The prolific Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen died 150 years ago, yet fairy tales like "The Little Mermaid" and "The ...

Everyone went quiet; 20 pairs of eyes — thrilled, exhilarated, confused — were turned on me. The teacher led me gently from ...

Had Anderson been as handsome as Danny Kaye, who played him in the Hollywood musical Hans Christian Andersen (1952), he would ...

The short story tells the tale of how a tallow candle seeks help from a tinder box to be able to ignite itself. A senior curator at the Hans Christian Andersen Museum in Odense said the work is ...

A dedication written on the document later in blue ink reads: “To P Plum from his friend Bunkeflod.” If this is indeed Andersen’s first ever fairy tale, it certainly wasn’t his last.

About the Album: Years after playing the famed fairy-tale creator onscreen, Kaye recorded a much-loved album of Hans Christian Andersen's stories. He also recorded a Grimm collection in the early ...

Entertainment Theater Dacha Theatre’s newest play riffs on Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales July 14, 2023 at 6:00 am Updated July 14, 2023 at 6:00 am ...

On his journey, the writer meets a janitor and a dog, who play significant roles in his experience. The name Andersen in the title of the performance refers to Hans Christian Andersen, the writer of ...