THE COMPLETE FAIRY TALES - WORDSWORTH LIBRARY COLLECTION
Hans Christian Andersen 1805-1875 was born in Odense, the son of a shoemaker. His early life was wretched, but he was adopted by a patron and became a short-story writer, novelist and playwright, though he remains best-known for his magical fairy tales which were published between 1835 and 1872.
For 150 years his stories have been delighting both adults and children. Packed with a light-hearted whimsy combined with a mature wisdom they are as entrancing as ever. Here are all of Andersen's 154 tales, and among the favourites are The Red Shoes, The Mermaid, The Real Princess, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Tinder Box and of course The Ugly Duckling.
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Few writers are as universally popular as Hans Christian Andersen 1805-1875 . Using experiences from his own rather lonely life, he invented a form of fairy tales that was uniquely his, and which have been translated into over 150 languages.
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ANDERSEN HANS CHRISTIAN
Hans Christian Andersen fue un escritor y poeta danés nacido en Odense en 1805 y fallecido en Copenhague en 1875. Aunque cultivó diversos géneros literarios como la novela, el teatro, la poesía y los libros de viajes, su reconocimiento internacional se consolidó a través de sus cuentos de hadas y relatos infantiles. Entre sus obras más difundidas se encuentran El patito feo, La sirenita, La reina de las nieves y El traje nuevo del emperador. Sus historias, que combinan elementos del folclore popular con narraciones originales, han sido traducidas a más de un centenar de idiomas y adaptadas a múltiples formatos artísticos a nivel global.
