Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 – August 4,
1875)
H. C. Andersen
Classic folk
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Hans Christian Andersen.
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Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2, 1805, a
shoe-maker's son who became Denmark's famous author. Anderson wrote
around 350 stories. Even after his death Hans Christian Andersen is
still remembered today. Hans Anderson died on August 4, 1875.
Denmark's people always celebrate his birthday with a party called
"Odin Story Day". The Andersen home in Odense is now a museum, and
thousand of people visit it every year. Anderson's stories are too
popular and with a touch of humor as well as kind feeling for the
poor, his own childhood experiences reflects in his tales.
Hans stories are 'Classic of the classics' coz the beautiful stories
lets your imagination go surfing on 'cloud nine' and these tales
conveys moralistic message. Totally, an amazing fairy tales of
Hans Andersen that grips you delightfully reading even as an adult.
Hans Christian Andersen came from a
Royal Danish family. However, there is speculation till date that he
may have been illegitimate son of the Royal family. As he grew up,
Hans Christian was forced to support himself. He worked as a
weaver's apprentice and later, for as a tailor. At 14, he moved to
Copenhagen to seek employment as an actor. Having an excellent
soprano voice, he was accepted into the Royal Danish Theatre, but
his voice soon changed. A colleague at the theatre told him that he
considered Andersen a poet. Taking the suggestion seriously, he
began to focus on writing.
In the Copenhagen harbor there is a statue
of The Little Mermaid, placed in honor of Hans Christian Andersen.
Andersen's first novel, The Improvisatore,
was published at the beginning of 1835, which became an instant
success. During 1835, Andersen published the first
installment of his immortal Fairy Tales (Danish: Eventyr). More
stories, completing the first volume, were published in 1836 and
1837. 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. (1836) and Only a Fiddler. His
Specialty book that is still known today was the Ugly Duckling
(1837).
ANDERSEN'S HOME - DENMARK'S ODENSE MUSEUM
Founded in
1905, the place displays Andersen’s photos, furniture and books. In
it is a huge library featuring the Danish and foreign versions of
the author’s works and collection of illustrations.
The museum is
situated in an 18th century house in which the author has been born
and spent a small part of his childhood. It contains a smorgasbord
of Andersen’s memorabilia, pictures and photographs, samples of his
writings and artwork as well as a library that contains works of
Hans Christian Andersen that have been translated in over one
hundred of the world’s languages. The most impressive part of the
museum for me was a large hall displaying wall-sized murals by
Danish painter, Niels Larsen Stevns, which depicted major events of
the author’s life. From his childhood and a traumatic departure from
home, to his accession as Odense’s honorary citizen, the paintings
give a visitor a quick and concise introduction to Andersen.
The museum is a necessary stop for anybody interested in the
author’s history.An incredible educational experience to enhance
appreciation of Andersen: It gives insight of his writing (hundreds
of works) and seeing examples of his sketches and paper cutouts. Not
only an Author, a talented artist as well.
Hans Andersen’s
stories began to be translated into English as early as 1846.
Anthologies:
Imperial Messages (1976)
Black Water (1983)
Mythical Beasties (1986)
Christmas Story Book, the (1986)
Double/Double (1987)
Funny Stories (1988)
Spells of Enchantment (1991)
Mammoth Book of Fairy Tales, the (1997)
Fantastic Tales: Visionary and Everyday (1997)
Poems:
Woman with the Eggs, the (1836)
Comet, the (1869)
Short Stories:
Princess and the Pea, the (1835)
Thumbelina (1835)
Little Claus and Big Claus (1835)
Little Ida's Flowers (1835)
Tinderbox, the (1835)
Traveling Companion, the (1835)
Emperor's New Clothes, the (1837)
Little Mermaid, the (1837)
Steadfast Tin Soldier, the (1838)
Wild Swans, the (1838)
Flying Trunk, the (1839)
Wicked Prince, the (1840)
Swineherd, the (1841)
Ugly Duckling, the (1843)
Nightingale, the (1843)
Sweethearts, the; or, The Top and the Ball (1843)
Snow Queen, the (1844)
Fir Tree, the (1844)
Little Match-Girl, the (1845)
Red Shoes, the (1845)
Darning Needle, the (1845)
Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweep, the (1845)
Shadow, the (1847)
Old House, the (1847)
Pea-Blossom, the (1852)
For Sure! For Sure! (1852)
Goblin and the Grocer, the (1852)
Clumsy Hans (1855)
Snow Man, the (1861)
What the Old Man Does Is Always Right (1861)
Cripple, the (1872)
For Complete Hans
Christian Andersen stories, read the below Book review and Look
Inside the Book.
April 2,
Andersen's birthday, is celebrated as International Children's
Book Day by
IBBY
IBBY
was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1953. Today, it is
composed of seventy National Sections all over the world.
As a non-governmental organization with an official status
in UNESCO and UNICEF,
IBBY
has a policy-making role as an
advocate of children's books.
IBBY
is committed to the principles
of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child,
ratified by the United Nations in 1990. One of its main
proclamations is the right of the child to a general
education and to direct access to information.
It's
mission is:
*to
promote international understanding through children's books
*to
give children everywhere the opportunity to have access to
books with high literary and artistic standards
*to
encourage the publication and distribution of quality
children's books, especially in developing countries
*to
provide support and training for those involved with
children and children's literature
*to
stimulate research and scholarly works in the field of
children's literature
(Look inside the book
for complete List of stories by Hans Andersen)
Grimms-You
call the Best but Hans Anderson, You call it a 'Classic of the
classics' coz the beautiful stories lets your imagination go surfing
on 'cloud nine' and these tales conveys moralistic message. Though the
illustrations are in black and white, it doesn't matter as long as the
stories are well read. Children learn to explore and imagine by
listening and this is a book that every parent would love to read and
narrate the stories to their loved ones. The Princess and the Pea is
my fav' story and so is the 'Emperor's clothes' - Totally, an amazing
fairy tales of Hans Anderson that grips you delightfully reading even
as an adult. It would have been much better if more attention was
given to make the book more trendy n new mod edition. Hans Anderson is
so popular read that one can't resist a pick of any book that has his
tales. An enchanting collection by bedside to read out to kid, any
time, any day - A nice Pick 'Content is king' I would say!
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