Hans Christian Andersen
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His own life was captured in The Ugly Duckling, as the poor son of a cobbler and a washerwoman Hans Christian Andersen rose to become the ‘swan’ of Europe, courted by royalty, showered with honours and medals. But Andersen’s search for love never ended in the ‘happy ever after’ of his tales, and his insecurities made him obsessively rewrite the story of his life. Charles Dickens condemned him as “a bony bore”, but aristocrats and royals were delighted to invite him to stay.
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His 156 stories have been translated into 125 languages and are today embedded in our consciousness. In that era, children’s stories were meant to educate and moralise. But Andersen wrote his stories in a chatty, informal style and aimed to amuse. He was also a talented artist (his paper cut-outs are treasured items in museums), a novelist and travel writer.
Andersen’s wonderful fairy tales laid the groundwork for most of the great children’s literature to come. Just $15, purchase access here.
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Hans Christian Andersen: The Life of a Storyteller by Jackie Wullschläger
Hans Christian Andersen: A Cultural Icon by Anne Klara Bom
Hans Christian Andersen: European Witness by Paul Binding
Hans Christian Andersen: A New Life by Jens Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
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The Story of My Life by Hans Christian Andersen
Andersen’s Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
Andersen’s Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
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Audio – Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, narrated by Danny Kaye
Librivox – Andersen’s Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, collective narration
MOVIES
YouTube playlist for Hans Christian Andersen
The Fairytaler: Hans Christian Andersen
Streaming Guide from JustWatch: Hans Christian Andersen
Streaming Guide from JustWatch: Hans Christian Andersen, 1952 Movie The opening scene of the movie describes it best: “Once upon a time there lived in Denmark a great storyteller named Hans Christian Andersen. This is not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about the great spinner of fairy tales.”
LINKS
The Hans Christian Andersen Center
Hans Christian Andersen, 1952 Samuel Goldwyn Productions, a completely fabricated story of Hans Christian Andersen’s life
Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen’s Copenhagen
Susannah Fullerton: Hans Christian Andersen is born
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