Hans Christian Andersen Books in Order
61 books are credited to Hans Christian Andersen, published between 1835 and 2016; 6 of them appeared after Hans Christian Andersen's death in 1875. The first book is Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales (1835). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 61
- Published
- 1835–2016
- Pages on record
- 2,007 in 13 of 61 books
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish writer who lived from 2 April 1805 to 4 August 1875. Andersen wrote plays, travelogues, novels and poems, and the literary fairy tales number 156 stories in nine volumes, translated into over 125 languages. The catalogue holds 61 Andersen titles, with editions dated from 1835, including The Tinderbox, The Princess and the Pea, Thumbelina, Little Ida's Flowers and The Improvisatore, or, Life in Italy. Subject tags include fairy tales, children's stories, folk literature and English translations.
How many Hans Christian Andersen books are there?
Hans Christian Andersen has 61 books, released between 1835 and 2016. 6 of them were published after Hans Christian Andersen's death in 1875. 47 of them belong to the Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales series.
Hans Christian Andersen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 61 Hans Christian Andersen books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales1835 · confirmed 1/41835–1/4
- 2The Improvisatore, or, Life in Italy1835 · confirmed 1/41835–1/4
- 31835–1/4
- 41835–1/4
- 5The Complete Fairy Tales1835 · 1140 pages · confirmed 1/4183511401/4
- 61835321/4
- 71835321/4
- 81835–1/4
- 91835–1/4
- 101835321/4
- 11O. T.1836 · confirmed 1/41836–1/4
- 121836–1/4
- 13Only a Fiddler!1837 · confirmed 1/41837–1/4
- 141837–1/4
- 151838281/4
- 161838961/4
- 171838501/4
- 181838–1/4
- 191839–1/4
- 201839–1/4
- 211839–1/4
- 221841–1/4
- 231841–1/4
- 241843–1/4
- 251843–1/4
- 261843–1/4
- 271843–1/4
- 281844–1/4
- 291844–1/4
- 301845281/4
- 311845–1/4
- 321845–1/4
- 331845–1/4
- 341845–1/4
- 351845–1/4
- 36The True Story of My Life / The Story of My Life1847 · 134 pages · confirmed 1/418471341/4
- 371847261/4
- 381847–1/4
- 391847–1/4
- 401847–1/4
- 411847–1/4
- 42The Two Baronesses1848 · confirmed 1/41848–1/4
- 431852–1/4
- 441852–1/4
- 45Blockhead Hans / Clumsy Hans / Silly Hans / Jack the DullardHans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales #381855 · confirmed 1/41855–1/4
- 46Lucky Peer1857 · confirmed 1/41857–1/4
- 471858–1/4
- 48The Girl Who Trod on the LoafHans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales #401859 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/418592081/4
- 491861–1/4
- 501861–1/4
- 511861–1/4
- 521863–1/4
- 531865–1/4
- 541868–2/4
- 551870–1/4
- 56Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series1955 · confirmed 1/41955–1/4
- 57Seven Tales1959 · confirmed 1/41959–1/4
- 58The Classic Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen1982 · 55 pages · confirmed 1/41982551/4
- 592012–1/4
- 60Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales2016 · 146 pages · confirmed 1/420161461/4
- 61To Be, Or Not to Be?2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
Hans Christian Andersen books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales in order
47 books- 1. The Traveling Companion
- 2. Little Claus and Big Claus
- 3. The Princess and the Pea
- 4. Thumbelina
- 5. The Tinderbox
- 6. The Naughty Boy
- 7. Little Ida's Flowers
- 8. The Little Mermaid
- 9. The Emperor's New Clothes
- 10. The Storks
- 11. The Wild Swans
- 12. The Galoshes of Fortune
- and 35 more in the table above
Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library in order
1 bookStandalone books
13 books13 Hans Christian Andersen titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Hans Christian Andersen books in order?
You only need to read Hans Christian Andersen books in order within the Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales series, which holds 47 of the 61 Hans Christian Andersen books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Hans Christian Andersen
Start with Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales (1835), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Hans Christian Andersen book?
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales (2016) is the newest Hans Christian Andersen book released so far.
Is there a new Hans Christian Andersen book coming?
No next Hans Christian Andersen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Hans Christian Andersen has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Hans Christian Andersen. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Lektorix2005Won
- Golden Paintbrush1976Won
Hans Christian Andersen at a glance
- Died
- Hans Christian Andersen died in 1875, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Hans Christian Andersen are still being published after Hans Christian Andersen's death in 1875; the newest appeared in 2016.
- Release pace
- Hans Christian Andersen books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,007 pages across the 13 of 61 books with a recorded length, a median of 50 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hans Christian Andersen books, 21 of 61, were published in the 1840s.
What the Hans Christian Andersen books are about
12 of the 61 Hans Christian Andersen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fairy tales is tagged on 9 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fairy tales 9 of 12 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 12 books
- Juvenile literature 3 of 12 books
- Cuentos de hadas 2 of 12 books
- Specimens 2 of 12 books