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MYSTAGOGY: What Hans Christian Andersen Said About Greek Easter Writers And Poets, Denmark History, Hans Christian Anderson, Greek Easter, Christ Is Risen, Hermann Hesse, Bridget Jones, Hans Christian Andersen, Eastern Orthodox

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a prolific Danish author and poet, who "introduced the idea of fantasy into children's stories, preparing the climate for Lewis Carroll in the 1860's. And in creating a separate children's world of talking toys and animals, he had a profound effect on later classics of childhood, such as 'The Wind in the Willows' and 'Winnie the Pooh'." (Hans Christian Andersen: The Life of a Storyteller) Below is an excerpt from Hans Christian Andersen’s travel…

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Hans Christian Andersen Odense, Sandra Cisneros, Hans Andersen, Hans Christian Anderson, Literary Genre, Children’s Literature, Modern Fairytale, Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian

Hans Christan Andersen (1805-1875), known as the father of the modern fairy tale, was forced to go to work at the age of eleven, when his father died insane. Hans was apprenticed to a weaver and tailor in Odense and later worked at a tobacco factory. He had a high pitched voice and effeminate mannerisms, and once his trousers were pulled down when other workers suspected that he was a girl. At the age of 14 Andersen left Odense for Copenhagen to seek a career as a singer, dancer or an actor…

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Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, best known for his genre defining fairy tales. His work includes Thumbelina, The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling and The Little Mermaid - stories that are still delighting children to this day. Many have been adapted as Classic Disney films. A guaranteed genuine half inch strand of Hans Christian Anderson's hair. Superb provenance; the hair originates from the famed collection of Margaretta Pierrepont, wife of President Ulysses S…

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