The internet outrage that ensued reminded some that Hans Christian Andersen, the author of the 1837 fairy tale upon which the Disney film is based, ... Andersen, Hans Christian, "The Little Mermaid." ...

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 ...

The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), $30 (293pp) ISBN 978-0-618-22456-2 ...

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 ...

Hans Christian Andersen's original version of The Little Mermaid was a lot more depressing than Disney’s take. Andersen’s Little Mermaid story from 1837 was far darker than the kid-friendly ...

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 ...