Books with author H C. 1805-1875 Andersen

The Little Match Girl is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story is about a dying child's dreams and hope, and was first published in 1845. It has been adapted to various media including animated film, and a television musical. "The Princess on the Pea" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen first published on 8 May 1835 in Copenhagen. Andersen had heard the story as a child, and it likely has its source in folk material, possibly originating from Sweden. The story tells of a prince who wants to marry a princess, but is having trouble finding a proper wife. Something is always wrong with those he meets, and he cannot be certain they are real princesses. One stormy night (always a harbinger of either a life-threatening situation or the opportunity for a romantic alliance in Andersen's stories), a young woman drenched with rain seeks shelter in the prince's castle. She claims to be a princess, so the prince's mother decides to test their unexpected guest by placing a pea in the bed she is offered for the night, covered by 20 mattresses and 20 featherbeds. In the morning the guest tells her hosts that she endured a sleepless night, kept awake by something hard in the bed; which she is certain has bruised her. The prince rejoices. Only a real princess would have the sensitivity to feel a pea through such a quantity of bedding. The two are married, and the pea is placed in the Royal Museum.

THE SAND-HILLS OF JUTLANDTHE MUD-KING'S DAUGHTERTHE QUICKEST RUNNERSTHE BELL'S HOLLOWSOUP MADE OF A SAUSAGE-STICKTHE NECK OF A BOTTLETHE OLD BACHELOR'S NIGHTCAPSOMETHINGTHE OLD OAK TREE'S LAST DREAMTHE WIND RELATES THE STORY OF WALDEMAR DAAE AND HIS DAUGHTERSTHE GIRL WHO TROD UPON BREADOLÉ, THE WATCHMAN OF THE TOWERANNE LISBETH; OR, THE APPARITION OF THE BEACHCHILDREN'S PRATTLEA ROW OF PEARLSTHE PEN AND THE INKSTANDTHE CHILD IN THE GRAVECHARMING

Hans Christian Andersen (/ˈhɑːnz ˈkrɪstʃən ˈændərsən/; Danish: [hans kʰʁæsd̥jan ˈɑnɐsn̩] ( listen); 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. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories, called eventyr in Danish or "fairy-tales" in English, express themes that transcend age and nationality.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. Some of his most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling", and many more.

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