" FTP name this Dane, author of beloved children's works like "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling."
He left his native Odense for the big city in 1819 to try his hand at writing plays, of which the first performed was Alfsol, though none of his 30-plus plays has been translated. His lack of success spurred him to try different publishing avenues, like travel writing and most successfully, adaptations of folk stories like "The Ice Maiden" and original children's tales like "The Fir Tree" and "The Red Shoes." FTP name this Dane, author of beloved children's works like "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling."
He left his native Odense for the big city in 1819 to try his hand at writing plays, of which the first performed was Alfsol, though none of his 30-plus plays has been translated.
Hans Christian {Andersen}