What Hans Christian Andersen wrote. Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen is an outstanding Danish writer and poet, as well as the author of world-famous fairy tales for children and adults.

He is the author of such brilliant works as “The Ugly Duckling”, “The King’s New Clothes”, “Thumbelina”, “The Steadfast Tin Soldier”, “The Princess and the Pea”, “Ole Lukoye”, “The Snow Queen” and many others.

Many animated and feature films have been made based on Andersen's works.

In this article we have collected the most interesting facts from the life of the great storyteller.

So, in front of you short biography of Hans Andersen.

Biography of Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2, 1805 in the Danish city of Odense. Hans was named after his father, who was a shoemaker.

His mother, Anna Marie Andersdatter, was a poorly educated girl and worked as a laundress all her life. The family lived very poorly and barely made ends meet.

An interesting fact is that Andersen’s father sincerely believed that he belonged to a noble family, since his mother told him about it. In fact, everything was quite the opposite.

To date, biographers have clearly established that the Andersen family came from the lower class.

However, this social position did not prevent Hans Andersen from becoming a great writer. His father instilled a love for the boy, who often read him fairy tales from different authors.

In addition, he periodically went to the theater with his son, accustoming him to high art.

Childhood and youth

When the young man was 11 years old, a disaster happened in his biography: his father died. Andersen took his loss very hard and was depressed for a long time.

Studying at school also became a real challenge for him. He, like other students, was often beaten by teachers with rods for the slightest infractions. For this reason, he became a very nervous and vulnerable child.

Soon Hans persuaded his mother to quit her studies. After that, he began attending a charity school where children from poor families studied.

Having received basic knowledge, the young man got a job as an apprentice to a weaver. After that, Hans Andersen sewed clothes, and later worked in a factory that produced tobacco products.

An interesting fact is that while working at the factory he had practically no friends. His colleagues mocked him in every possible way, making sarcastic jokes in his direction.

One day, Andersen’s pants were pulled down in front of everyone, supposedly to find out what gender he was. And all because he had a high and ringing voice, similar to a woman’s.

After this incident, difficult days came in Andersen’s biography: he completely withdrew into himself and stopped communicating with anyone. At that point in time, Hans’s only friends were the wooden dolls that his father had made for him long ago.

At the age of 14, the young man went to Copenhagen because he dreamed of fame and recognition. It is worth noting that he did not have an attractive appearance.

Hans Andersen was a thin teenager with long limbs and an equally long nose. However, despite this, he was accepted into the Royal Theater, in which he played supporting roles. It is interesting that during this period he began to write his first works.

When financier Jonas Collin saw him play on stage, he fell in love with Andersen.

As a result, Collin convinced King Frederick VI to pay for the training of a promising actor and writer at the expense of the state treasury. After this, Hans was able to study at the elite schools of Slagelse and Elsinore.

It is curious that Andersen’s classmates were students 6 years younger than him. The most difficult subject for the future writer turned out to be grammar.

Andersen made a lot of spelling mistakes, for which he constantly received reproaches from teachers.

Creative biography of Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen gained fame primarily as a children's writer. More than 150 fairy tales came from his pen, many of which became world classics. In addition to fairy tales, Andersen wrote poems, plays, short stories and even novels.

He didn't like being called a children's writer. Andersen has repeatedly stated that he writes not only for children, but also for adults. He even ordered that there should not be a single child on his monument, although initially it should have been surrounded by children.

It is worth noting that serious works, like novels and plays, were quite difficult for Andersen, but fairy tales were written surprisingly easily and simply. At the same time, he was inspired by any objects that were around him.

Andersen's works

Over the years of his biography, Andersen wrote many fairy tales in which one can trace. Among such tales one can highlight “Flint”, “The Swineherd”, “Wild Swans” and others.

In 1837 (the year he was assassinated), Andersen published a collection of Fairy Tales Told to Children. The collection immediately gained great popularity in society.

It is interesting that, despite the simplicity of Andersen’s fairy tales, each of them has a deep meaning with philosophical overtones. After reading them, the child can independently understand morality and draw the right conclusions.

Soon Andersen wrote the fairy tales “Thumbelina”, “The Little Mermaid” and “The Ugly Duckling”, which are still loved by children all over the world.

Hans later wrote the novels “The Two Baronesses” and “To Be or Not to Be,” intended for an adult audience. However, these works went unnoticed, since Andersen was perceived primarily as a children's writer.

