44. H. C. ANDERSEN – THE MAN AND HIS WORKS
THE MAN AND HIS WORKS
It depicts him as the genius and deeply
peculiar person he was, for better or worse, and
reviews and interprets his most famous fairy
tales. If he had known that his fairy tales would
be read all over the world, he would hardly
have been surprised. He was convinced that
his talent warranted worldwide fame, and that
his dreams would come true to the extent that
they would continue to captivate his readers
for centuries to come.