Oak Park in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
Photographed By Sean Flynn
1. The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Marker
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The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen. . Did you know Hans Christian Andersen is credited with writing the first ever original fairy tale? Before 1835, all fairy tales were part of folk legend, meaning they had been handed down generation to generation in the oral tradition. Authors like the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault compiled fairy tales from interviews with people and then published them. But Hans Christian Andersen wrote Little Ida's Flowers in 1835 using just his imagination to craft a tale about flowers that attend a ball every night. This fairy tale, and all other original fairy tales written after it, are called "literary fairy tales," meaning they can be regarded as literature and not a retelling of a folk legend. , , Hans Christian Andersen went on to publish over 150 fairy tales in his lifetime. His works have been translated into over 100 languages around the globe, making him one of the world's most widely-read authors. Check the list below of his most popular fairy tales to see if any of your favorites were written by Hans Christian Andersen. , , Little Ida's Flowers (1835) , The Princess and the Pea (1835) , Thumbelina (1835) , The Little Mermaid (1836) , The Emporer's New Clothes (1837) , The Brave Tin Soldier (1838) , The Storks (1838) , The Wild Swans (1838) , The Ugly Duckling (1844) , The Fir Tree (1845) , The Red Shoes (1845) , The Snow Queen (1845) , The Darning Needle (1846) , The Little Match Girl (1846) , The Happy Family (1848) , The Old House (1848) ,
Did you know Hans Christian Andersen is credited with writing the first ever original fairy tale? Before 1835, all fairy tales were part of folk legend, meaning they had been handed down generation to generation in the oral tradition. Authors like the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault compiled fairy tales from interviews with people and then published them. But Hans Christian Andersen wrote Little Ida's Flowers in 1835 using just his imagination to craft a tale about flowers that attend a ball every night. This fairy tale, and all other original fairy tales written after it, are called "literary fairy tales," meaning they can be regarded as literature and not a retelling of a folk legend.
Hans Christian Andersen went on to publish over 150 fairy tales in his lifetime. His works have been translated into over 100 languages around the globe, making him one of the world's most widely-read authors. Check the list below of his most popular fairy tales to see if any of your favorites were written by Hans Christian Andersen.
Little Ida's Flowers (1835)
The Princess and the Pea (1835)
Thumbelina (1835)
The Little Mermaid (1836)
The Emporer's New Clothes (1837)
The Brave Tin Soldier (1838)
The Storks (1838)
The Wild Swans (1838)
The Ugly Duckling (1844)
The Fir Tree (1845)
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Red Shoes (1845)
The Snow Queen (1845)
The Darning Needle (1846)
The Little Match Girl (1846)
The Happy Family (1848)
The Old House (1848)
Location. 41° 54.055′ N, 87° 46.734′ W. Marker is in Oak Park, Illinois, in Cook County. Marker is on Hayes Street, 0.1 miles Division Street, on the right when traveling north. This is the furthest left of three markers for Hans Christian Andersen located along the sidewalk next to the playground in Andersen Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 824 Hayes Street, Oak Park IL 60302, United States of America. Touch for directions.
The two markers about Andersen's literary works are out of the picture to the left, in front of the fence to the playground.
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2023, by Sean Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.