Hans Christian Andersen
- Books on site
- 1
- Total words
- 54,834
- Reading time
- 3.1 h
- Years covered
- 1872
- Longest
- Andersen’s Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was born in Odense, the son of a poor shoemaker, and went to Copenhagen as a teenager to make his name as an actor and singer. A director of the Royal Theatre took him up, and after a late schooling he began to publish poems, plays and novels. The first small collection of fairy tales appeared in 1835, and further instalments followed for the rest of his life; the tales for children were the work that made him famous across Europe. He travelled widely, wrote several travel books and an autobiography, and died in Copenhagen in 1875.
1free edition54,834words on site~3.0 hreading time1872years covered
Andersen’s Fairy Tales| Year | Title | Words | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | Andersen’s Fairy Tales | 54,834 | ~3 h |
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