Books with author H C Andersen

Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages,[1] 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: A StoryBy the Almshouse WindowThe AngelAnne LisbethThe Conceited Apple-branchBeauty of Form and Beauty of MindThe Beetle who went on his TravelsThe BellThe Bell-deepThe Bird of Popular SongThe Bishop of Borglum and his WarriorsThe Bottle NeckThe BuckwheatThe ButterflyA Cheerful TemperThe Child in the GraveChildren's PrattleThe Farm-yard Cock and the Weather-cockThe DaisyThe Darning-NeedleDelaying is not ForgettingThe Drop of WaterThe DryadJack the DullardThe Dumb BookThe Elf of the RoseThe Elfin HillThe Emperor's New SuitThe Fir TreeThe FlaxThe Flying TrunkThe Shepherd's Story of the Bond of FriendshipThe Girl Who Trod on the LoafThe Goblin and the HucksterThe Golden TreasureThe Goloshes of FortuneShe was Good for NothingGrandmotherA Great GriefThe Happy FamilyA Leaf from HeavenHolger DanskeIb and Little ChristinaThe Ice MaidenThe Jewish MaidenThe JumperThe Last Dream of the Old OakThe Last PearlLittle Claus and Big ClausThe Little Elder-tree MotherLittle Ida's FlowersThe Little Match-sellerThe Little MermaidLittle Tiny or ThumbelinaLittle TukThe Loveliest Rose in the WorldThe Mail-coach PassengersThe Marsh King's DaughterThe Metal PigThe Money-boxWhat the Moon SawThe Neighbouring FamiliesThe NightingaleThere is no Doubt about itIn the NurseryThe Old Bachelor's NightcapThe Old Church BellThe Old Grave-stoneThe Old HouseWhat the Old Man Does is Always RightThe Old Street LampOle-Luk-Oie, the Dream GodOle the Tower-keeperOur AuntThe Garden of ParadiseThe Pea BlossomThe Pen and the InkstandThe Philosopher's StoneThe Phoenix BirdThe Portuguese DuckThe Porter's SonPoultry Meg's FamilyThe Princess and the Pe

Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875) was a Danish fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. During his lifetime he was acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide, and was feted by royalty. His poetry and stories have been translated into more than 150 languages. Andersen’s fairy tales of fantasy with moral lessons are popular with children and adults all over the world, and they also contain autobiographical details of the man himself. "The Fir Tree" by Hans Christian Andersen, published originally in 1845, follows the life of a young fir tree living in the woods. Compared to the other trees around him, he feels small, spindly and short, and he constantly utters complaint to any and all woodland creatures within ear shot. Most pointedly, he wonders "when will he truly be alive?" When he sees humans cut down some beautiful trees nearby and then drag them across the snow, he asks the swallows, "Where are they going?" In answer they tell him of all Christmas's splendor and beauty of which those lucky trees will soon be a part. Yet when the time comes for our little fir tree to have his turn, he's taught an unexpected and irreversible lesson. This children's e-book is fully illustrated all-color. Young readers will love the charming all-color illustrations, while parents will appreciate the moral at the end of the story. The beautiful illustrations will captivate your child's imagination and bring them back to read it over again and again.

"Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen" by H. C. Andersen. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

My life is a lovely story, happy and full of incident. If, when I was a boy, and went forth into the world poor and friendless, a good fairy had met me and said, "Choose now thy own course through life, and the object for which thou wilt strive, and then, according to the development of thy mind, and as reason requires, I will guide and defend thee to its attainment," my fate could not, even then, have been directed more happily, more prudently, or better. The history of my life will say to the world what it says to me—There is a loving God, who directs all things for the best.My native land, Denmark, is a poetical land, full of popular traditions, old songs, and an eventful history, which has become bound up with that of Sweden and Norway. The Danish islands are possessed of beautiful beech woods, and corn and clover fields: they resemble gardens on a great scale. Upon one of these green islands, Funen, stands Odense, the place of my birth. Odense is called after the pagan god Odin, who, as tradition states, lived here: this place is the capital of the province, and lies twenty-two Danish miles from Copenhagen.

My life is a lovely story, happy and full of incident. If, when I was a boy, and went forth into the world poor and friendless, a good fairy had met me and said, "Choose now thy own course through life, and the object for which thou wilt strive, and then, according to the development of thy mind, and as reason requires, I will guide and defend thee to its attainment," my fate could not, even then, have been directed more happily, more prudently, or better. The history of my life will say to the world what it says to me—There is a loving God, who directs all things for the best.My native land, Denmark, is a poetical land, full of popular traditions, old songs, and an eventful history, which has become bound up with that of Sweden and Norway. The Danish islands are possessed of beautiful beech woods, and corn and clover fields: they resemble gardens on a great scale. Upon one of these green islands, Funen, stands Odense, the place of my birth. Odense is called after the pagan god Odin, who, as tradition states, lived here: this place is the capital of the province, and lies twenty-two Danish miles from Copenhagen.