, 1875-02-17

AIOILlCuB NdIIdl W UHO A10SbCkn L OIlU Vi
Amager), and afterwards a series of many
different poems, the motives Of which were
taken from his own native land, or acquir-
ed on his numerous travels abroad in
foreign lands. His p%oetical works have
been published in several collections at
various times; and among them there is
one, "Aarets toIv Maaneder" (The twelve
months of the year,, which is especially
distinguished by the depth of feeling and
the b%uoyant and lively imagination dis.
played by the author. Among his drama
teal works, the piece entitled "Mulatten,"
(the Mulatto) won the greatest applause,
from the deep aud warm sentiments and
the lively interests it displays for the civil
and natural rights of a race which at the
time was very much in the shade. Already
at this stage several of his works bore
evidence of his superior talents in producing
interesting fables containing good sound
moral lessons. Among bis romances the one
styled "Improvisatoren" (The improvisation
orimpromptu poet is entitled to the first
rank this work was the fruits of his visit
to Italy, where the motley and diversified
national features and imposing sceneries
exercised a peculiar influence on him, and
which he pictures and describes in the most
glowing language. This romance was
followed by many others, which it would
carry us too far to name here. But his
greatest renown is decidedly established by
his Fables. In these his peculiar and
poeticaI talents display themselves to
their highest and fullest advantage;
here his lively Imagination, his
wonderous childIike simplicity, his
buoyant spirit and his exceedingly
deyout disposition manifest themselves
to o far greater extent than in his
other works. They have more than
any of his other works established his ce-
lebrity far and wide, and are hitherto une-
oualled in literature. They are read with
equally much pleasure by children as by
adults they have been published very
many times and in many different lam
guages. 1t would be difficult to point out
any particular piece more noteworthy
than the other of this rich treasure,
where all the parts are equally notewor-
thy and attractive but the story " Den
grimme Filing (The ugly duckIing) and
den standhattige Tinsoldat" CThe in
trepid Tinsoldier) are som Of his most
classical fables. Andersen's greatest tall
ents as a poet consist in his immense rich
ness of Imagination and buoyancy, in
his youthful and childlike spirit aud in
his exquisite power OF producing fgurative
descriptions of given situations. Critics
have complained of his lacking stability
in the disposition of bis stuff and unity in
carrying out his plans, besides Incorrect
ness of language. In several of his works
the main gist is to represent the picture of
higher and nobler minds, prosecuted and
suffering under want and privations, but
still battling through it all such sketches
had, no doubt, their origin in coincidents
of his own life.-In his numerous ira
wells abroad, he visited many foreign coun-
tries of Europe, and reached even as far
as Asia Minor every where he met with
marks of distinction and appreciation ;
everywhere he made acquaintance with
eminent poets and other distinguished
characters, and with several of them he
formed IN intimacy that continued ever af-
ter. His Danish works are published in
90 volumes, and the German in Al volumes,
and many have been translated in English,
Swedish and other languages.
H. G. Andersen is decidedly one of the
most talented and witty Danish poets of
modern times no wonder the Nation prizes