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Myth & Legend FictionFae & Fairy FictionClassic Fantasy

Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales

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  • 1846 first published
  • 250 pages
  • ★ 3.9 (27 ratings)
  • 298 editions
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Hans Christian Andersen's Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales (1846) is a mythic fiction and fae fiction novel. The story is set in Denmark and Germany. Characters include H. C. Andersen (1805-1875). It deals with miniature books, specimens, Basic English and Folklore.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 27 ratings, and 377 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 298 editions across 20 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 2,280 times in the last 30 days.

At about 250 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours. It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

About Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales

Sixteen tales including "Little Claus and Big Claus," "Father's Always Right," and "The Goblin and the Grocer."
Description from Open Library

Opening line

“A SOLDIER came marching down the road-left, right! left, right!”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • H. C. Andersen (1805-1875)

Subjects

  • Miniature books
  • Specimens
  • Basic English
  • Folklore
  • Denmark
  • Children's stories, Danish
  • Translations from Danish
  • Contes de fées
  • Children's stories, English
  • Open_syllabus_project
  • Children's stories
  • Texts
  • Fairy tales
  • Children's fiction
  • Continental european fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Contes de fěs

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales?

Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales was written by Hans Christian Andersen and first published in 1846.

What genre is Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales?

It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction, Fae & Fairy Fiction, Classic Fantasy and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

How long is Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales?

The median edition has 250 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

What books are similar to Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales?

Readers who like it often enjoy The king of the Golden River; or, The black brothers, The Wind in the Willows and Kinder- und Hausmärchen.

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