Hans Christian Andersen(1805-1875) One of the world's great story-tellers, Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark. After his father's death he worked in a factory, but soon displayed a talent for poetry. He became known by his "Walk to Amager", a literary satire in the form of a humorous narrative. In 1830 he published the first collected volume of his Poems, and in 1831 a second, under the title of "Fantasies and Sketches". He wrote many other works, but it is such fairy-tales as "The Tin Soldier", "The Tinderbox" and "The Ugly Duckling"that have gained him lasting fame and delighted children throughout the world.
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