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Not a fan of Hans Christian Anderson at all. Most of his stories were short and pointless and the ones with morals made me feel like I was being preached to. I just can't get with the religious tone of his stories or the weird way women are treated like the little mermaid sacrificing herself off the boat, or the prince who tries to court the emperor's daughter but she rejects him so he pretends to be a swine herder and tricks her into getting disowned with him for kissing him and then basically [...]
I tried to read this book, front to back, as the 800 page book I read for the 2017 Advanced Popsugar Challenge. However, after months of struggle, I decided it wasn't worth it, and I continued flipping through it to just read stories that appealed to me. With 100+ writings, and some of them quite long, not all of them are winners or well known by casual fans. But I found some new favorites, like the story "The Shadow," and I look forward to returning to the tome to browse the writings again.
Best translation I've read. Really really good.
Hans Christian Andersen often referred to in Scandinavia as H C Andersen April 2, 1805 August 4, 1875 was a Danish author and poet Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales Andersen s popularity is not limited to children his stories called eventyr, or fairy tales express themes that transcend age and nationality.Andersen s fairy tales, which have been translated into than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West s collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well Some of his most famous fairy tales include The Little Mermaid , The Ugly Duckling , The Nightingale , The Emperor s New Clothes and many His stories have inspired plays, ballets, and both live action and animated films.