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Hans Christian Andersen: 2476 Andersen, Bakkehuset, Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, H.C. Andersen Marathon, H. C. Andersen ... a Fairytale, Hans Christian Andersen (album)
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Paperback. BooksLLC.net 2013-09-13.
ISBN 9781230758398
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: 2476 Andersen, Bakkehuset, Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, H.C. Andersen Marathon, H. C. Andersen Arena, Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale, Hans Christian Andersen (album), Hans Christian Andersen (film), Hans Christian Andersen Award, Hans Christian Andersen bibliography, Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award, Harald Scharff, International Children's Book Day, Israel B. Melchior, Jean Hersholt, Jenny Lind, Nysø Manor, Odense, Rolighed, The Little Mermaid (statue), The Nightingale casting controversy. Excerpt: Hans Christian Andersen (Danish: ; 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, a literary genre he so mastered that he himself has become as mythical as the tales he wrote. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories-called , or "fantastic tales"-express themes that transcend age and nationality. During his lifetime he was acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide and was feted by royalty. 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. They have inspired motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films. Hans Christian Andersen was born in the town of Odense, Denmark, on Tuesday, April 2, 1805. He was an only child. Andersen's father, also Hans, considered himself related to nobility. His paternal grandmother had told his father that their family had in the past belonged to a higher social class, but investigations
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