"Thumbelina" |
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Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen, Andersen's first illustrator |
Author | Hans Christian Andersen |
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Original title | Tommelise |
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Translator | Mary Howitt |
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Country | Denmark |
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Language | Danish |
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Genre(s) | Fairy tale |
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Published in | Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. Second Booklet. 1835. (Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. Første Samling. Andet Hefte. 1835.) |
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Publication type | Fairy tale collection |
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Publisher | C. A. Reitzel |
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Media type | Print |
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Publication date | 16 December 1835 |
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Published in English | 1846 |
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Preceded by | Little Ida's Flowers |
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Followed by | The Naughty Boy |
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"Thumbelina" (Danish: Tommelise) is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. The tale was first printed by C. A. Reitzel on 16 December 1835 in Copenhagen, Denmark. "Thumbelina" is about a tiny girl. She has several adventures with a toad, a mole, a field mouse, and other creatures of field and forest. At the end, she meets and falls in love with a flower-fairy prince just her size.