Hans Christian Andersen Andersen's Fairy Tales - - - -
M any poems, plays, stories and essays Is best known for:
H is fairy tales of which there are over one hundred fifty, published in numerous collections during his life and many still in print today
H is fairy tales that have been translated into more than 80 languages and;
H e have inspired plays, ballets, films and works of sculpture and painting
He was born at Odense,Denmark on April 2, 1805. He was a son of a journeyman - shoemaker, Hans Andersen and a washerwoman, Anne Marie Andersdatter .
I want to be a SINGER! And an A C TOR! He left for Copenhagen at the age of 14.
Director of Royal Danish Theatre Provided him a home and education Suggested that he should be a POET
Hans Christian Andersen - is also fond of papers so he would write on it, drew on it and cut it.
The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep (1845)
Andersen fell out of his bed and was severely hurt, never recovering. Soon after he started to show signs of liver cancer, he died on August 4, 1875 , in a house.
and his
Princess and the Pea May 8, 1835
Little Tiny or Thum b elina December 16, 1835
Th e Emper o r’s New Clothes April 7, 1837
The Little Mermaid April 7, 1837
The Steadfast Tin Soldier October 2, 1838
The Nightingale 1843
The Snow Queen December 1845
The Fir Tree December 21, 1845
The Little Match Girl December 1845
The Red Shoes April 7, 1845
A Fairy Tale is a universal poetry that exists in all cultures. - Hans Christian Andersen