THE LITTLE MERMAID Hans Christian Andersen, , illus. by Lisbeth Zwerger, trans. from the Danish by Anthea Bell. . Penguin/ Mineditions, $15.99 (48pp) ISBN 978-0-698-40001-6.

Actually, the "Little Mermaid" story most of us know and love is a rewrite of a much older, much bloodier fairy tale. In 1837, per ScreenRant , Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen penned the ...

The most translated story about merpeople ever written is Danish author Hans Christian Andersen’s timeless fairytale, The Little Mermaid (Den lille havfrue), which has been published in at least ...

Andersen wrote The Little Mermaid upon the news of Collin's marriage. The original story is more of a tragedy than a romance: Here is the mermaid, longing for a life in the sun, but forever ...

Author Hans Christian Andersen also ensured that his main character didn't have a soul, which may have inspired Ursula's song 'Poor Unfortunate Souls'. In order to survive, the mermaid must win ...

Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid has inspired countless adaptations since its publication in 1837, with creators drawn to its powerful themes of love, sacrifice, and transformation.

Anne-Marie Duff reads an adaptation of 'The Little Mermaid' by Hans Christian Andersen. One of a collection of well-known fairy stories by Hans Christian Andersen, adapted for children aged 7 - 11 ...

The story of Yeh-Hsien is the first recorded variant of Cinderella. Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid. Disney’s animated adaptations, beginning with Snow White in 1937, have come to ...

Danish author Hans Christian Andersen had a miserable love life. He was in a particularly fragile state in 1836, when his friend Edvard Collins rejected his advances and married Harriette Thyberg.

‘The Little Mermaid’ Living in the Italian Town That Inspired Hans Christian Andersen Mansion Global highlights a nearly 12,000-square-foot villa with a bird’s eye view over the entire ...