Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Free eBook
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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