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On his 1875 passing in Copenhagen, it was said though his eyes were closed, in children's hearts, he would live forever |
Hans Christian Andersen
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$4,000 |
DJ |
FAREWELL TO THE AUTHOR |
2021-03-26 |
#8365 |
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Charles Dickens may have based Uriah Heep on this Danish author, who left a bad impression when he visited Dickens |
Hans Christian Andersen
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$800 |
DJ |
AUTHORS |
2020-11-25 |
#8288 |
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That's not such an uglyducklingbeside the statue of this Dane in Central Park |
Hans Christian Andersen
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$400 |
DJ |
STATUESQUE AUTHORS |
2019-11-28 |
#8104 |
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Once upon a time in 1908, his museum opened in Odense, Denmark, one of the first museums dedicated to a writer |
Hans Christian Andersen
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$400 |
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AUTHORS' MUSEUMS |
2014-10-06 |
#6911 |
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Born in a slum, he was admitted to the University of Copenhagen in 1828; his first book of fairy tales came 7 years later |
Hans Christian Andersen
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$200 |
J |
AUTHOR! AUTHOR! |
2013-01-24 |
#6529 |
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Charles Dickens wrote that a visit by this "Fairy Tales" scribe had been "five weeks which seemed to the family ages" |
Hans Christian Andersen
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$400 |
DJ |
AUTHORS ON AUTHORS |
2012-12-06 |
#6494 |
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Cecil Bodker is the only Dane to win the coveted 51-year-old award named for this countryman |
Hans Christian Andersen
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$200 |
J |
CHILDREN'S AUTHORS |
2007-11-28 |
#5343 |
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Danny Kaye sang "Inchworm" & "Thumbelina" in a delightful musical about this children's author |
Hans Christian Andersen
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$200 |
DJ |
AUTHORS ON FILM |
2001-06-28 |
#3889 |
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This native of Odense was known primarily as a novelist before his 1st fairy tales were published |
Hans Christian Andersen
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$300 |
J |
AUTHORS |
1992-05-01 |
#1780 |
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Invited to Charles Dickens' home for a 2-week visit, this Danish children's author stayed 5 |
Hans Christian Andersen
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$100 |
J |
AUTHORS |
1992-02-04 |
#1717 |
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Christian |
Hans Christian Andersen
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$400 |
DJ |
AUTHORS' MIDDLE NAMES |
1989-02-10 |
#1030 |
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A Danish historian reports that this "Ugly Duckling" author may have been a king's son |
Hans Christian Andersen
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$400 |
DJ |
WORLD AUTHORS |
1988-12-21 |
#993 |