Delphi Complete Works of Hans Christian Andersen
by Hans Christian Andersen
Delphi Classics Series Seven (24)
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This is one of the excellent Delphi complete collections of an author's works - in this case the works of Hans Christian Andersen. As with all of these large collections, I have only read a small portion of the contents so far. In particular, I read a large part of the fairy tales. Reading these as an adult sheds a different light on the tales which have since been Disneyfied. In addition, I read his travel book describing his travels up the Brocken mountain. I read this as I was hiking in the same area and found it historically very interesting although not very well written.
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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 eventually attended Copenhagen University. Although show more 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
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