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At first she was overjoyed that he would be with her, but then she recalled that human people could not live under the water, and he could only visit her father's palace as a dead man.

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Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen
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Born: April 2, 1805
Died: August 5, 1875 (aged 70)
Bio: Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales.
Known for:
  1. The Little Mermaid (1837)
  2. The Snow Queen (1844)
  3. The Ugly Duckling (1843)
  4. The Princess and the Pea (1835)
  5. The Little Match Girl (1845)
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