Hans Christian Andersen
(1805 - 1875)
Hans Christian Andersen, often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen, was a Danish author and poet.
Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales.
Andersen’s popularity is not limited to children; his stories—called eventyr, or “fairy-tales”—express themes that transcend age and nationality.
Andersen’s fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West’s collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well.
They have inspired motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films.
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Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1914)
Bibliography
Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1914)
A dozen of Andersen’s best with Dugald Stewart Walker’s incredible illustrations. The pen and ink are even better than the color. READ NOW.
Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1935)
A selection from the master.
Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1949)
A collection of bold and original Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen.
Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1949)
A complete collection of bold and original Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen.
Ardizzone’s Hans Andersen (1978)
Fourteen of the Danish master’s familiar tales.
Read online at archive.org.
Best in Children’s Books Volume 11 (1958)
An anthology of stories and poems. Many of the illustrations are new to this collection.
Hans Christian Andersen
Marjorie Flack
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Et al
Feodor Rojankovsky
Et al
Best in Children’s Books Volume 16 (1958)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Lucretia P. Hale
Et al
Leonard Weisgard
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Best in Children’s Books Volume 26 (1959)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Read online at archive.org.
James Baldwin
Margery Williams Bianco
Thornton W. Burgess
Beverly Cleary
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Feodor Rojankovsky
Richard Scarry
Et al
Best in Children’s Books Volume 3 (1957)
A collection of stories, verses and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Read online at archive.org.
Marguerite de Angeli
Edward Lear
Paul Galdone
Leonard Weisgard
Best in Children’s Books Volume 35 (1960)
An anthology of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Read online at archive.org.
Margery Williams Bianco
Beverly Cleary
Lydia Freeman
Gladys Schwarcz
Et al
Maurice Sendak
Edward Shenton
Et al
Best in Children’s Books Volume 37 (1960)
An assortment of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Read online at archive.org
James Baldwin
Brothers Grimm
Alice Dalgliesh
Miriam Clark Potter
John Ruskin
Et al
Paul Galdone
Robin Jacques
Edy Legrand
Richard Scarry
Edward Shenton
Et al
Best in Children’s Books Volume 39 (1960)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Carolyn Haywood
Richard Holberg
Ruth L. Holberg
Phyllis Krasilovsky
Juniper Sage
Anna Sewell
Et al
Richard Scarry
Peter Spier
Et al
Best in Children’s Books Volume 41 (1961)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.
Lewis Carroll
Rudyard Kipling
Johanna Spyri
Et al
Robin Jacques
Henry C. Pitz
Feodor Rojankovsky
Maurice Sendak
Et al
Best in Children’s Books Volume 9 (1958)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Read online at archive.org.
Carolyn Haywood
Et al
Henry C. Pitz
Feodor Rojankovsky
Kate Seredy
Et al
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 2 (1962)
This collection includes fables, folk tales, and fairy tales.
Brothers Grimm
Joseph Jacobs
Rudyard Kipling
Charles Perrault
Howard Pyle
Ruth Sawyer
Et al
Irwin Greenberg
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Et al
The Complete Andersen (1949)
This six volume edition includes a new translation of all the fairy tales and longer stories as well as a few previously unpublished stories by Hans Christian Andersen.
Danish Fairy Legends and Tales (1846)
This is the first English edition of any of Andersen’s tales and includes fourteen, among which are The Wild Swans, The Ugly Duckling, and The Little Mermaid. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Danish Fairy Legends and Tales (1852)
This is the second, enlarged, edition which includes a total of 45 stories.
Danish Fairy Legends and Tales (1861)
This is the third, much enlarged, edition which includes a total of fifty-seven stories. Read online at archive.org.
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The Emperor’s New Clothes (1959)
The tale of a gullible emperor, two persuasive rascals and a little boy who knew what he saw.