Home / Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen Books Fairy Tales Retelling “The Red Shoes”: The Most Fabulous Cursed Accessory By Rachel Ayers March 18, 2025 Comment number: 4 Column SFF Bestiary The Little Merman: F.T. Lukens’ In Deeper Waters By Judith Tarr November 20, 2023 Comment number: 0 Column SFF Bestiary Souls and Sacrifice: Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid By Judith Tarr September 11, 2023 Comment number: 12 Blog essay The Pain, Humanity, and Ascension of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid” By Mari Ness May 26, 2023 Blog Fairy Tales Five Retellings of “The Wild Swans” — A Fairy Tale for Our Current Moment By Rachel Ayers August 20, 2020 Comment number: 18 Books Five Books Five Books About Nonsense By Maria Tatar February 8, 2019 Comment number: 12 Column On Fairy Tales Hans Christian Andersen’s Apparent Obsession With Feet By Mari Ness January 31, 2019 Comment number: 9 Column On Fairy Tales A Meditation on Forests, Life, and Art: Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Fir Tree” By Mari Ness December 20, 2018 Comment number: 11 Column On Fairy Tales Saving the Day with Sewing and Flowers: The Grimms’ “The Six Swans” By Mari Ness November 29, 2018 Comment number: 10 Column On Fairy Tales Passivity and Turbulence: Hans Christian Andersen’s The Steadfast Tin Soldier By Mari Ness November 8, 2018 Comment number: 8 Column On Fairy Tales Defining Princesses: Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Swineherd” By Mari Ness October 11, 2018 Comment number: 17 Column On Fairy Tales Hans Christian Andersen’s Tales of Flight: “The Storks” and “The Marsh King’s Daughter” By Mari Ness September 20, 2018 Comment number: 5 1 2
