Dougray Scott (“Mission: Impossible 2,” “Desperate Housewives”) will embody iconic Danish author Hans Christian Andersen in “Fairytale Detective,” a new crime drama series from writer Brendan Foley ...

Hans Christian Andersen is one of the most famous authors of all time, and people worldwide have enjoyed his classic tales for centuries. He has written numerous stories, including The Little Mermaid, ...

Hans Christian Andersen, the famed Danish author of The Ugly Duckling and The Little Mermaid, once wrote a story called “The Jewish Girl.” This information on its own might raise alarm given the time ...

The prolific Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen died 150 years ago, yet fairy tales like "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling" still move readers to this day. Hans Christian Andersen was a ...

His fairy tales are part of our cultural fabric, but “The Little Match Girl” still haunts me. An 1849 illustration for “The Little Match Girl” from the first American edition of “Hans Andersen’s Story ...