Andersen's most popular fairy tales are “The King's New Clothes”, “The Ugly Duckling”, “The Steadfast Tin Soldier”, “Thumbelina”, “The Princess and the Pea”, “Ole Lukoye” and “The Snow Queen”.

Personal life

Some biographers of Andersen suggest that the great storyteller was partial to the male sex. Such conclusions are drawn on the basis of surviving romantic letters that he wrote to men.

It is worth noting that he was never officially married and had no children. In his diaries, he later admitted that he decided to give up intimate relationships with women because they did not reciprocate his feelings.

In the biography of Hans Andersen there were at least 3 girls for whom he felt sympathy. At a young age, he fell in love with Riborg Voigt, but never dared to confess his feelings to her.

The writer's next lover was Louise Collin. She rejected Andersen's proposal and married a wealthy lawyer.

In 1846, Andersen’s biography included another passion: he fell in love with the opera singer Jenny Lind, who charmed him with her voice.

After her performances, Hans gave her flowers and read poetry, trying to achieve reciprocity. However, this time he failed to win a woman’s heart.

Soon the singer married a British composer, as a result of which the unfortunate Andersen fell into depression. An interesting fact is that later Jenny Lind would become the prototype of the famous Snow Queen.

Death

At the age of 67, Andersen fell out of bed and suffered many serious bruises. Over the next 3 years, he suffered from his injuries, but was never able to recover from them.

Hans Christian Andersen died on August 4, 1875 at the age of 70. The great storyteller was buried in Assistance Cemetery in Copenhagen.

Photo by Andersen

At the end you can see Andersen's most famous ones. It must be said that Hans Christian was not distinguished by his attractive appearance. However, underneath his clumsy and even funny exterior was an incredibly sophisticated, deep, wise and loving person.

Biography

Childhood

Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2, 1805 in Odense on the Danish island of Funen. Andersen's father, Hans Andersen (1782-1816), was a poor shoemaker, his mother Anna Marie Andersdatter (1775-1833), was a laundress from a poor family, she had to beg as a child, she was buried in a cemetery for the poor. In Denmark, there is a legend about Andersen's royal origin, since in an early biography Andersen wrote that as a child he played with Prince Frits, later King Frederick VII, and he had no friends among the street boys - only the prince. Andersen's friendship with Prince Frits, according to Andersen's fantasy, continued into adulthood, until the latter's death. After the death of Frits, with the exception of relatives, only Andersen was allowed to visit the coffin of the deceased. The reason for this fantasy was the boy’s father telling him that he was a relative of the king. Since childhood, the future writer showed a penchant for daydreaming and writing, and often staged impromptu home performances that caused laughter and ridicule from children. In the city, Andersen's father died, and the boy had to work for food. He was apprenticed first to a weaver, then to a tailor. Then Andersen worked at a cigarette factory. In his early childhood, Hans Christian was an introverted child with big blue eyes who sat in the corner and played his favorite game - puppet theater. He retained this only occupation in his youth.

Youth

At the age of 14, Andersen went to Copenhagen, his mother let him go because she hoped that he would stay there for a while and return. When she asked the reason why he was traveling, leaving her and home, young Andersen immediately replied: “To become famous!” He went with the goal of getting a job in the theater, citing his love for everything connected with it. He received the money from a letter of recommendation from the colonel, in whose family he staged his performances as a child. During his year in Copenhagen he tried to get into the theater. First, he came to the home of a famous singer and, bursting into tears with excitement, asked her to get him into the theater. She, just to get rid of the annoying strange lanky teenager, promised to arrange everything, but, of course, did not fulfill her promise. Much later, she will tell Andersen that she simply mistook him for a madman. Hans Christian was a lanky teenager with long and thin limbs, a neck and an equally long nose, he was the quintessential Ugly Duckling. But thanks to his pleasant voice and his requests, as well as out of pity, Hans Christian, despite his unspectacular appearance, was accepted into the Royal Theater, where he played minor roles. He was used less and less, and then age-related loss of voice began, and he was fired. Andersen, meanwhile, composed a play in 5 acts and wrote a letter to the king, convincing him to give money for its publication. This book also included poems. Hans Christian took care of the advertising and announced it in the newspaper. The book was printed, but no one bought it, it was used for wrapping. He did not lose hope and took his book to the theater so that a performance based on the play could be staged. He was refused with the wording “due to the author’s complete lack of experience.” But he was offered to study because of their kind attitude towards him, seeing his desire. People who sympathized with the poor and sensitive boy petitioned the King of Denmark, Frederick VI, who allowed him to study at a school in the town of Slagels, and then at another school in Elsinore at the expense of the treasury. This meant that I would no longer have to think about a piece of bread or how to live on. The students at school were 6 years younger than Andersen. He subsequently recalled his years at school as the darkest time of his life, due to the fact that he was subjected to severe criticism from the rector of the educational institution and was painfully worried about this until the end of his days - he saw the rector in nightmares. In 1827, Andersen completed his studies. Until the end of his life, he made many grammatical mistakes in writing - Andersen never mastered literacy.

