![]() ![]() The Library of Congress has a number of Hans Christian Andersen’s manuscripts that can be viewed and also downloaded. There are also numerous links to the primary sources themselves. This blog post from the Library of Congress shares more about the paperwork, scrapbooks, cutouts, and billedbog (a Danish word for picture book) that were created by Hans Christian Andersen and some collaborators. ![]() Andersen also wrote novels, poems, plays, travel descriptions, and he created travel illustrations, drawings, and artistic paper cuts (using a surprisingly large pair of scissors!) Expressions such as “an ugly duckling” and “the emperor’s new clothes” are based on Andersen’s tales of the same names. ![]() Hans Christian Andersen is known for his stories like The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Princess and the Pea. ![]() Hans Christian Andersen is often referred to as the “father of modern fantasy.” Centuries after his birth, Andersen’s tales are still enjoyed by both young and old alike. On this day in 1835, the first installment of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales was published by C. ![]()
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