Home / Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen Column SFF Bestiary The Little Merman: F.T. Lukens’ In Deeper Waters By Judith Tarr November 20, 2023 Comment 0 Column SFF Bestiary Souls and Sacrifice: Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid By Judith Tarr September 11, 2023 Comment 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 18 Books five books Five Books About Nonsense By Maria Tatar February 8, 2019 Comment 12 Column On Fairy Tales Hans Christian Andersen’s Apparent Obsession With Feet By Mari Ness January 31, 2019 Comment 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 11 Column On Fairy Tales Saving the Day with Sewing and Flowers: The Grimms’ “The Six Swans” By Mari Ness November 29, 2018 Comment 10 Column On Fairy Tales Passivity and Turbulence: Hans Christian Andersen’s The Steadfast Tin Soldier By Mari Ness November 8, 2018 Comment 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 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 5 Column On Fairy Tales A Tale of Artistry and Unfairness: Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling” By Mari Ness May 17, 2018 Comment 14 icon-chervon-left 1 2 icon-chervon-right