. Personally, I see it in a more mythological way, with Kay being almost like (a god/representative of) Spring being taken away by a representative Winter (the Snow Queen), and then in the end returns to bring Spring back to the land.
Kay originally is an emotional boy -- who then once the shards make homes in his eye and heart, becomes more rational, taking a liking to mathematics and arithmetic. When the Snow Queen takes him away, she also tries to teach him rational ways of thinking. It’s very different to the way Kay and definitely Gerda used to be, who are/were much more feeling people. And when Gerda rescues him, she returns to him love and feeling, much more befitting a representative of Spring.
And the Snow Queen, the “villain” of the novel, isn’t quite as evil as I remember thinking as a kid (isn’t that the way things usually are when you grow up, though?). Winter is impartial, and it’s harsh, but it’s not inherently evil (nature doesn’t know/define a difference between good and evil). And here in the novel, the Snow Queen gives Kay a riddle. If he solves it (spells the word “Eternity”), he’ll become his own master and will get his freedom. When Gerda rescues him and helps him solve it, the Snow Queen keeps her promise. She never pursues him, never curses him, etc. Winter is harsh, but not unfair.
And then Spring returns to the land after a harsh winter.
So I guess my interpretation of this overt Christian fairy tale is a slightly pre-Christian one. But I think however you interpret The Snow Queen, what really matters is what connection you have to it. And there’s no doubt that a lot of people have connected to it. It’s lasted a long time, and I think it’ll continue to do so. show less
The Tinderbox, illustrated by Vladyslav Yerko
Vladyslav Yerko, the fabulously talented Ukrainian artist and illustrator, whose edition of The Snow Queen ranks as one of my absolute favorite fairy-tale retellings, returns to the work of Hans Christian Andersen in this marvelous picture-book. Here we have the classic story of a poor soldier, returning home from the wars, who encounters an old witch on his journey and finds his fortunes changed. Agreeing to fetch the eponymous tinderbox for the show more witch, in return for all the money he can carry away from its underground hiding place, he ends up murdering the witch when she won't tell him how the tinderbox will be used, and keeping both it and the money. Becoming a gentleman of leisure with his newfound wealth, the soldier's fortune holds, until the money runs out. It is then that he discover that the tinderbox controls and summons the three magical guard dogs who watched over the witch's underground treasure - the chest with bronze coins, the one with silver, and the one with gold. Fortune restored, the soldier next uses his magical dogs to kidnap the kingdom's beautiful princess from her bed, so he might look on her in her sleep. When this results in his imprisonment and imminent execution, he uses his dogs to destroy the king and queen and their advisors, marrying the princess and becoming king himself...
I was struck during the course of reading The Tinderbox, as I always am with this story, by how amoral of a tale it is. It doesn't have, like Andersen's The Red Shoes, with its narrative of a girl who is punished for her ingratitude and impiety with a terrible bodily disfigurement and violation, a moral outlike with which I would disagree. Rather, it seems entirely lacking in a moral outlook altogether, and the narrative never seems to question the ethics of the soldier's actions, in violating his agreement with the witch, going back on his word to turn over the tinderbox to her, and eventually murdering her. Nor are his actions, in kidnapping the princess, just so he can look at her sleeping form, ever depicted as problematic. Instead, the reader is apparently meant to sympathize with his change of fortune and to applaud his use of the dogs, whilst ignoring the fact tht he is a word-breaker, a murderer, and a pervet of sorts. I've always found this rather odd, and have never been convinced, despite his one good quality, of giving generously to the poor, that the soldier is a hero worth cheering for.
All that said, this presentation of The Tinderbox is, despite my usual distaste at the tale, so phenomenally gorgeous, that I am rating the book at five stars. Vladyslav Yerko's painting are so beautiful, so marvelously detailed and engrossing, that it was a sheer pleasure to peruse them! From decorative endpaper to decorative endpaper, front to back, this is a visually stunning book. No superlative could do it justice! The detailed indoor scenes, as when the soldier fetches the treasure from its underground lair, or when he first encounters one of the dogs in his room at the inn, have a rich, golden glow, and are crammed with so many little objects of interest, that one could pore over the page endlessly:
The outdoor scenes are lighter in tone, but no less rich in detail. The scene showing the city center is particularly lovely:
I have no idea, of course, how Vladyslav Yerko views this story - presumably he enjoys it, or he would not bother illustrating it! - but the scene in which the dog servant flies through the air with the princess on his back, resonates with my feeling that the soldier is a bit of a villain. Here's the princess, still enough of a little girl to be hugging her stuffed rabbit in her sleep, being ogled by a stranger, and a grown man at that!:
However that may be, there is no question that this is one of the most beautiful fairy-tale picture-books I have encountered. A lovely, lovely volume, one I would recommend wholeheartedly to anyone who loves fairy-tales, or who appreciates gorgeously-illustrated books. show less
Vladyslav Yerko, the fabulously talented Ukrainian artist and illustrator, whose edition of The Snow Queen ranks as one of my absolute favorite fairy-tale retellings, returns to the work of Hans Christian Andersen in this marvelous picture-book. Here we have the classic story of a poor soldier, returning home from the wars, who encounters an old witch on his journey and finds his fortunes changed. Agreeing to fetch the eponymous tinderbox for the show more witch, in return for all the money he can carry away from its underground hiding place, he ends up murdering the witch when she won't tell him how the tinderbox will be used, and keeping both it and the money. Becoming a gentleman of leisure with his newfound wealth, the soldier's fortune holds, until the money runs out. It is then that he discover that the tinderbox controls and summons the three magical guard dogs who watched over the witch's underground treasure - the chest with bronze coins, the one with silver, and the one with gold. Fortune restored, the soldier next uses his magical dogs to kidnap the kingdom's beautiful princess from her bed, so he might look on her in her sleep. When this results in his imprisonment and imminent execution, he uses his dogs to destroy the king and queen and their advisors, marrying the princess and becoming king himself...
