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Hans Christian Andersen's Tales: Introductory Note
From: Great Works of Literature
Date: 19920101
Author:Andersen, Hans Christian
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Introductory Note
Hans Christian Andersen was born in Odense, Denmark, April 2, 1805. He was the son of a poor cobbler who died when Hans was eleven; and after a meager schooling he went to Copenhagen at the age of fourteen in the hope of finding employment in the theater. Here after much discouragement and hardship he finally found patrons who kept him from starving, and arranged for his regular education at the government's expense. His literary career began in 1829 with his humorous extravaganza, "A Journey on Foot from Holm Canal to the East Point of ...
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