H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen Audiobooks

H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

1805–1875

From a childhood of poverty in Odense to lasting fame across the world, this Danish writer turned simple fairy tales into stories that still feel fresh, funny, and quietly moving. Best known for classics like The Little Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, and The Emperor’s New Clothes, he wrote with warmth, imagination, and a sharp eye for human nature.

About the author

Born in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805, Hans Christian Andersen grew up in difficult circumstances and left for Copenhagen as a teenager, hoping to make a life in the arts. After a rocky start and years of struggle, he found his voice as a writer and gradually became one of Denmark’s best-known literary figures.

Although he wrote novels, poems, plays, and travel books, Andersen is remembered above all for his fairy tales. Beginning in the 1830s, he published stories that blended everyday speech, fantasy, humor, sadness, and moral insight in a way that felt new to readers. Tales such as The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, and The Emperor’s New Clothes became famous far beyond Denmark and remain among the most widely translated works in world literature.

What makes Andersen endure is that his stories speak to both children and adults. Beneath the magic and wonder, they often explore loneliness, hope, pride, love, and the longing to belong. He died in Copenhagen on August 4, 1875, but his characters and images have never really left the world’s imagination.

H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen

36 Audiobooks

A Christmas Greeting: A Series of Stories

Märchen für Kinder

Contes merveilleux, Tome I

Wonderful Stories for Children

Andersen's Fairy Tales

O. T., A Danish Romance

Andersen's Fairy Tales

Contes merveilleux, Tome II

What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales

Stories from Hans Andersen

Παραμύθια Δανικά, εκ των του Ανδερσεν

Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales

Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales. First Series

Η νεράιδα του Πάγου

Fabeloj de Andersen

The True Story of My Life: A Sketch

Contes D'Andersen

Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

Pictures of Sweden

Satuja ja tarinoita VI

Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales. Second Series

Satuja ja tarinoita IV

Satuja ja tarinoita VII

Märchen (Illustriert von Alfred Kubin)

Andersens Sproken en vertellingen Morgenrood

Satuja ja tarinoita III

Satuja ja tarinoita VIII

The Ice-Maiden: and Other Tales.

Satuja ja tarinoita II

Satuja ja tarinoita IX

Satuja ja tarinoita I

Satuja ja tarinoita V

Rudy and Babette; Or, The Capture of the Eagle's Nest

The nightingale

The Sand-Hills of Jutland

Kuvaton kuvakirja

About the author