Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, the son of a shoemaker.
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Packed with a light-hearted whimsy combined with a mature wisdom they are as entrancing as ever.
For 150 years his stories have been delighting both adults and children.
His early life was wretched, but he was adopted by a patron and became a short-story writer, novelist and playwright, though he remains best-known for his magical Fairy tales which were published between 1835 and 1872.
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, the son of a shoemaker