Andersen did not fit the image of a storyteller surrounded by children, telling them his tales. His isolation and self-centeredness resulted in a dislike for children. When the famous sculptor wanted to depict the already famous storyteller surrounded by children, he became so angry that he kicked him out and said that he had no habit of talking with children. He died completely alone.

Creation

List of famous fairy tales

• Storks (Storkene, 1839)
• Angel (Engelen, 1843)
• Anne Lisbeth (1859)
• Grandmother (Bedstemoder, 1845)
• Bronze boar (truth) (Metalsvinet, 1842)
• Mother Elder (Hyldemoer, 1844)
• Bottleneck (Flaskehalsen, 1857)
• The Wind talks about Waldemar Do and his daughters ( Vinden fortæller om Valdemar Daae og hans Døttre, 1859)
• Magic Hill (1845)
• Collar (Flipperne, 1847)
• Everyone know your place! (“Alt paa sin rette Plads”, 1852)
• The Ugly Duckling (Den grimme Ælling, )
• Hans Churban (Klods-Hans, 1855)
• Buckwheat (Boghveden, 1841)
• Two Maidens (1853)
• Yard cock and weathercock (Gaardhanen og Veirhanen, 1859)
• Little Match Girl ( Den lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne, 1845)
• The girl who stepped on bread ( Pigen, som traadte paa Brødet, 1859)
• Wild swans (De vilde Svaner, 1838)
• Director of a puppet theater (Marionetspilleren, 1851)
• The Shopkeeper's Brownie (1852)
• Traveling Companion (Reisekammeraten, 1835)
• The Marsh King's Daughter (Dynd-Kongens Datter 1858)
• Fool Hans (Klods-Hans, 1855)
• Thumbelina (Tommelise, 1835) (see also Thumbelina (character))
• There is a difference! (“Der er Forskjel!”, 1851)
• Spruce (Grantræet, 1844)
• Toad (Skrubtudsen, 1866)
• Bride and Groom (Kjærestefolkene or Toppen og Bolden, 1843)
• Evil prince. Tradition (Den onde Fyrste, 1840)
• Ib and Christine (Ib og lille Christine, 1855)
• The Real Truth (Det er ganske vist!, 1852)
• History of the Year (Aarets Historie, 1852)
• The Story of a Mother (Historien om en Moder, 1847)
• How good! (1859)
• Galoshes of Happiness (Lykkens Kalosker, 1838)
• Drop of Water (Vanddraaben, 1847)
• Bell (Klokken, 1845)
• Bell Pool (Klokkedybet, 1856)
• The Red Shoes (De røde Skoe, 1845)
• Forest Hill (1845)
• Linen (Hørren, 1848)
• Little Claus and Big Claus (Lille Claus og store Claus, 1835)
• Little Tuk (Lille Tuk, 1847)
• Moth (1860)
• On the Dunes (En Historie fra Kliterne, 1859)
• In the Duck Yard (1861)
• The Silent Book (Den stumme Bog, 1851)
• Bad boy
• The King's New Dress (Keiserens nye Klæder, 1837)
• How the Storm Uplifted the Signs (1865)
• Flint (Fyrtøiet, )
• Ole Lukøie, 1841
• Offspring of the plant of paradise (Et Blad fra Himlen, 1853)
• The Couple (Kjærestefolkene, 1843)
• Shepherdess and chimney sweep ( Hyrdinden og Skorsteensfeieren, 1845)
• Peiter, Peter og Peer, 1868
• Pen and Inkwell (Pen og Blækhuus, 1859)
• Twin cities (Venskabs-Pagten, 1842)
• Snowdrop (excerpt) (1862)
• The last dream of the old oak ( Det gamle Egetræes sidste Drøm, 1858)
• The Last Pearl (Den sidste Perle, 1853)
• The Princess and the Pea (Prindsessen paa Ærten, 1835)
• Lost (“Hun duede ikke”, 1852)
• Jumpers (Springfyrene, 1845)
• Phoenix bird (Fugl Phønix, 1850)
• Five from One Pod (Fem fra en Ærtebælg, 1852)
• Garden of Eden (Paradises Have, 1839)
• Childish Talk (Børnesnak, 1859)
• Rose from Homer's Tomb (En Rose fra Homers Grav, 1842)
• Chamomile (Gaaseurten, 1838)
• The Little Mermaid (Den lille Havfrue, 1837)
• From the ramparts (Et Billede fra Castelsvolden, 1846)
• The Most Incredible (Det Utroligste, 1870)
• Swineherd (Svinedrengen, )
• The Snow Queen (Sneedronningen, 1844)

