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FROM: Hedy Hustedde <[removed]@libby.rbls.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 2/23/04, 1:55 PM

I have a patron who wants to know what is the most authoritative biography
of Hans Christian Andersen and the same with the retelling of his works.
She's specifically interested in The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, and the
Emperor's Nightingale.
Do any of you have a favorite version of these fairytales or one you think
is most "authoritative"?

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FROM: "Marsha Valance" <[removed]@mpl.org>
REC'D: 2/23/04, 2:11 PM

The complete fairy tales and stories / Hans Christian Andersen ;
translated from the Danish by Erik Christian Haugaard, Doubleday, 1974.
Very smooth translation--good to reading aloud or telling.

Andersen's autobiography, The story of my life, was published in
English in 1871.

HTH,

>>> [removed]@libby.rbls.lib.il.us 2/23/04 2:02:02 PM >>>
I have a patron who wants to know what is the most authoritative
biography
of Hans Christian Andersen and the same with the retelling of his
works.
She's specifically interested in The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, and
the
Emperor's Nightingale.
Do any of you have a favorite version of these fairytales or one you
think
is most "authoritative"?

*************************************************************************
Hedy N.R. Hustedde tel: 563-344-4175
Information Librarian fax: 563-344-4185
Bettendorf Public Library email: [removed]@libby.rbls.lib.il.us
2950 Learning Campus
Drive website:http://www.bettendorflibrary.com
Bettendorf, IA 52722 Alles Gute!

Marsha Valance
Management Librarian
Wisconsin Regional Library f/t Blind & Physically Handicapped
813 West Wells St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1436
1.800.242.8822 [in-state]
<[removed]@mpl.org>

FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 2/24/04, 8:01 AM

>From: Hedy Hustedde <[removed]@libby.rbls.lib.il.us>
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: Hans Christian Andersen
>Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 14:02:02 -0600 (CST)
>
>I have a patron who wants to know what is the most authoritative biography
>of Hans Christian Andersen and the same with the retelling of his works.
>She's specifically interested in The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, and the
>Emperor's Nightingale.
>Do any of you have a favorite version of these fairytales or one you think
>is most "authoritative"?

Probably the best bet, short of the original "Danish Fairy Tales and
Legends" (translated by Mary Howitt, 1846, as "Wonderful Stories for
Children"), is "The Complete Fairy Tales and Legends," tr. Erik Christian
Haugaard, 1974. It's the version that has the most points in my
bibliographical project, and as the title suggests, it's complete.

For a biography, you might try Andersen's own "The True Story of My Life"
(Mary Howitt tr., 1847), aka "The Fairy Tale of My Life: An Autobiography,"
tr. W. Glyn Jones, 1954.

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FROM: "christine jeffords" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 2/24/04, 8:06 AM

As for single stories, I'd recommend:

The Ugly Duckling: tr. R. P. Keigwin, ill. Adrienne Adams, 1965
Thumbelina: ditto, 1961
The Emperor and the Nightingale, usually published as The Nightingale: tr.
Eva LeGallienne, ill. N. E. Burkert, 1965

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FROM: "Sarah Nagle" <[removed]@carverlib.org>
REC'D: 3/4/04, 7:27 PM

There was a book of newly-translated Andersen tales published last fall.
One of the translators was on a local public-radio talk show. I had
forgotten just how unbearably sad THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL WAS - I can't
believe now that I wanted my mother to read it to me! Just thinking
about it almost makes me want to cry.

Sarah Nagle

Branch Manager and Reference Coordinator

Carver County Library - Chaska Branch

3 City Hall Plaza

Chaska, MN 55318

email [removed]@carverlib.org

Phone: 952-227-7615

Fax: 952-279-5216

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