Is Hans Christian Andersen Really for Kids?
Is Hans Christian Andersen Really for Kids? — Morbidity in Literature Tuesday May 10, 2005 Maev Kennedy writes for The Guardian, “Murder, mutilation, psychological torture, child abuse, starvation, abandonment … if Hans Christian Andersen had turned his ideas into films instead of fairy stories, no child would have been allowed near them.” Some of those tales are downright cruel. Read more about Hans Christian Andersen, as we take a look at the bicentenary exhibition. • H.C. Andersen & His Fairy Tales • Books About Hans Christian Andersen • Collected Works – Hans Christian Andersen •