page_title: New Fairy Tales (1844)
hierarchical_section_title: New Fairy Tales (1844)
caption_attribution_description: English: Cover of the first edition of Nye Eventyr, a collection of four fairy tales written by Hans Christian Andersen. Among these four tales are "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Nightingale", which went on to become world-wide classics. The book was first published by C. A. Reitzel on 10 November 1843, although the cover states the year after that, which was not unusual at that time.
context_page_description: New Fairy Tales is a collection of four fairy tales written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark on 10 November 1843. As was customary at the time however, the title page is dated 1844. The tales are completely Andersen's invention, owe no debt to folk or fairy lore, and are the most autobiographical of his several fairy tale collections. The collection was received enthusiastically by the Danish critics and public and became Andersen's break-through in the fairy tale genre. "The Nightingale" and "The Ugly Duckling" have been adapted to various forms of drama.
context_section_description: New Fairy Tales (Danish: Nye Eventyr) is a collection of four fairy tales written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark on 10 November 1843. As was customary at the time however, the title page is dated 1844. The tales are completely Andersen's invention, owe no debt to folk or fairy lore, and are the most autobiographical of his several fairy tale collections. The collection was received enthusiastically by the Danish critics and public and became Andersen's break-through in the fairy tale genre. "The Nightingale" and "The Ugly Duckling" have been adapted to various forms of drama.
caption: Cover of the first edition of Nye Eventyr.
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