• Nightingale (Nattergalen, )
• The Dream (En Historie, 1851)
• Neighbors (Nabofamilierne, 1847)
• The Old House (Det gamle Huus, 1847)
• Old street lamp (Den gamle Gadeløgte, 1847)
• The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Den standhaftige Tinsoldat, )
• The Fate of the Burdock (1869)
• Airplane chest (1839)
• Sausage Stick Soup (1858)
• Happy Family (Den lykkelige Familie, 1847)
• Shadow (Skyggen, 1847)
• Whatever the hubby does is fine ( Hvad Fatter gjør, det er altid det Rigtige, 1861)
• Snail and Roses (Sneglen og Rosenhækken, 1861)
• Little Ida's Flowers (Den lille Idas Blomster, 1835)
• Teapot (1863)
• What they can’t come up with... (1869)
• After a Thousand Years (Om Aartusinder, 1852)
• Darning needle (Stoppenaalen, 1845)
• Elf of the Rosebush (Rosen-Alfen, 1839)

Film adaptations of works

• - “Hans Christian Andersen. Fairy Tales" - collector's edition of cartoons:
  • Wild Swans
  • Dung-beetle
  • Jumper
  • Flint
  • Mermaid
  • Whatever the husband does is good
  • Ole Lukoje
  • Airplane chest
  • The Steadfast Tin Soldier
  • Baby Ida's flowers
  • Golden treasure
  • The Professor and the Flea
  • Princess on the Pea
  • Swineherd
  • Galoshes of happiness
  • The king's new dress
  • Bride and groom
  • Old street lamp
  • Bottleneck
  • Gardener and family
  • ugly duck
  • The real truth
  • Sausage stick soup
  • Satellite
  • The Snow Queen (in two parts)
  • Snowman
  • Thumbelina
  • Nightingale
  • Hans Churban

Operas based on Andersen's fairy tales

• Opera-parable "The Ugly Duckling", Op. 1996, - free operatic version by Lev Konov to the music of Sergei Prokofiev (op. 18 and op. 22) for solo soprano, children's choir and piano. Act 1: 2 Epigraphs and 38 fleeting pictures, duration - 28 minutes.
• “The Ugly Duckling” Opera-Parable By Andersen For Mezzo-Soprano (Soprano), Three-part Childrens Choir And the Piano *

1 Act: 2 Epigraphs, 38 Theatrical Pictures * Length: Approximately 28 minutes * The opera version (Free transcription) Written by Lev Konov (1996) On music of Sergei Prokofiev: The Ugly Duckling, op. 18 (1914) And Visions Fugitives, op. 22 (1915-1917) * (Vocal score language: Russian, English, German, French)

Photo gallery

Links

• The Complete Works of Andersen. Fairy tales in 7 languages ​​with illustrations, stories, novels, poems, letters, autobiography, photographs, paintings. (Russian) (Ukrainian) (Belorian) (Mongolian) (English) (French) (Spanish)

Biography of Hans Christian Andersen: where did the adult storyteller live? April 2 will mark the 213th anniversary of the writer’s birth. Read what is hidden between the lines of the children's writer in today's article dedicated to the Danish prose writer.

Where did Hans Christian Andersen live?

“Every person’s life is a fairy tale,

written by God"

G. H. Andersen

The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, repeatedly reinterpreted by animators and directors, accompanied adults from the cradle to adulthood. Popular "Mermaid", perished in the sea foam, "The Little Match Girl", whose history makes your blood run cold, "The Girl Who Stepped on Bread" "Red Shoes" and others were dedicated not to children, but to adults who had not lost faith in fairy tales. By rereading the lines of familiar stories, you can find more and more answers to complex life questions.