I was struck during the course of reading The Tinderbox, as I always am with this story, by how amoral of a tale it is. It doesn't have, like Andersen's The Red Shoes, with its narrative of a girl who is punished for her ingratitude and impiety with a terrible bodily disfigurement and violation, a moral outlike with which I would disagree. Rather, it seems entirely lacking in a moral outlook altogether, and the narrative never seems to question the ethics of the soldier's actions, in violating his agreement with the witch, going back on his word to turn over the tinderbox to her, and eventually murdering her. Nor are his actions, in kidnapping the princess, just so he can look at her sleeping form, ever depicted as problematic. Instead, the reader is apparently meant to sympathize with his change of fortune and to applaud his use of the dogs, whilst ignoring the fact tht he is a word-breaker, a murderer, and a pervet of sorts. I've always found this rather odd, and have never been convinced, despite his one good quality, of giving generously to the poor, that the soldier is a hero worth cheering for.
All that said, this presentation of The Tinderbox is, despite my usual distaste at the tale, so phenomenally gorgeous, that I am rating the book at five stars. Vladyslav Yerko's painting are so beautiful, so marvelously detailed and engrossing, that it was a sheer pleasure to peruse them! From decorative endpaper to decorative endpaper, front to back, this is a visually stunning book. No superlative could do it justice! The detailed indoor scenes, as when the soldier fetches the treasure from its underground lair, or when he first encounters one of the dogs in his room at the inn, have a rich, golden glow, and are crammed with so many little objects of interest, that one could pore over the page endlessly:
The outdoor scenes are lighter in tone, but no less rich in detail. The scene showing the city center is particularly lovely:
I have no idea, of course, how Vladyslav Yerko views this story - presumably he enjoys it, or he would not bother illustrating it! - but the scene in which the dog servant flies through the air with the princess on his back, resonates with my feeling that the soldier is a bit of a villain. Here's the princess, still enough of a little girl to be hugging her stuffed rabbit in her sleep, being ogled by a stranger, and a grown man at that!:
However that may be, there is no question that this is one of the most beautiful fairy-tale picture-books I have encountered. A lovely, lovely volume, one I would recommend wholeheartedly to anyone who loves fairy-tales, or who appreciates gorgeously-illustrated books. show less
The Red Shoes, illustrated by Chihiro Iwasaki.
Originally published in 1845 as part of Andersen's Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Tredie Samling. (New Fairy Tales, First Volume, Third Collection), this tale of a young girl who is gruesomely punished for her ingratitude to her adoptive mother, and indifference to religious devotion, has always been one of the few Andersen tales I actively dislike. There are some, such as The Little Mermaid, about which I have ambiguous feelings, and others for show more which I cannot seem to feel much of anything (and still others, of course, that I adore). But The Red Shoes is one that I absolutely loathe, and were it not for my current Andersen retrospective, I don't think I could have brung myself to read two retellings, one after the other!
Ostensibly a cautionary tale about the dangers of vanity and ingratitude, I have always been profoundly uncomfortable with its misogynist undertones, unable to divorce myself from the knowledge that moral condemnation of women's supposed preoccupation with fashion and beauty is so often the overt counterpart to a covert fear of, and hatred for, women's sexuality. The violence of the punishment meted out to Karen in this tale, and her eventual submission to her own bodily violation, only reinforces that impression.
The narrative of this retelling is faithful to the original, with veteran fairy-tale translator Anthea Bell covering all the major incidents, and retaining the explicitly religious nature of the tale. The illustrations by Japanese artist Chihiro Iwasaki, done in the 1960s, are just lovely, with watercolor figures cavorting on white pages. The sense of motion, exemplified by the cover illustration, is consistent throughout. I wish I could award more stars, for the artwork, but not for this tale, I'm afraid... show less
Originally published in 1845 as part of Andersen's Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Tredie Samling. (New Fairy Tales, First Volume, Third Collection), this tale of a young girl who is gruesomely punished for her ingratitude to her adoptive mother, and indifference to religious devotion, has always been one of the few Andersen tales I actively dislike. There are some, such as The Little Mermaid, about which I have ambiguous feelings, and others for show more which I cannot seem to feel much of anything (and still others, of course, that I adore). But The Red Shoes is one that I absolutely loathe, and were it not for my current Andersen retrospective, I don't think I could have brung myself to read two retellings, one after the other!
Ostensibly a cautionary tale about the dangers of vanity and ingratitude, I have always been profoundly uncomfortable with its misogynist undertones, unable to divorce myself from the knowledge that moral condemnation of women's supposed preoccupation with fashion and beauty is so often the overt counterpart to a covert fear of, and hatred for, women's sexuality. The violence of the punishment meted out to Karen in this tale, and her eventual submission to her own bodily violation, only reinforces that impression.
The narrative of this retelling is faithful to the original, with veteran fairy-tale translator Anthea Bell covering all the major incidents, and retaining the explicitly religious nature of the tale. The illustrations by Japanese artist Chihiro Iwasaki, done in the 1960s, are just lovely, with watercolor figures cavorting on white pages. The sense of motion, exemplified by the cover illustration, is consistent throughout. I wish I could award more stars, for the artwork, but not for this tale, I'm afraid... show less
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