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Hans Christian Andersen (often referred to in Scandinavia as H.C. Andersen) was a Danish author and poet. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories — called eventyr, or "fairy-tales" — express themes that transcend age and nationality.
Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. Some of his most famous fairy tales include "The Little Mermaid", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Nightingale", "The Emperor's New Clothes" and many more. His stories have inspired plays, ballets, and both live-action and animated films.
Underneath is the complete list of Andersen’s 168 tales, in the chronological order of their original publication. Title variations and Danish equivalents may be found in the cross reference.
Andersen’s tale “Danish Popular Legends” was first published in The Riverside Magazine for Young People, Vol. IV, pp. 470-474, New York, October 1870. It has never been published in Denmark. The hypertext is based on an etext found in the Andersen Homepage of the Danish National Literary Archive.
Chronological List
# 1835 The Tinder-Box
# 1835 Little Claus and Big Claus
# 1835 The Princess and the Pea
# 1835 Little Ida’s Flowers
# 1835 Little Tiny or Thumbelina
+ 1835 The Saucy Boy
# 1835 The Travelling Companion
· 1836 This Fable Is Intended for You
· 1836 The Talisman
1836 God Can Never Die
# 1836 The Little Mermaid
# 1837 The Emperor’s New Suit
+ 1838 The Goloshes of Fortune
· 1838 The Daisy
# 1838 The Brave Tin Soldier
# 1838 The Wild Swans
# 1838 The Garden of Paradise
# 1838 The Flying Trunk
# 1838 The Storks
· 1839 The Elf of the Rose
· 1840 What the Moon Saw
· 1840 The Wicked Prince
· 1842 The Metal Pig
· 1842 The Shepherd’s Story of the Bond of Friendship
· 1842 A Rose from Homer’s Grave
# 1842 The Buckwheat
# 1842 Ole-Luk-Oie, the Dream-God
# 1842 The Swineherd
· 1844 The Angel
# 1844 The Nightingale
# 1844 The Ugly Duckling
# 1844 The Top and Ball
# 1845 The Fir Tree
# 1845 The Snow Queen
· 1845 The Little Elder-Tree Mother
# 1845 The Elfin Hill
# 1845 The Red Shoes
+ 1845 The Jumper
# 1845 The Shepherdess and the Sweep
· 1845 Holger Danske
+ 1845 The Bell
· 1845 Grandmother
# 1846 The Darning-Needle
# 1846 The Little Match-Seller
· 1847 The Sunbeam and the Captive
· 1847 By the Almshouse Window
· 1847 The Old Street Lamp
· 1847 The Neighbouring Families
· 1847 Little Tuk
# 1847 The Shadow
# 1848 The Old House
+ 1848 The Drop of Water
# 1848 The Happy Family
+ 1848 The Story of a Mother
# 1848 The Shirt-Collar
· 1849 The Flax
· 1850 The Phoenix Bird
· 1851 A Story
1851 The Pigs
· 1851 The Puppet-Show Man
· 1851 The Dumb Book
· 1852 The Old Grave-Stone
+ 1852 The Conceited Apple-Branch
· 1852 The Loveliest Rose in the World
+ 1852 In a Thousand Years
· 1852 The Swan’s Nest
· 1852 The Story of the Year
· 1852 On Judgment Day
+ 1852 “There Is No Doubt About It.”
+ 1852 A Cheerful Temper
+ 1853 A Great Grief
+ 1853 Everything in the Right Place
+ 1853 The Goblin and the Huckster
· 1853 Under the Willow-tree
· 1853 The Pea Blossom
· 1853 She Was Good for Nothing
· 1854 The Last Pearl
· 1854 Two Maidens
· 1855 “In the Uttermost Parts of the Sea”
· 1855 The Money-Box
· 1855 A Leaf from Heaven
+ 1855 Jack the Dullard
· 1855 Ib and Little Christina
· 1856 The Thorny Road of Honor
· 1856 The Jewish Maiden
· 1857 The Bell-Deep
· 1857 A String of Pearls
· 1858 The Bottle Neck
+ 1858 Soup from a Sausage Skewer
· 1858 The Old Bachelor’s Nightcap
· 1858 Something
· 1858 The Last Dream of the Old Oak
1858 The A-B-C Book
+ 1858 The Marsh King’s Daughter
· 1858 The Races
· 1859 The Philosopher’s Stone
· 1859 The Story of the Wind
· 1859 The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf
· 1859 Ole the Tower-Keeper
· 1859 Anne Lisbeth
· 1859 Children’s Prattle
· 1859 The Child in the Grave
· 1859 Two Brothers
+ 1860 The Pen and the Inkstand
· 1860 The Farm-Yard Cock and the Weather-Cock
· 1860 Beauty of Form and Beauty of Mind
· 1860 A Story from the Sand-Hills
· 1860 Moving Day
· 1861 The Butterfly
· 1861 The Bishop of Borglum and His Warriors
· 1861 The Mail-Coach Passengers
+ 1861 The Beetle Who Went on His Travels
+ 1861 What the Old Man Does Is Always Right
+ 1861 The Snow Man
· 1861 The Portuguese Duck
· 1861 The New Century’s Goddess
+ 1861 The Ice Maiden
· 1861 The Psyche
+ 1861 The Snail and the Rose-Tree
· 1861 The Old Church Bell
· 1862 The Silver Shilling
· 1863 The Snowdrop
· 1864 The Teapot
· 1865 The Bird of Popular Song
· 1865 “The Will-o-the Wisp Is in the Town”, Says the Moor-Woman
· 1865 The Windmill
· 1865 In the Nursery
· 1865 The Golden Treasure
+ 1865 The Storm Shakes the Shield
· 1866 “Delaying Is Not Forgetting”
· 1866 The Porter’s Son
+ 1866 Our Aunt
· 1866 The Toad
· 1867 Vænø and Glænø
· 1868 The Little Green Ones
· 1868 The Goblin and the Woman(**)
· 1868 Peiter, Peter and Peer
· 1868 Godfather’s Picture Book
· 1868 Which is the Happiest?
· 1868 The Dryad
· 1869 The Days of the Week
· 1869 The Court Cards(**)
· 1869 Luck May Lie in a Pin(*)
· 1869 Sunshine Stories(**)
· 1869 The Comet
+ 1869 The Rags
+ 1869 What One Can Invent
· 1869 The Thistle’s Experiences
· 1869 Poultry Meg’s Family
· 1870 The Candles(*)
· 1870 Great-Grandfather
· 1870 The Most Incredible Thing(*)
1870 Danish Popular Legends
· 1870 What the Whole Family Said
· 1870 Lucky Peer
· 1871 Dance, Dance, Doll of Mine!
· 1871 The Great Sea-Serpent
+ 1871 The Gardener and the Manor
+ 1872 What Old Johanne Told
· 1872 The Gate Key
+ 1872 The Cripple(*)
+ 1872 Aunty Toothache
· 1873 The Flea and the Professor
1926 Croak
1926 The Penman
1949 Folks Say—
1949 The Poor Woman and the Little Canary Bird
1949 Urbanus