List of works by Hans Christian Andersen
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This is a list of published works by Hans Christian Andersen
. The list has been supplemented with a few important posthumous editions of his works; the year given in each entry refers to the first Danish edition.
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...
. The list has been supplemented with a few important posthumous editions of his works; the year given in each entry refers to the first Danish edition.
1820s
- Ungdoms-Forsøg (First attempts) by Villiam Christian Walter (pen name), published at the author's expense 1822.
- Fodreise fra Holmens Canal til Østpynten af Amager i Aarene 1828 og 1829 (A journey on foot from Holmens Canal to the east point of Amager in the years 1828 and 1829), published at the author's expense, 1829.
1830s
- Kjærlighed paa Nicolai Taarn eller Hvad siger Parterret (Love in Nicolai Tower or What says the pit). Heroic vaudeville in one act. C.A. Reitzel Publishers, Copenhagen, 1829.
- Digte (Poems), published at the author's expense, 1830.
- Phantasier og Skizzer (Phantasies and sketches [poems]), published at the author's expense, 1831.
- Skyggebilleder af en Reise til Harzen, det sachsiske Schweiz etc. etc., i Sommeren 1831 (Rambles in the Romantic Regions of the Hartz MountainsHarzThe Harz is the highest mountain range in northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart , latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz...
, Saxon SwitzerlandSaxon SwitzerlandSaxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains....
, &c.), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1831. - Skibet (The ship), a vaudeville in one act - after Scribe's and Mazere's "La Quarantaine"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1831.
- Vignetter til danske Digtere (Vignettes for Danish poets [poems]), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1832 (appeared 24 December 1831).
- Bruden fra Lammermoor (The bride of LammermoorThe Bride of LammermoorThe Bride of Lammermoor is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Scotland in the reign of Queen Anne . The novel tells of a tragic love affair between Lucy Ashton and her family's enemy Edgar Ravenswood. Scott indicated the plot was based on an actual incident...
). Original romantic ballad operaBallad operaThe term ballad opera is used to refer to a genre of English stage entertainment originating in the 18th century and continuing to develop in the following century and later. There are many types of ballad opera...
in four acts, F. Prinzlau Publishers, Copenhagen, 1832. - Ravnen eller Broderprøven (The raven or the fraternal test). Magic opera in three acts, (after Gozzi's tragicomic fairy-taleFairy taleA fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features such folkloric characters, such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments. However, only a small number of the stories refer to fairies...
),Schubothske Boghandel, Copenhagen 1832. - Aarets tolv Maaneder, Tegnede med Blæk og Pen (The twelwe months of the year drawn in ink [poems and lyrical dialogues]), C.A. Reitzel Publishers 1832.
- Dronningen paa 16 Aar (The queen of 16). Drama in two acts, a free translation of Bayard's "La reine de seize ans", Schubothske Boghandel, appeared as no. 47 of Det Kongelige Theaters Repertoire (The Royal TheatreRoyal Danish TheatreThe Royal Danish Theatre is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first serving as the theatre of the king, and then as the theatre of the...
repertoire), 2nd part, 1833. - Samlede Digte (Collected poems), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1833.
- Agnete og Havmanden (Agnete and the Merman). Dramatic poem. Published at the author's expense, 1834 (appeared 23 December 1833).
- The ImprovisatoreThe ImprovisatoreThe Improvisatore is an autobiographical novel by Hans Christian Andersen . First published in 1835, it was an immediate success and is considered to be Andersen's breakthrough...
, C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1835. - Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. - Første Hefte (Fairy-tales told to the children. - First bookletFairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection.Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. consists of nine fairy tales written by Hans Christian Andersen. The tales were published in a series of three installments by C. A...
) ("The Tinder BoxThe Tinder Box"The Tinderbox" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a soldier who acquires a magic tinderbox capable of summoning three powerful dogs to do his bidding. When the soldier has one of the dogs transport a sleeping princess to his room, he is sentenced to death but cunningly...
", "Little Claus and Big Claus", "The Princess on the PeaThe Princess and the Pea"The Princess and the Pea" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a young woman whose royal identity is established by a test of her physical sensitivity. The tale was first published with three others by Andersen in an inexpensive booklet on 8 May 1835 in Copenhagen by C.A...
