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The Nightingale (fairy tale)
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"The Nightingale" is a literary fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Set in ancient China, the story recounts the friendship between the Emperor and a nightingale.
Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen
Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen
How common it looks, said the chamberlain
How common it looks, said the chamberlain
The ladies took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, thinking so to equal the nightingale.
The ladies took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, thinking so to equal the nightingale.
The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird.
The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird.
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 in 1869
Andersen's childhood home in Odense
Andersen's childhood home in Odense
A paper chimney sweep cut by Andersen
A paper chimney sweep cut by Andersen
Andersen in 1836
Andersen in 1836