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Holidays: Great Dane; Follow write road to join the party - Put your Hans together for one of the world's most popular authors. KEITH GREGSON visits the home of The Little Mermaid as Denmark celebrates 200 years of fairytale magic.(ROP)

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From: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
Date: 20050807
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Byline: KEITH GREGSON

HE wrote The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen and many other popular tales. Alongside the Bible and Shakespeare, his works are the world's most translated.

He is, of course, Hans Christian Andersen. This year sees the 200th anniversary of his birth and his fellow Danes are inviting us all to the party.

Andersen's tales are known to many of us by way of the silver screen.

Older folk will recall Danny Kaye playing the writer and singing songs such as Wonderful Copenhagen and The Emperor's New Clothes. Youngsters have shed tears more recently ...

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