Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, the son of a shoemaker. His early life was wretched, but he was adopted by a patron and became a short-story writer, novelist and playwright, though he remains best-known for his magical fairy tales which were published between 1835 and 1872.
For 150 years his stories have been delighting both adults and children. Packed with a light-hearted whimsy combined with a mature wisdom they are as entrancing as ever. Here are all of Andersen's 154 tales, and among the favourites are The Red Shoes, The Mermaid, The Real Princess, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Tinder Box and of course The Ugly Duckling.
Fairy Tales include:
The Mermaid
Hans Clodhopper
The Flying Trunk
The Rose Elf
The Wild Swans
The Elf-Hill
The Real Princess
A Picture from the Ramparts
The Red Shoes
Thumbelisa
The Goblin and the Huckster
The Bottle Neck
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
The Angel
The Butterfly
Psyche
The Snail and the Rose-bush
The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf
The Nightingale
The Storks
The Little Match Girl
Great Claus and Little Claus
The Garden of Paradise
Little Tuk
The Wind’s Tale about Waldemar Daa and his Daughters
The Snow Queen: A Tale in Seven Stories
A Rose from Homer’s Grave
The Emperor’s New Clothes
The Naughty Boy
Holger the Dane
What the Moon Saw
The Tinder Box
The Story of a Mother
The Marsh King’s Daughter
The Galoshes of Fortune
The Bronze Boar
The Bell
Olé Luköié, the Dustman
The Swineherd
The Travelling Companions
The Ugly Duckling
