Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection.
Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. (Danish: Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. Første Samling.) is a collection of nine fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. The tales were published in a series of three installments by C. A. Reitzel between May 1835 and April 1837, and represent Andersen's first venture into the fairy tale genre.
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| Author | Hans Christian Andersen |
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| Original title | Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. Første Samling. |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
| Genre | Literary fairy tale |
| Publisher | C. A. Reitzel |
Publication date | 8 May 1835 – 7 April 1837 |
| Media type | Fairy tale collection |
The nine tales of the three booklets were collected together and published in one volume and sold at seventy-two shillings. A title page, a table of contents, and a preface by Andersen were published in the volume.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- Wullschlager 2002, p. 178
- Wullschlager 2002, p. 150
- Frank & Frank 2005, p. 13
- Frank, Diane Crone; Frank, Jeffrey (2005) [2003], The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen, Durham and London: Duke University Press, ISBN 0-8223-3693-6
- Wullschlager, Jackie (2002) [2000], Hans Christian Andersen: The Life of a Storyteller, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-91747-9
External links
- The Hans Christian Andersen Center: A website devoted to Andersen's life and works maintained by The University of Southern Denmark.
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