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
Title page of the first edition of Nye Eventyr.
Illustration (1850) by Vilhelm Pedersen, Andersen's first illustrator
The Ugly Duckling
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"The Ugly Duckling" is a Danish literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published on 11 November 1843 in New Fairy Tales. First Volume. First Collection
New Fairy Tales. First Volume
…tale is sometimes viewed as a counterpiece to "The Nightingale" in its ushering out of an old love (Voight) and the welcoming in of a new one (Lind). "The Ugly Duckling" ("Den grimme ælling"), an awkward and ungainly bird, is ostracized by his barnyard fellows and wanders alone and unhappy until, to everyone's surprise…
Illustration of the "Ugly Duckling" by Milo Winter in 1916
A pair of young swans (or cygnets)
Disney's 1931 version
Disney's 1939 version