“Once upon a time there was a troll, furious and despising...”

Not a troll, of course, but its creator - Hans Christian Andersen born and lived in the city of Odense, Danish-Norwegian Union from April 2, 1805 . The father was a shoemaker, and the mother was a laundress. As if descended from the literary stage, the parents gave the boy inexhaustible motives for fairy tales. Hans was a nervous child with poor physical characteristics, so he came home from school beaten. Author of "The Benefits of Magic" Alain Brook conducted research forTheNewYorkTimes about the writer's childhood. It turned out that beatings and physical abuse were normal not only for schoolchildren, but also for teachers who used force as one of the methods of “teaching.”

“There are no fairy tales better than those created by life itself”

G. H. Andersen

Magic surrounded Hans from a young age. Despite his poor origins, there were rumors in the town that Hans belonged to a noble family. In his autobiography, Christian more than once mentioned his friendship with King Federik VII, and then Prince Frits. The author tried to revive the fruit of his fantasies by staging performances at home, from which he received ridicule from his peers.

Hans Andersen: fears, women and fairy tales

Years of bullying and ethereal fantasies turned Hans Christian Andersen into a nervous young man. According to biographers and extracts from the author’s autobiography, it is possible to form a portrait of the storyteller: thin, tall, stooped, with an anxious look. It seemed like he was afraid of everything in the world: dogs, robbery, poisoning, burning in fire, falling out of a window. The last two fears prompted the writer to carry a rope with him everywhere, being equipped in case of an unexpected occurrence. Once the children sent the author a box of chocolates as a gift, but Hans was so afraid of poisoning that he sent the gift to his nieces.

Hans Christian was nearly 40 years old when he first fell in love. In 1840 he met Jenny Lind in Copenhagen. Although the inner world of Hans Andersen was occupied with fairy tales and there could be no talk of any novels, the girl stole the heart of the nervous writer and soon, in 1843 he will write in my diary, as if surprised and delighted at the same time, “I love!”

While developing other aspects of his professional direction, he was interested in creating comedies and plays, and wrote poetry, in particular for Jenny Lind, who soon married another man, not sharing the writer’s passionate love. He tried himself as a novelist, but was remembered among the people as the good old storyteller Hans.

“I was made a writer of my father’s song and the speech of the mad” - wrote G. Andersen. We don’t know whether the speech is in the head or from the environment, but in the gloomy pictures of fairy tales with a bit of hope and immense expanses of purity, the storyteller managed to convey a part of himself.

Hans Christian Andersen, quotes and aphorisms:

• “Life is like a beautiful melody, only the songs are mixed up”;
• “When you move away from the mountains, only then do you see them in their true form. It’s the same with friends.”
• “To live, you need sun, freedom and a small flower.”

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Biography, life story of Hans Christian Andersen

The world famous writer Hans Christian Andersen was born in Denmark in 1805 on April 2 on the island of Funen in the city of Odense. His father, Hans Andersen, was a shoemaker, and his mother, Anna Marie Andersdatter, worked as a laundress. Andersen was not a relative of the king, this is a legend. He himself invented that he was a relative of the king and as a child played with Prince Frits, who later became the king. The source of the legend was Andersen's father, who told him many fairy tales and told the boy that they were relatives of the king. The legend was supported by Andersen himself throughout his life. Everyone believed in her so much that Andersen was allowed to be the only one other than his relatives to visit the king’s coffin.

Andersen studied at a Jewish school because he was afraid to go to a regular school, where children were beaten. Hence his knowledge of Jewish culture and traditions. He grew up as a delicately nervous child. After his father's death in 1816, he had to earn a living by working as an apprentice. In 1819 he went to Copenhagen, buying his first boots. He dreamed of becoming an artist and went to the theater, where he was taken out of pity, but then kicked out after his voice broke. While working in the theater between 1819 and 1822, he received several private lessons in German, Danish and Latin. He began to write tragedies and dramas. After reading his first drama, The Sun of the Elves, the management of the Royal Theater helped Andersen receive a scholarship from the king to study at the gymnasium. He began to study at the gymnasium, where he was cruelly humiliated, since he was 6 years older than his classmates. Inspired by his studies at the gymnasium, he wrote the famous poem “The Dying Child.” Andersen begged his guardian to take him out of the gymnasium, and in 1827 he was sent to a private school. In 1828, Hans Christian Andersen managed to enter the university in Copenhagen. He combined his studies at the university with his activities as a writer. He wrote a vaudeville which was performed at the Royal Theatre. In addition, the first romantic prose was written. Using the fees he received, Andersen went to Germany, where he met several interesting people and wrote many works inspired by the trip.

