Andersen, Hans Christian

1. A nineteenth-century Danish author noted for his fairy tales, including “The Emperor's New Clothes,” “The Princess and the Pea,” and “The Ugly Duckling.”

Example Sentences

Andersen, Hans Christian, account of a Liszt concert, 230-234.

From Project Gutenberg

Not all namesakes are French — A is for Andersen, Hans Christian, for example, and S for Shakespeare, William — but Flaubert, Hugo, Proust and Zola are among the scribes whose text is stenciled above the beds.

From New York Times