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Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark, in 1805. He endured a lonely, impoverished childhood consoled by little more than his own imagination. He escaped to a theatre life in Copenhagen aged 14 where the support of a powerful patron enabled him to complete his scant education, and to write. His poetry, novels and travel books became hugely popular. But it was his Fairy Tales, the first children's stories of their kind, published in instalments from 1835 until the time of his death in 1875, that have immortalised him. Translated into more than 100 languages and adapted to every kind of media, they have made Andersen the most important children's writer in history.
Best Fairy Tales
The Wild Swans
The Snow Queen
Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Happy Birthday Hans Christian Andersen! Now's the time to read Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales published by Puffin Classics.
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Happy Birthday Hans Christian Andersen! Now's the time to read Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.
Happy Birthday Hans Christian Andersen! Now's the time to read The Snow Queen published by Pushkin Children's Books.
Happy Birthday Hans Christian Andersen! Now's the time to read The Wild Swans published by Pushkin Children's Books.
Happy Birthday Hans Christian Andersen! Now's the time to read The Snow Queen published by Andersen.
Happy Birthday Hans Christian Andersen! Now's the time to read The Steadfast Tin Soldier published by Andersen Digital.
Happy Birthday Hans Christian Andersen! Now's the time to read The Steadfast Tin Soldier published by Andersen.
Happy Birthday Hans Christian Andersen! Now's the time to read Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales published by Puffin.
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