hcandersen.dk
All fairy tales and stories in a new English translation plus much more
Hcandersen.dk provides English readers with a new and much-needed translation of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales and Stories. It includes several stories beyond the classical 157 tales and preserves many of the nuances and layers for adult readers that have so often been lost in prior translations.
The site also contains original Danish versions of the complete works of Hans Christian Andersen. Hcandersen.dk is curated by experts from The Hans Christian Andersen Center at the University of Southern Denmark in Andersen’s home town, Odense.
Enjoy the reading!
Fairy Tales and Stories
The top ten tales
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
35 min read time
Far out at sea the water is as blue as the petals of the loveliest cornflower an…
The Steadfast Tin-Soldier
The Steadfast Tin-Soldier
6 min read time
There were once twenty-five tin-soldiers – they were brothers every one of them,…
The Emperor’s New Clothes
The Emperor’s New Clothes
9 min read time
Many years ago there lived an emperor who was so terribly fond of beautiful new …
The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling
14 min read time
It was so delightful out in the country; it was summer, the corn stood yellow, t…
The Princess on the Pea
The Princess on the Pea
3 min read time
There was once a prince; he wanted a princess for himself, but she had to be a r…
The Tinder-Box
The Tinder-Box
12 min read time
A soldier came marching along the highway: left, right! left, right! He had his …
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen
42 min read time
Now, look! Time to start. When we’re at the end of the story we’ll know more tha…
Little Claus and Big Claus
Little Claus and Big Claus
17 min read time
In a town there once lived two men who had exactly the same name, Claus, but the…
The Nightingale
The Nightingale
15 min read time
In China, as you well know, the emperor is Chinese, and all those he has around …
The Swineherd
The Swineherd
6 min read time
There was once a poor prince; he had a kingdom that was quite small, though it w…