The Emperor's New Clothes
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"The Emperor's New Clothes" is a literary folktale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, about a vain emperor who gets exposed before his subjects. The tale has been translated into over 100 languages.
Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen, Andersen's first illustrator
Vilhelm Pedersen illustration
Monument in Odense
Graffiti in Tartu
Hans Christian Andersen
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Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.
Andersen in 1869
Andersen's childhood home in Odense
A paper chimney sweep cut by Andersen
Andersen in 1836