", "Little Ida's Flowers"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1835. - Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. - Andet Hefte (Fairy-tales told to the children. - Second booklet) ("ThumbelinaThumbelina"Thumbelina" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark with "The Naughty Boy" and "The Traveling Companion" in the second installment of Fairy Tales Told for Children. "Thumbelina" is about a tiny girl and...
", "The Naughty Boy", "The Traveling Companion"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1835. - Sangene i Festen paa Kenilworth (Songs from the party at Kenilworth), a romantic opera in three acts, C.A. Reitzel Publishers 1836.
- Skilles og mødes. Original dramatisk Digtning i to Afdelinger. - Første Afdeling: Spanierne i Odense. Vaudeville i een Act. Anden Afdeling: Fem og tyve Aar derefter. Vaudeville i een Act (Parting and meeting. Original drama in two parts. - First part: The Spaniards in Odense. Vaudeville in one act. Second part: Twenty-five years later. Vaudeville in one act).Schubothe Publishers, appeared as no. 76 of Det Kongelige Theaters Repertoire, 4th part, 1836.
- O. T. Original novel in two parts, C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1836.
- Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. - Tredie Hefte (Fairy-tales told to the children. - Third booklet) ("The Little MermaidThe Little Mermaid"The Little Mermaid" is a popular fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince...
", "The Emperor's New ClothesThe Emperor's New Clothes"The Emperor's New Clothes" is a short tale by Hans Christian Andersen about two weavers who promise an Emperor a new suit of clothes that is invisible to those unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent...
"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1837. - Only a Fiddler. Novel in three volumes, C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1837.
- Tre Digtninger. - Lykkens Kalosker. En rigtig Soldat. Det har Zombien gjort. (Three poetical works. The Galoshes of FortuneThe Galoshes of Fortune"The Galoshes of Fortune" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark on 19 May 1838 with "The True Soldier" and "That was Done by the Zombie" in "Three Poetical Works".Reitzel paid Andersen 40 rixdollars for the story. In the tale,...
[tale]. A true soldier [short one act verse play]. That was Done by the Zombie [poem]). C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1838. - Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. - Ny Samling. Første Hefte (Fairy-tales told to the children. - New collection. First booklet) ("The Daisy", "The Steadfast Tin SoldierThe Steadfast Tin Soldier"The Steadfast Tin Soldier" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tin soldier's love for a paper ballerina. After several adventures, the tin soldier perishes in a fire with the ballerina. The tale was first published in Copenhagen by C.A...
", "The Wild SwansThe Wild Swans"The Wild Swans" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a princess who rescues her eleven brothers from a spell cast by an evil queen....
"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1838. - Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. - Ny Samling. Andet Hefte (Fairy-tales told to the children. - New collection. Second booklet) ("The Garden of ParadiseThe Garden of Paradise"The Garden of Paradise" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen first published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark on 19 October 1839 with "The Flying Trunk" and "The Storks" in the second booklet of Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection. King Max read and liked the tale...
", "The Flying TrunkThe Flying Trunk"The Flying Trunk" is a fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young man who has a flying trunk that carries him to Turkey where he visits the Sultan's daughter...
", "The Storks"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers 1839. - Den Usynlige paa Sprogø (The invisible person on Sprogø). Dramatic joke, in one act, with choruses and songs), Schubothes Boghandling, appeared as no. 113 of Det Kongelige Theaters Repertoire, 5th part, 1839.
- A Picture BookPicture BookPicture Book was a BBC TV series that first appeared in 1955. It was the Monday programme in the Watch with Mother cycle and was created by Freda Lingstrom. It was initially introduced by Patricia Driscoll. The programme encouraged children to make things...
without Pictures [little lyrical prose sketches, in this edition the first 20 "evenings"; later editions supplemented to 33 "evenings" in all], C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1839.
1840s
- Mulatten (The Mulatto). Original romantic drama, published at the author's expense, 1840. (2nd imprint one month later, also 1840, C.A. Reitzel Publishers).
- En Comedie i det Grønne, Vaudeville i een Akt efter det gamle Lystspil: "Skuespilleren imod sin Villie" (An open-air comedy; vaudeville in one act after the old ballad opera: "Actor against his Will", appeared as no. 124 of Det Kongelige Theaters Repertoire, 6th part, 1840.
- Maurerpigen (The Moorish Girl). Original tragedy in five acts, published at the author's expense, 1840.
- Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. - Ny Samling. Tredie Hefte (Fairy-tales told to the children. - New collection. Third booklet) ("Ole Lukoie", "The Rose Elf", "The SwineherdThe Swineherd"The Swineherd" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a prince who disguises himself as a swineherd to woo an arrogant princess. The tale was first published 20 December 1841 by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark in Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection. The...
", "The Buckwheat"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1842 (appeared 20 December 1841). - A Poet's Bazaar [travel book]), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1842.
- Nye Eventyr (New fairy-tales)New Fairy Tales (1844)New Fairy Tales is a collection of four fairy tales written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark on 10 November 1843. As was customary at the time however, the title page is dated 1844. The tales are completely Andersen's invention, owe no debt to folk...
("The AngelThe Angel"The Angel" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about an angel and a dead child gathering flowers to carry to Heaven. The tale was first published with three others in New Fairy Tales by C.A. Reitzel in November 1843. The four tales were received by the Danish critics with great...
", "The Nightingale", "The SweetheartsThe Sweethearts; or, The Top and the Ball"The Sweethearts; or, The Top and the Ball" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about the unrequited love a mahogany top suffers for a leather ball. It is likely the tale's inspiration lies in Andersen’s youthful relationship with Riborg Voight, a woman who declined his marriage...
", "The Ugly DucklingThe Ugly Duckling"The Ugly Duckling" is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen . The story tells of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from his neighbors until, much to his delight , he matures into a beautiful swan, the most beautiful bird of all...
"). C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1843. - Kongen drømmer (The king dreams). Original romantic drama in one act (anon.). C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1844.
- Nye Eventyr. - Anden Samling: Grantræet - Sneedronningen, (New fairy-tales. - Second collection: The Fir Tree - The Snow QueenThe Snow QueenThe Snow Queen is a fairy tale by author Hans Christian Andersen . The tale was first published in 1845, and centers on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by a little boy and girl, Kai and Gerda....
) C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1845 (appeared 21 December 1844). - Lykkens Blomst (The flower of happiness). Magic comedy in two acts,C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1845.
- Nye Eventyr. - Tredie Samling (New fairy-tales. - Third collection) ("The Elf MoundThe Elf Mound"The Elf Mound" is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen . The tale is about a feast held in an elf mound for the Goblin Chief of Norway and his two sons, both of whom are expected to select elf brides. The tale was published in Copenhagen, Denmark by C.A...
", "The Red ShoesThe Red Shoes (fairy tale)"The Red Shoes" is a fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen first published by C.A. Reitzel in Copenhagen 7 April 1845 in New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Third Collection. 1845....
", "The Jumpers", "The Shepherdess and the Chimney SweepThe Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep"The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep" is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen . The tale follows the romance between a china shepherdess and a china chimney sweep who are threatened by a carved mahogany satyr who wants the shepherdess for his wife...
", "Holger DanskeHolger DanskeHolger Danske, or Ogier the Dane, is a legendary character appearing in medieval chansons de geste.Holger Danske may also refer to:*Holger Danske a Danish resistance group of World War II...
"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1845. - Liden Kirsten (Little Kirsten), original romantic ballad opera in one act, published at the author's expense, 1846.
- Digte, gamle og nye (Poems old and new), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1847 (appeared 26 December 1846).
- Das Märchen meines Lebens ohne Dichtung (The Fairy Tale of My Life), autobiography, printed as vols. I and II of Andersen's Gesammelte Werke - according to the contract planned to comprise 30 volumes, but with later supplements the work grew to a total of 50 volumes - which began to appear in 1847; Carl B. Lorck Publishers, Leipzig. The Danish original manuscript was first published by Helge Topsøe-Jensen: Mit eget Eventyr uden Digtning), Nyt Nordisk Forlag/Arnold Busck Publishers, Copenhagen 1942.
- Nye Eventyr. - Andet Bind. Første Samling (New fairy-tales. - Second volume. First collection) ("The Old Street Lamp", "The Neighbouring Families", "The Darning Needle", "Little Tuk", "The ShadowThe Shadow (fairy tale)"The Shadow" is a fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The tale was first published in 1847.- Plot summary :Once a learned man from the northern regions of Europe went on a voyage south. One night, he sat on his terrace, while the fire behind him cast his shadow on the...
), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1847. - Ahasverus [philosophical-historical work in the form of a lyrical dialogue], C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1848 (appeared 16 December 1847).
- A Christmas Greeting to My English Friends (five new stories published for the first time. See below: Nye Eventyr (New fairy-tales). Also contains "The Old Street Lamp" and "The Shadow", which had already been published in Danish), translated by Charles Beckwith Lohmeyer. Richard BentleyRichard BentleyRichard Bentley was an English classical scholar, critic, and theologian. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge....
, London, 1847. - Nye Eventyr. - Andet Bind. Anden Samling (New fairy-tales. - Second volume. Second collection) ("The Old House", "The Drop of Water", "The Little Match Girl", "The Happy Family", "The Story of a Mother", "The Shirt Collar"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1848.
- The Two BaronessesThe Two BaronessesThe Two Baronesses is an 1848 novel by Hans Christian Andersen, translated into English by Charles Beckwith Lohmeyer. It was published first in translation for legal protection against piracy, which caused a misunderstanding that Andersen wrote it in English....
(novel; first published in England), translated by Charles Beckwith Lohmeyer. Richard Bentley, London, 1848. - De to Baronesser (Danish ed. of The Two Baronesses). Novel in three parts, C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1848.
- Kunstens Dannevirke (The Dannevirke of art). Prelude at the centenary celebrations of the Royal Danish TheatreRoyal Danish TheatreThe Royal Danish Theatre is both the national Danish performing arts institution and a name used to refer to its old purpose-built venue from 1874 located on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. The theatre was founded in 1748, first serving as the theatre of the king, and then as the theatre of the...
in 1848,C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1848. [NB! Dannevirke: historical fortifications south of Denmark] - Brylluppet ved Como-Søen (The wedding at Lake ComoLake ComoLake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore...
). Opera in three acts. The material taken from some chapters in Manzoni's novel "I promessi sposi". C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1849. - 6 Characteerstykker componerede som Studier for Pianoforte (6 character studies composed for pianoforte), by J.P.E. Hartmann, booklets 1-2, opus 50 (with introductory verses by Hans Christian Andersen for each piano composition). C.C. Lose & Delbanco, Copenhagen, 1849.
- H.C. Andersen's Eventyr (Hans Christian Andersen's fairy-tales). With 125 illustrations after the original drawings by V. Pedersen, woodcuts by Ed. Kretzschmar [in Leipzig], C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1850 (appeared in five booklets from August to December 1849. First illustrated book edition in Denmark. The illustrations by Vilhelm Pedersen were originally made for an edition from Carl B. Lorck's publishing house in Leipzig: Gesammelte Märchen. Mit 112 Illustrationen nach Originalzeichnungen von V. Pedersen. Im Holz geschnitten von Ed. Kretzschmar. Leipzig 1849 (appeared December 1848)).
1850s
- Meer end Perler og Guld (More than pearls and gold), a fairy-tale comedy in four acts. A free adaptation from F. Raimund and the "Arabian Nights", C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1849.
- En Nat i Roeskilde (A night in Roskilde). A vaudeville in one act. Based on Warin [Charles Varin] and Lefèvre's "Une chambre à deux lits", C.A. Reitzel Publishers 1850.
- Ole Lukøie (Ole Lukoie). Fairy-tale comedy in three acts, C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1850.
- Den nye Barselstue (literally: the new lying-in room). Original comedy in one act, C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1850. [NB. This defies translation. The title alludes to a comedy by Holberg ridiculing the Danish practice of paying visits to a new mother shortly after the birth of her child].
- Julehilsen til Store og Smaae fra danske Componister (A Christmas greeting for adults and children from Danish composers). Third volume, 1851. Contains 6 little verses by Hans Christian Andersen as introductions to each of the 6 piano compositions (by the composers Niels W. GadeNiels Wilhelm GadeNiels Wilhelm Gade was a Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher. He is considered the most important Danish musician of his day.-Biography:...
, J.P.E. Hartmann, Eduard Helsted, Emil Hornemann the Elder, H.S. Paulli and Anton Rée), published by C.C. Lose & Delbanco, Copenhagen (appeared December 1850). - Fædrelandske Vers og Sange under Krigen (Patriotic verses and songs from the War [The Three Years' War 1848-50 about the attachment to Denmark of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein]). Published together at the author's expense for the benefit of the wounded and bereaved, 1851.
