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New Fairy Tales. First Volume
''New Fairy Tales. First Volume'' () is a collection of nine fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. The tales were published in a series of three installments by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark between November 1843 and April 1845. Contents ''New Fairy Tales. First Volume. First Collection'' ''New Fairy Tales. First Volume. First Collection'' (''Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Første Samling'') is the first installment. Was published on 11 November 1843 (as was customary at the time however, the title page is dated 1844) and contained four tales: * "The Angel" ("Engelen") tells of a dead child and an angel gathering flowers for Heaven. In a poverty-ridden section of the city, the angel retrieves a lily from a trash heap and explains the flower had cheered a dying child. The angel reveals he was that child. Andersen had been attracted to the sentimental 'dying child' theme since composing the poem, "The Dying Child", during his school days, but the immediate catalyst was pro ...
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WikiProject Novels
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The Fir-Tree
"The Fir-Tree" () is a literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The tale is about a fir tree so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things, that he cannot appreciate living in the moment. The tale was first published 21 December 1844 with "The Snow Queen", in '' New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection'', in Copenhagen, Denmark, by C.A. Reitzel. One scholar (Andersen biographer ) indicates that "The Fir-Tree" was the first of Andersen's fairy tales to express a deep pessimism. Adaptations The tale was adapted to a 28-minute video format in 1979 by Huntingwood Films produced by Kevin Sullivan, directed by Martin Hunter and filmed at Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jeff Kahnert provided the voice of the Fir-Tree. This was the first film produced by Kevin Sullivan who went on to write, direct and produce the Anne of Green Gables movies. It was adapted as the sixteenth episode of '' The ...
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1840s Children's Books
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Collections Of Fairy Tales
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1845 Short Stories
Events January–March * January 1 – The Philippines began reckoning Asian dates by hopping the International Date Line through skipping Tuesday, December 31, 1844. That time zone shift was a reform made by Governor–General Narciso Claveria on August 16, 1844, in order to align the local calendars in the country with the rest of Asia as trade interests with Imperial China, Dutch East Indies and neighboring countries increased, after Mexico became independent in 1821. The reform also applied to Caroline Islands, Guam, Marianas Islands, Marshall Islands, and Palau as part of the Captaincy General of the Philippines. * January 10 – Elizabeth Barrett receives a love letter from the younger poet Robert Browning; on May 20, they meet for the first time in London. She begins writing her ''Sonnets from the Portuguese''. * January 23 – The United States Congress establishes a uniform date for federal elections, which will henceforth be held on the first Tuesday after the ...
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1844 Short Stories
In the Philippines, 1844 had only 365 days, when Tuesday, December 31 was skipped as Monday, December 30 was immediately followed by Wednesday, January 1, 1845, the next day after. The change also applied to Caroline Islands, Guam, Marianas Islands, Marshall Islands and Palau as part of the Captaincy General of the Philippines; these became the first places on Earth to redraw the International Date Line. Events January–March * January 4 – The first issue of the Swedish-languaged ''Saima'' newspaper founded by J. V. Snellman is published in Kuopio, Finland. * January 15 – The University of Notre Dame, based in the city of the same name, receives its charter from Indiana. * February 27 – The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti. * February 28 – A gun on the USS ''Princeton'' explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing U.S. Secretary of State Abel Upshur, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer and four other people. Pres ...
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1843 Short Stories
Events January–March * January 3 – The ''Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms'' (海國圖志, ''Hǎiguó Túzhì'') compiled by Wei Yuan and others, the first significant Chinese work on the West, is published in China. * January 6 – Antarctic explorer James Clark Ross discovers Snow Hill Island. * January 20 – Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná is appointed by the Emperor, Dom Pedro, as the leader of the Brazilian Council of Ministers, although the office of Prime Minister of Brazil will not be officially created until 1847. * January ** Serial publication of Charles Dickens's novel ''Martin Chuzzlewit'' begins in London; in the July chapters, he lands his hero in the United States. ** Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" is published in ''The Pioneer'', a Boston magazine. ** The Quaker magazine '' The Friend'' is first published in London. * February 3 – Uruguayan Civil War: Argentina supports Oribe of Uruguay, and begin ...
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The Jumpers
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The Red Shoes (fairy Tale)
"The Red Shoes" () is a literary 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'' (''Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Tredie Samling''). Other tales in the volume include "The Elf Mound" (''Elverhøi''), "The Jumpers" (''Springfyrene''), "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep" (''Hyrdinden og Skorstensfejeren''), and "Holger Danske" (''Holger Danske''). The tale was republished 18 December 1849 as a part of ''Fairy Tales. 1850.'' (''Eventyr. 1850.'') and again on 30 March 1863 as a part of ''Fairy Tales and Stories. Second Volume. 1863.'' (''Eventyr og Historier. Andet Bind. 1863.''). The story is about a girl forced to dance continually in her red shoes. "The Red Shoes" has seen adaptations in various media including film. Plot summary After her mother's death, a peasant girl named Karen is adopted while still very young by a rich old lady and grows up vain a ...
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