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H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
1805–1875
Best remembered for fairy tales that still feel lively, funny, and a little strange, this Danish writer turned stories like The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, and The Emperor’s New Clothes into classics read around the world. His work often blends fantasy with loneliness, wit, and a sharp eye for human pride and hope.
36 Audiobooks
A Christmas Greeting: A Series of Stories
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Märchen für Kinder
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Contes merveilleux, Tome I
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Andersen's Fairy Tales
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Wonderful Stories for Children
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Andersen's Fairy Tales
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Contes merveilleux, Tome II
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
O. T., A Danish Romance
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Stories from Hans Andersen
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Παραμύθια Δανικά, εκ των του Ανδερσεν
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen, Demetrios Vikelas
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales. First Series
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
The True Story of My Life: A Sketch
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Contes D'Andersen
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Fabeloj de Andersen
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Η νεράιδα του Πάγου
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales. Second Series
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Pictures of Sweden
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Satuja ja tarinoita VII
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Satuja ja tarinoita VI
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Andersens Sproken en vertellingen Morgenrood
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Satuja ja tarinoita IV
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Märchen (Illustriert von Alfred Kubin)
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Satuja ja tarinoita III
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Satuja ja tarinoita II
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Satuja ja tarinoita VIII
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
The Ice-Maiden: and Other Tales.
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Satuja ja tarinoita IX
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Satuja ja tarinoita I
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Rudy and Babette; Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Satuja ja tarinoita V
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
The Sand-Hills of Jutland
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
The nightingale
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
Kuvaton kuvakirja
by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
About the author
Born in Odense, Denmark, in 1805, Hans Christian Andersen grew up in poverty and spent much of his early life chasing a place in the arts. He wrote plays, poems, novels, and travel books, but his lasting fame came from the fairy tales that began appearing in the 1830s.
Those stories helped change what a fairy tale could be. Instead of feeling distant or formal, many of them speak in a direct, lively voice and mix wonder with sadness, humor, and social observation. Among the best known are The Princess and the Pea, The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, and The Ugly Duckling.
Andersen died in Copenhagen in 1875, but his tales have remained some of the most widely translated and beloved stories in world literature. They continue to appeal to both children and adults because they are imaginative on the surface and deeply human underneath.