- I Sverrig, C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1851. Pictures of Sweden [travel book], translated by Charles Beckwith Lohmeyer. Richard Bentley, London, 1851.
- Hyldemoer (The Elder Tree Mother). Phantasy in one act, C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1851.
- Historier (Stories) ("The Story of the Year", "The World's Fairest Rose", "A Picture from the Ramparts", "On Judgement Day", "It's Quite True", "The Swan's Nest", "A Good Humour"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1852.
- Historier. - Anden Samling (Stories. - Second collection) ("Heartache", "Everything in its Proper Place", "The Goblin and the Grocer", "Thousands of Years from Now", "Under The Willow Tree"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1853 (appeared 30 November 1852).
- Nøkken (The Nix), opera in one act, C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1853.
- En Landsbyhistorie (A village story). Popular play in five acts after S.H. Mosenthal's "Der Sonnenwendhof" with additional choruses and songs, the estate and heirs of C.A. Reitzel, 1855.
- H.C. Andersen's Historier (Hans Christian Andersen's stories). With 55 illustrations after the original drawings by V. Pedersen, woodcuts by Ed. Kretzschmar [a reprint of the stories printed till then, but the first edition of the stories with V.P.'s illustrations], the estate and heirs of C.A. Reitzel, 1855.
- Mit Livs Eventyr [autobiography], published as vols. 21 and 22 in the Danish edition of Andersen's Samlede Skrifter (Collected writings), however, also as a separate book edition. The estate and heirs of C.A. Reitzel, 1855. The Fairy Tale of My Life. Translated by R.P. Keigwin. With Illustrations in Colour by Niels Larsen Stevns. British Book Centre, New York/ Maxsons & Co., London/ Nyt Nordisk Forlag. Arnold Busck Publishers, Copenhagen, 1954.
- Novellette i sex Smaastykker for Pianoforte (Six short pieces for pianoforte) by J.P.E. Hartmann with introductory verses by Hans Christian Andersen for each of the 6 piano compositions. C.C. Lose & Delbanco, 1855.
- "At være eller ikke være". Novel in three parts. "To be, or not to be: that is the question". Shakspeare [!], issued as vol. 23 of Samlede Skrifter (Collected works), the estate and heirs of C.A. Reitzel, 1857. To be or not to be? Translated by Anne Bushby. Richard Bentley, London 1857.
- Nye Eventyr og Historier (New fairy-tales and stories) ("Soup on a Sausage Stick", "The Bottle Neck", "The Nightcap of the Peversvend", "Something", "The Old Oak Tree's Last Dream", "The A-B-C Book"), the estate and heirs of C.A. Reitzel, 1858.
- Nye Eventyr og Historier. - Anden Samling (New fairy-tales and stories. - Second collection) ("The Marsh King's Daughter", "The Racers", "The Bell Deep"), the estate and heirs of C.A. Reitzel, 1858.
- Nye Eventyr og Historier. - Tredie Samling (New fairy-tales and stories. - Third collection) ("The Wind Tells about Valdemar Daae and His Daughters", "The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf", "Ole, the Tower Keeper", "Anne Lisbeth", "Children's Prattle", "A String of Pearls"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1859.
- Nye Eventyr og Historier. - Fjerde Samling (New fairy-tales and stories. - Fourth collection) ("Pen and Inkstand", "The Child in the Grave", "The Farmyard Cock and the Weathercock", "Beautiful", "A Story from the Sand Dunes"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1860 (appeared 9 December 1859).
1860s
- Nye Eventyr og Historier. - Anden Række (New fairy-tales and stories. - Second series) ("Twelve by the Mail", "The Beetle", "What the Old Man Does is Always Right", "The Stone of the Wise Man", "The SnowmanThe Snowman (fairy tale)"The Snowman" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a snowman who falls in love with a stove. It was published by C.A. Reitzel in Copenhagen as Sneemanden on 2 March 1861...
", "In the Duck Yard", "The New Century's Goddess"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1861. - Nye Eventyr og Historier. - Anden Række. Anden Samling (New fairy-tales and stories. - Second series. Second collection) ("The Ice Maiden", "The Butterfly", "The Psyche", "The Snail and the Rosebush"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1862 (appeared 25 November 1861).
- In Spain [travel book, published as vol. 24 af Samlede Skrifter(Collected works)], C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1863.
