HANS Christian Andersen was a sweet old man who wrote fairytales for kids. He was also really strange. Here’s what you never knew about the beloved children’s author. Well, for a start, quite a few ...

Danish historian Esben Brage has discovered a previously unknown story written by Hans Christian Andersen, the 19 th-century author responsible for such children’s classics as “The Little Mermaid,” ...

"It does not matter in the least having been born in a duckyard if only you come out of a swan's egg." -- "The Ugly Duckling" Hans Christian Andersen, the only child of a poor shoemaker and an ...

A biographer of fairy tale master Hans Christian Andersen has discovered the only known letter written by the Danish author to his mother, the Royal Library reported Thursday. "Although we know that ...

Danish biographer Andersen (no relation to his subject) provides a fascinating backdrop for the life of the acclaimed fairy tale writer on the 200th anniversary of his birth. The biography opens with ...

Dougray Scott (“Mission: Impossible 2,” “Desperate Housewives”) will embody iconic Danish author Hans Christian Andersen in “Fairytale Detective,” a new crime drama series from writer Brendan Foley ...

It's my favorite of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales. It's also the strangest, and the one he wrote the fastest — in a rare burst of inspiration. It's "The Snow Queen" — a tale that took just ...

Two new middle grade novels insist Hans Christian Andersen got it all wrong. From “The Little Match Girl Strikes Back.”Credit...Lauren Child Supported by By Jennifer Howard One might think Hans ...

The modern fairytale of the Little Mermaid we know from Disney is pretty charming, if a bit demented. Cute redhead with an obsession with the human world and some musical sidekicks rises to the ...