"It does not matter in the least having been born in a duckyard if only you come out of a swan's egg." -- "The Ugly Duckling" Hans Christian Andersen, the only child of a poor shoemaker and an ...

Collections of children's classics pay homage to the best of children's literature, folk and fairy tales. Timeless tales continue to thrill each new generation in The Stories of Hans Christian ...

Biography Hans Christian Andersen: European Witness Paul Binding Yale; hdbk, €25, 384 pages Hans Christian Andersen On June 11 1857, Hans Christian Andersen arrived at Charles Dickens's house, having ...

Danish biographer Andersen (no relation to his subject) provides a fascinating backdrop for the life of the acclaimed fairy tale writer on the 200th anniversary of his birth. The biography opens with ...

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN: A New Life. By Jens Andersen. Translated by Tiina Nunnally. Overlook, 608 pp. $37.50. This year adults and children will be asked to doff their hats for the 200th anniversary ...

Since 1851, more than 200,000 people have been the subjects of obituaries in The New York Times. This summer we revisited many of these memorable lives. Send us your feedback. Hans Christian Andersen, ...

Has any great writer waited as long as Hans Christian Andersen has to be taken seriously? His fame is universal, and his contributions to Western culture can be seen all around us on an almost daily ...