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In 1867, Hans Christian Andersen received the rank of state councilor and the title of honorary citizen of his hometown of Odense. He was also awarded the Order of Danebrog in Denmark, the Order of the White Falcon First Class in Germany, the Order of the Red Eagle Third Class in Prussia, and the Order of St. Olav in Norway. In 1875, by order of the king, it was announced on the writer’s birthday that a monument to Andersen would be erected in Copenhagen in the royal garden. The writer did not like the models of several monuments where he was surrounded by children. Andersen did not consider himself a children's writer and did not value his fairy tales, but continued to write more and more. He never married or had children. In 1872 he wrote his last fairy tale for Christmas. This year, an accident happened to the writer; he fell out of bed and was seriously injured. He was treated for this injury for the last three years of his life. He spent the summer of 1975 at his friends' villa, being seriously ill. On August 4, 1875, Andersen died in Copenhagen, the day of his funeral was declared a national day of mourning in Denmark. The royal family attended the writer's funeral service. In 1913, the famous monument to the Little Mermaid was erected in Copenhagen, which has since been considered a symbol of Denmark. In Denmark, two museums are dedicated to Hans Christian Andersen - in Ourense and Copenhagen. Hans Christian's birthday, April 2, has long been celebrated as International Children's Book Day. Since 1956, the International Children's Book Council has awarded each year the Hans Christian Andersen Gold Medal, the highest international award in contemporary children's literature.

A brief biography of Andersen would be incomplete without a description of his early years. The boy was born on April 2 (April 15), 1805. He lived in a rather poor family. His father worked as a shoemaker, and his mother as a laundress.

Young Hans was a rather vulnerable child. In educational institutions of that time, physical punishment was often used, so the fear of studying did not leave Andersen. In this regard, his mother sent him to a charity school, where the teachers were more loyal. The head of this educational institution was Fedder Carstens.

Already in his teens, Hans moved to Copenhagen. The young man did not hide from his parents that he was going to the big city for fame. Some time later, he ended up at the Royal Theater. There he played supporting roles. Those around him, paying tribute to the guy’s zeal, allowed him to study at school for free. Subsequently, Andersen recalled this time as one of the most terrible in his biography. The reason for this was the strict rector of the school. Hans completed his studies only in 1827.

The beginning of a literary journey

Hans Christian Andersen's biography was greatly influenced by his work. His first work was published in 1829. This is an incredible story called “A Walking Journey from the Holmen Canal to the Eastern End of Amager.” This story was a success and brought Hans considerable popularity.

Until the mid-1830s, Andersen practically did not write. It was during these years that he received an allowance that allowed him to travel for the first time. At this time, the writer seemed to have a second wind. In 1835, “Fairy Tales” appeared, which brought the author’s fame to a new level. Subsequently, it was works for children that became Andersen’s calling card.

Creativity flourishes

In the 1840s, Hans Christian was completely absorbed in writing The Picture Book Without Pictures. This work only confirms the writer's talent. At the same time, “Fairy Tales” are also gaining more and more popularity. He returns to them more than once. He began working on the second volume in 1838. He began the third in 1845. During this period of his life, Andersen had already become a popular author.

Towards the end of the 1840s and beyond, he sought self-development and tried himself as a novelist. A summary of his works arouses curiosity among readers. However, for the general public, Hans Christian Andersen will forever remain a storyteller. To this day, his works inspire a considerable number of people. And individual works are studied in 5th grade. Nowadays, one cannot fail to note the accessibility of Andersen’s works. Now his works can be simply downloaded.

Last years

In 1871, the writer attended the premiere of a ballet based on his works. Despite the failure, Andersen helped ensure that his friend, choreographer Augustin Bournonville, was awarded the prize. He wrote his last story on Christmas Day 1872.

That same year, the writer fell out of bed at night and was injured. This injury became decisive in his fate. Hans held out for another 3 years, but was never able to recover from this incident. August 4 (August 17), 1875, became the last day of the life of the famous storyteller. Andersen was buried in Copenhagen.

Other biography options

• The writer did not like being classified as a children's author. He assured that his stories were dedicated to both young and adult readers. Hans Christian even abandoned the original layout of his monument, where children were present.
• Even in his later years the author made many spelling mistakes.
• The writer had a personal autograph