Download or read book The True Story of My Life A Sketch written by H. C. Andersen and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The True Story of My Life: A Sketch" by H. C. Andersen Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales consist of 156 stories across nine volumes. In this book, this beloved author of fairtales and folklore narrates his life through brief looks at his more formative moments.

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