Hans Christian Andersen

Pictures of Travel. in Sweden, Among the Hartz Mountains, and in Switzerland, with a Visit at Charles Dickens's House, Etc. [a Translation of Hans Christian Andersen

Publisher Marketing: Title: Pictures of Travel. In Sweden, among the Hartz Mountains, and in Switzerland, with a visit at Charles Dickens's house, etc. [A translation of "I Sverrig," "Skyggebilleder af en Reise til Harzen," and part of "Reiseskizzer."]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Andersen, H. C.; 1871. vi. 293 p.; 8 . 10027.bb.20. Contributor Bio:  Andersen, Hans Christian Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish fairy tale writer and poet who is most noted for his Fairy Tales, including the enduring children's stories "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," and "The Ugy Duckling." Through his youth Andersen worked as a weaver's apprentice and actor before turning to writing. Andersen's works have been translated into more than 150 languages and have inspired countless films, plays, and ballets. Although Andersen died in 1875, the anniversary of his birthday (June 2) continues to celebrated each year as International Children's Book Day.