On Copenhagen

by Hans Christian Andersen (Editor), Johan de Mylius (Editor), Mads Stage (Illustrator)

"Andersen himself published a collection of brief tales entitled Picture Book without Pictures. The present collection of text provides a picture book with pictures. in addition to Andersen's own pictures as he presents them to us in poems and fairy tales about Copenhagen - and Andersen is an eminent painter of pictures, a painter in words - it contains Mads Stage's water colours created for this book. They retain something of both the past and present of the Copenhagen that never let go its hold on Andersen."

- From Johan de Mylius' foreword

67 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Hans Christian Andersen (often referred to in Scandinavia as H.C. Andersen) was a Danish author and poet. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories — called eventyr, or "fairy-tales" — express themes that transcend age and nationality.

Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. Some of his most famous fairy tales include "The Little Mermaid", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Nightingale", "The Emperor's New Clothes" and many more. His stories have inspired plays, ballets, and both live-action and animated films.