Han Christian AndersonDorothy Moeolo

Autobiography Slide

Hans Christian Anderson is a Danish author and a poet noted for children stories. Hans Christian Anderson was one of Denmark’s famous authors and is very well known for his children literature. Anderson was born in Odense on April 2, 1805. He is the son of a shoemaker, Hans Anderson and Anne Marie Andersdatter. Obviously he was named after his father who sadly passed away when Anderson was at age 11. He attended a city school for poor children and left Odense at age 14 in search of a career as an artist in Copenhagen. After years of disappointments, Anderson finally got his first break. In 1829, his first play, Love in St. Nicolai Church, was produced. Several years has pasted, his reputation mostly relied on his played until they were no longer produced. So then he started writing books and novels. He published one of his first of a 156 fairytale in 1835 and continued writing them until he died. Anderson was a sensitive man who eagerly sought fame and success.

Survey SlideList of Books Published date Yes No

The Little Match Girl 1848 15 5

Angel 1843 8 12 The Bell 1845 10 10

The Little Mermaid 1836 20 0 The Snow Queen 1844 13 7

The Ugly Duckling 1844 15 5

The Old House 1847 9 11

The Emperor’s Clothes 1837 8 12

The Galoshes of Fortune 1838 0 20

Sandman 1841 9 11 The Fir Tree 1844 7 13

The Princess and the Pea 1835 16 4

The Happy Family 1847 1 19The Ice Maiden 1861 6 14The Red Shoes 1845 5 15

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