Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Traveling Companion | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 2 | Little Claus and Big Claus | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 3 | The Princess and the Pea | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 4 | Thumbelina | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 5 | The Tinderbox | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 6 | The Naughty Boy | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 7 | Little Ida’s Flowers | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 8 | The Little Mermaid | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 9 | The Emperor’s New Clothes | - | Hans Christian Andersen | N/A |
| 10 | The Storks | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 11 | The Wild Swans | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 12 | The Galoshes of Fortune | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 13 | The Steadfast Tin Soldier | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 14 | The Flying Trunk | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 15 | The Garden of Paradise | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 16 | The Rose Elf | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 17 | The Swineherd | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 18 | Ole Lukoie | - | Hans Christian Andersen | N/A |
| 19 | The Ugly Duckling | - | Hans Christian Andersen | N/A |
| 20 | The Sweethearts | - | Hans Christian Andersen | N/A |
| 21 | The Angel | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 22 | The Nightingale | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 23 | The Fir-Tree | - | Hans Christian Andersen | N/A |
| 24 | The Snow Queen | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 25 | The Bell | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 26 | The Elf Mound | - | Hans Christian Andersen | N/A |
| 27 | The Little Match Girl | - | Hans Christian Andersen | N/A |
| 28 | The Jumpers | - | Hans Christian Andersen | N/A |
| 29 | The Red Shoes | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 30 | The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 31 | The Old House | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 32 | The Dream of Little Tuk and Other Tales | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 33 | The Shadow | - | Hans Christian Andersen | N/A |
| 34 | The Happy Family | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 35 | The Story of a Mother | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 36 | The Goblin and the Grocer | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 37 | It’s Quite True! | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 38 | Blockhead Hans / Clumsy Hans / Silly Hans / Jack the Dullard | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 39 | The Philosopher’s Stone | - | Hans Christian Andersen | N/A |
| 40 | The Girl Who Trod on the Loaf | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 41 | What the Old Man Does is Always Right | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 42 | The Snow Man | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 43 | The Ice-Maiden | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 44 | The Teapot | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 45 | The Golden Treasure | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 46 | The Most Incredible Thing | - | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
| 47 | The Tallow Candle | 2012 | Hans Christian Andersen | Buy |
This collection covers Hans Christian Andersen’s individual fairy tales, the stories that made him one of the most widely read authors in history. From household names like The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling to lesser-known gems like The Traveling Companion and The Garden of Paradise, these tales range from brief fables to longer narrative works.
Andersen’s fairy tales were written throughout his career, with many of the most famous ones appearing in the 1830s and 1840s. Most were published without specific dates in their original editions, which is why many entries here lack publication years. The stories vary widely in tone, from the hopeful (The Wild Swans) to the tragic (The Little Match Girl), and from simple moral fables (The Emperor’s New Clothes) to more complex psychological stories (The Shadow).