Fairy Tales of Hans Christian

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Andersen's initial attempts at writing fairy tales were revisions of stories that he heard as a child. Initially his original fairy tales were not met with recognition, due partly to the difficulty of translating them. In 1835, Andersen published the first two installments of his Fairy Tales. More stories, completing the first volume, were published in 1837. The collection comprises nine tales, including "The Tinderbox", "The Princess and the Pea", "Thumbelina", "The Little Mermaid" and "The Emperor's New Clothes". The quality of these stories was not immediately recognized, and they sold poorly. At the same time, Andersen enjoyed more success with two novels, O.T. and Only a Fiddler the latter work was reviewed by a young Søren Kierkegaard. Much of his work was influenced by the Bible as when he was growing up Christianity was very important in the Danish culture.

List of content:

The Emperor's New Clothes

The Swineherd

The Real Princess

The Shoes Of Fortune

The Fir Tree

The Snow Queen

The Leap-frog

The Elderbush

The Bell

The Old House

The Happy Family

The Story Of A Mother

The False Collar

The Shadow

The Little Match Girl

The Dream Of Little Tuk

The Naughty Boy

The Red Shoes