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Excerpt from TalesIt must be confessed that our young hero had as yet a very vague notion how to commence the glorious career he felt himself destined to pursue. Some way or other connected with the stage he must be, but in what capacity, whether as play-writer or play-actor, singer or dancer, he was quite undetermined.Andersen's little bundle of clothes was now made up, a bargain was struck with the driver Of a postchaise, who was to take him back with him to Copenhagen, and his mother and grandmother took leave of him at the gates of Odense.From Nyborg the ship bore him across the Belt. As soon as it anchored, and' he set foot on the coast of Zealand, he stepped behind a shed, and there kneeling down prayed the God Of the fatherless to help and guide him.He now travelled a whole night and day without resting, and on the morning of September 5, 1819, got out of the carriage and, his bundle in his hand, entered the capital, where he immediately sought out a certain Madame Schall, to whom he had a letter of introduction. Upon this lady, who.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from TalesIt must be confessed that our young hero had as yet a very vague notion how to commence the glorious career he felt himself destined to pursue. Some way or other connected with the stage he must be, but in what capacity, whether as play-writer or play-actor, singer or dancer, he was quite undetermined.Andersen's little bundle of clothes was now made up, a bargain was struck with the driver Of a postchaise, who was to take him back with him to Copenhagen, and his mother and grandmother took leave of him at the gates of Odense.From Nyborg the ship bore him across the Belt. As soon as it anchored, and' he set foot on the coast of Zealand, he stepped behind a shed, and there kneeling down prayed the God Of the fatherless to help and guide him.He now travelled a whole night and day without resting, and on the morning of September 5, 1819, got out of the carriage and, his bundle in his hand, entered the capital, where he immediately sought out a certain Madame Schall, to whom he had a letter of introduction. Upon this lady, who.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Hans Christian Andersen or H. C. Andersenis best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories, called eventyr in Danish, express themes that transcend age and nationality. His 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", "Thumbelina", and many more.His stories have inspired ballets, both animated and live-action films, and plays.