Fairy tale
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A fairy tale is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic, enchantments, and mythical or fanciful beings. In most cultures, there is no clear line separati
The European fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf in a painting by Carl Larsson in 1881
The Fairy Tale, a painting by James Sant in 1845
Hop-o'-My-Thumb and the ogre in an 1865 illustration
A picture by Gustave Doré of Mother Goose reading written (literary) fairy tales
Hans Christian Andersen
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Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish writer. A prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is also best remembered for his literary fairy tales.
Fairy tale
…tales, as when Yei Theodora Ozaki created a collection, Japanese Fairy Tales (1908), after encouragement from Lang. Simultaneously, writers such as Hans Christian Andersen and George MacDonald continued the tradition of literary fairy tales. Andersen's work sometimes drew on old folktales, but more often deployed fairytale…
Andersen in 1869
Andersen's childhood home in Odense
A paper chimney sweep cut by Andersen
Andersen in 1836