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[[Image:Hans Christian Andersen - 1869 - Photo by Thora Hallager.jpg|thumb|256x256px|Hans Christian Andersen in 1869.]]
 
[[Image:Hans Christian Andersen - 1869 - Photo by Thora Hallager.jpg|thumb|256x256px|Hans Christian Andersen in 1869.]]
  
'''Hans Christian Andersen''' (1805-04-02 – 1875-08-04) was a Danish author of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, but is best known for his [[fairy tale]]s which include ''[[The Ugly Duckling]]'', ''[[The Emperor's New Clothes]]'', ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'', ''[[The Princess and the Pea]]'', ''[[Thumbelina]]'', ''[[The Little Match Girl]]'', and many others. His tales were originally written in his native Dutch, and, as he grew in popularity, translated to over 125 other languages. Andersen's popularity meant that he influenced hundreds of artists for generations including [[Kenneth Grahame]], [[A. A. Milne]], [[Lewis Carroll]], and [[Beatrix Potter]].
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'''Hans Christian Andersen''' (1805-04-02 – 1875-08-04) was a Danish author of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, but is best known for his [[fairy tale]]s which include ''[[The Ugly Duckling]]'', ''[[The Emperor's New Clothes]]'', ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'', ''[[The Princess and the Pea]]'', ''[[Thumbelina]]'', ''[[The Little Match Girl]]'', and many others. His writings were originally written in his native Dutch, and, as he grew in popularity, translated to over 125 other languages. Andersen's popularity meant that he influenced hundreds of artists for generations including [[Kenneth Grahame]], [[A. A. Milne]], [[Lewis Carroll]], and [[Beatrix Potter]].
  
 
==Personal==
 
==Personal==
Like many children, I had heard Andersen's fairy tales as a very young child in different forms of media. One of the first I clearly remember is a Christmas audio drama album by [[Peter Pan Records]] called ''[[Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol]]'', which included ''[[The Little Match Girl]]'' and ''[[The Fir-Tree]]''. However, when I started reading his works in their original form as an adult, I found them to be very dark, unpalatable, and certainly not appropriate for children.
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Like many children, I had heard Andersen's fairy tales as a very young child in various forms of media. One of the first I clearly remember is a Christmas audio drama album by [[Peter Pan Records]] called ''[[Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol]]'', which included ''[[The Little Match Girl]]'' and ''[[The Fir-Tree]]''. However, when I started reading his works in their original form as an adult, I found them to be very dark, unpalatable, and certainly not appropriate for children.
  
 
==Works==
 
==Works==
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| ''[[Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol]]'' || ''The Little Match Girl'', ''The Fir-Tree'' || 197?-??-??
 
| ''[[Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol]]'' || ''The Little Match Girl'', ''The Fir-Tree'' || 197?-??-??
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| ''[[The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes]]'' || ''The Emperor's New Clothes'' || 1972-02-21
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| ''[[Frozen]]'' || ''The Snow Queen'' || 2013-11-19
 
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| ''[[The Little Matchgirl (2006 film)|The Little Matchgirl]]'' || ''The Little Match Girl'' || 2006-09-07
 
| ''[[The Little Matchgirl (2006 film)|The Little Matchgirl]]'' || ''The Little Match Girl'' || 2006-09-07
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| ''[[The Little Mermaid (Disney)|The Little Mermaid]]'' || ''The Little Mermaid'' || 1989-11-17
 
| ''[[The Little Mermaid (Disney)|The Little Mermaid]]'' || ''The Little Mermaid'' || 1989-11-17
 
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| ''[[Frozen]]'' || ''The Snow Queen'' || 2013-11-19
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| ''[[The Ugly Duckling (1939)|The Ugly Duckling|]] || ''The Ugly Duckling'' || 1939-04-07
 
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Revision as of 13:46, 2 November 2020

Hans Christian Andersen in 1869.

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-04-02 – 1875-08-04) was a Danish author of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, but is best known for his fairy tales which include The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Mermaid, The Princess and the Pea, Thumbelina, The Little Match Girl, and many others. His writings were originally written in his native Dutch, and, as he grew in popularity, translated to over 125 other languages. Andersen's popularity meant that he influenced hundreds of artists for generations including Kenneth Grahame, A. A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, and Beatrix Potter.

Personal

Like many children, I had heard Andersen's fairy tales as a very young child in various forms of media. One of the first I clearly remember is a Christmas audio drama album by Peter Pan Records called Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol, which included The Little Match Girl and The Fir-Tree. However, when I started reading his works in their original form as an adult, I found them to be very dark, unpalatable, and certainly not appropriate for children.

Works

Andersen wrote 156 stories, but here are some of the ones that are important to me:

Title Published
The Emperor's New Clothes 1837-04-07
The Little Match Girl 1845-12-??
The Little Mermaid 1837-04-07
The Princess and the Pea 1835-05-08
The Snow Queen 1844-12-21
The Ugly Duckling 1843-11-11
Thumbelina 1835-12-16

Adaptions

Due his large amount of popular stories, Andersen's work has been adapted thousands of times. Here are the ones that are important to me:

Title Adapted From Released
Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol The Little Match Girl, The Fir-Tree 197?-??-??
The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes The Emperor's New Clothes 1972-02-21
Frozen The Snow Queen 2013-11-19
The Little Matchgirl The Little Match Girl 2006-09-07
The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid 1989-11-17
The Ugly Duckling| The Ugly Duckling 1939-04-07

Links

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