Authors: 265
Books: 3,034
Poems & Short Stories: 3,123
Forum Members: 68,569
Forum Posts: 995,314
Teacher Accounts with student management and more.
4 Hans Christian Andersen Manuscripts Stolen
From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19920723
Author:
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - "The Little Mermaid," "The Emperor's New Clothes" and two other original manuscripts by Hans Christian Andersen were stolen from a Danish museum, officials said Wednesday.
"They are priceless, unique and in principle irreplaceable. It's a national tragedy," said Niels Oxenvad, manager of the Andersen museum in Odense, where the writer was born.
Some of Andersen's drawings and pages from two of his travel journals also were taken. The stolen manuscripts were among the most famous of Andersen's 160 fairy tales and poems.
Oxenvad estimated the value of the stolen ...
Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.
Other Articles on Hans Christian Andersen
About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.
- 1P2-4121039
| Art of Worldly Wisdom Daily In the 1600s, Balthasar Gracian, a jesuit priest wrote 300 aphorisms on living life called "The Art of Worldly Wisdom." Join our newsletter below and read them all, one at a time. |
Sonnet-a-Day Newsletter Shakespeare wrote over 150 sonnets! Join our Sonnet-A-Day Newsletter and read them all, one at a time. |
