Read about Hans Christian Andersen, the author of "The Little Mermaid" and other fairy tales. This autobiography is translated from the Danish by Mary Howitt.

This in the original, online text of the fairy tale "The Daisy" by Hans Christian Andersen.

This is the original, online text of the fairy tale "The Travelling Companion" by Hans Christian Andersen from Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales.

A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen, a fiction book for children.

Read the story "The Fir Tree" by Hans Christian Andersen, and test your comprehension by answering the ten multiple choice questions and two extended response questions that follow. Answers can be printed, emailed, or saved.