Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, the son of a shoemaker. His early life was wretched, but he was adopted by a patron and became a short story writer, novelist and playwright, though he remains best known for his magical fairy tales.
For 150 years his stories have been delighting both adults and children. Packed with a light-hearted whimsy combined with a mature wisdom, they are as entrancing as ever. He published his first story at 17. In all, he wrote more than 150 stories before his death in 1875.
Andersen’s stories began to be translated into English as early as 1846. Since then, numerous editions, and more recently Hollywood songs and a Disney cartoon, have helped to ensure the continuing popularity of the stories in the English-speaking world.
Among his most well known stories are The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, The Emperor’s New Clothes, and The Ugly Duckling.
Fairy Tales and Short Stories
- A Cheerful Temper by Hans Christian Andersen
- A Great Grief by Hans Christian Andersen
- A Leaf from Heaven by Hans Christian Andersen
- A Story by Hans Christian Andersen
- Anne Lisbeth by Hans Christian Andersen
- Beauty of Form and Beauty of Mind by Hans Christian Andersen
- By the Almshouse Window by Hans Christian Andersen
- Children’s Prattle by Hans Christian Andersen
- Delaying Is Not Forgetting by Hans Christian Andersen
- Elder-tree Mother by Hans Christian Andersen
- Grandmother by Hans Christian Andersen
- Holger Danske by Hans Christian Andersen
- Ib and Little Christina by Hans Christian Andersen
- Jack the Dullard by Hans Christian Andersen
- Little Claus and Big Claus by Hans Christian Andersen
- Little Ida’s Flowers by Hans Christian Andersen
- Little Tuk by Hans Christian Andersen
- Ole-Luk-Oie, the Dream-God by Hans Christian Andersen
- She was Good for Nothing by Hans Christian Andersen
- Sunshine Stories by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Angel by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Beetle Who Went on His Travels by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Bell by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Bell-Deep by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Bird of Popular Song by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Bishop of Borglum and his Warriors by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Bottle Neck by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Buckwheat by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Butterfly by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Child in the Grave by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Conceited Apple-branch by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Daisy by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Darning-Needle by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Drop of Water by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Dryad by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Dumb Book by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Elf of the Rose by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Elfin Hill by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Emperor’s New Suit by Hans Christian Andersen
- The False Collar by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Farmyard Cock and the Weathercock by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Flax by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Flying Trunk by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Galoshes of Fortune by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Garden of Paradise by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Goblin and the Huckster by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Golden Treasure by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Greenies by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Happy Family by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Ice Maiden by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Jewish Maiden by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Jumper by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Last Dream of the Old Oak by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Last Pearl by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Leap Frog by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Leaping Match by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Little Elder Tree Mother by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Loveliest Rose in the World by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Loving Pair by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Money Box by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Naughty Boy by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Old House by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Real Princess by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Roses and the Sparrows by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Shadow by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Shepherd’s Story of the Bond of Friendship by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Story of a Mother by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Swineherd by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Tinderbox by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Wind’s Tale by Hans Christian Andersen
- Thumbelina by Hans Christian Andersen