- Paa Langebro (On Langebro), popular comedy with choruses and songs in four acts [not identical with the students' farce Langebro, which Andersen wrote in 1837 for) the Students' Association, but did not have printed]. After Musæus [Musäus] and Kotzebue; (The fairy-tale "Den stumme Kjærlighed" (Mute love)), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1864.
- Han er ikke født (He is not [nobly] born), original comedy in two acts, C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1864.
- Da Spanierne var her (When the Spaniards were here). Original romantic comedy in three acts, C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1865.
- Ravnen (The Raven). Fairy-tale opera in four acts [new version of text and music from the eponymous ballad opera from 1832], C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1865.
- Nye Eventyr og Historier. - Anden Række. Tredie Samling (New fairy-tales and stories. - Second series. Third collection) ("The Will-o'-the-Wisps are in Town", "The Windmill", "The Silver Shilling", "The Bishop of Börglum and his Men", "In the Children's Room", "Golden TreasureGolden TreasureGolden treasure is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen .-Plot summary:There are children born with extraordinary qualities very definite, and this is the case of Peter, who has a great ability for music, especially for the drum...
", "The Storm Shifts the Signboards"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1865. - Nye Eventyr og Historier. - Anden Række. Fjerde Samling (New fairy-tales and stories. - Second series. Fourth collection) ("Kept Secret but not Forgotten", "The Porter's Son", "Moving Day", "The Snowdrop", "Aunty", "The Toad"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1866.
- Fotograferede Børnegrupper (Photographs of groups of children),6 photos by Harald Paetz, with rhymes added by Professor Hans Christian Andersen (published by the photographer), 1866.
- Femten Eventyr og Historier af H.C. Andersen. - Ny Udgave. (Fifteen fairy-tales and stories by Hans Christian Andersen. - New edition). With illustrations by Lorenz Frølich [first edition illustrated by Frølich, who took over from Vilhelm Pedersen], C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1867.
- Kjendte og glemte Digte (1823-1867) (Well-known and forgotten poems (1823-1867)), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1867
- A Visit to Portugal [travel book]), printed with several minor travel sketches and two biographical essays (on B.S. Ingemann and J.P.E. Hartmann) in vol. 28 af Samlede Skrifter (Collected works) under the common title: Reiseskizzer og Pennetegninger (Travel sketches and ink drawings), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1868.
- Dryaden (The Dryad). A fairy-tale from the Exhibition in Paris 1867, C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1868.
- Tre nye Eventyr og Historier (Three new fairy-tales and stories ) ("Chicken Grethe's Family", "What Happened to the Thistle", "What One Can Invent"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1870 (appeared 17 December 1869).
1870s
- Supplement to The Story of My LifeThe Story of My Life-Literature:* The Story of My Life , an autobiography by Helen Keller* Story of My Life , by Jay McInerney* Histoire de ma vie , a memoir and autobiography by Giacomo Casanova...
, printed as an appendix to Horace Scudder's new edition of Andersen's memoirs, published as part of this edition, Hans Christian Andersen. Author's Edition, Hurd and Houghton, New YorkHoughton, New YorkHoughton is a hamlet located in the Town of Caneadea in Allegany County, New York. The population was 1,748 at the 2000 census.Houghton College is a private, coeducational college next to the hamlet.-Geography:...
; this volume appeared 1870. - Lucky Peer (novel), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1870.
- Eventyr og Historier. Ny Samling (Fairy-tales and stories. New collection) ("The Comet", "The Days of the Week", "Sunshine Stories", "Great-Grandfather", "Which Was the Happiest?", "The Candles", "The Most Incredible ThingThe Most Incredible Thing“The Most Incredible Thing" is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen . The story is about a contest to find the most incredible thing and the wondrous consequences when the winner is chosen...
", "What the Whole Family Said", "Dance, Dance, Doll of Mine", "The Carrot Wedding", "The Great Sea Serpent", "The Gardener and the Noble Family" [the last-mentioned is the only one of these texts, which had not previously been printed in a magazine]), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1872. - Nye Eventyr og Historier. - Tredie Række. Anden Samling (New fairy-tales and stories. - Third series. Second collection) ("What Old Johanne Told" [the last story Andersen wrote!], "The Gate Key", "The Cripple", "Aunty Toothache"), C.A. Reitzel Publishers, 1872.