Hans Christian Andersen

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Mariena Foley. Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen. A Biography. Compiled by Mariena Foley

Dedication

Introduction

Early Life

Career

Fairy Tales

Jeg er en Skandinav

Travelogues

Personal Life. Meetings with Dickens

Love Life

Death

Legacy

Famous Fairy Tales

Bibliography

1820s

1830s

1840s

1850s

1860s

1870s

Sister City

Conclusion. Further Reading

External Links

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Dedicated to Carmella and Takeo: May we continue to tell stories to our children, and our children’s children.

During his lifetime he was acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide, and was feted by royalty. His poetry and stories have been translated into more than 150 languages. They have inspired motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films.

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Source: Wikipedia

He later said his years in school were the darkest and most bitter of his life. At one school, he lived at his schoolmaster’s home. There he was abused in order “to improve his character”, he was told. He later said the faculty had discouraged him from writing in general, causing him to enter a state of depression.

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