The Fir-Tree

1844 · Book · literary fairy tale, Christmas fiction, fairy tale

Hans Christian Andersen

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"The Fir-Tree" is a literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). The tale is about a fir tree so anxious to grow up, so anxious for greater things, that he cannot appreciate living in the moment. The tale was first published 21 December 1844 with "The Snow Queen", in New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection, in Copenhagen, Denmark, by C.A. Reitzel. One scholar indicates that "The Fir-Tree" was the first of Andersen's fairy tales to express a deep pessimism.

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Type: Book
Release date: January 1, 1844
Genres: literary fairy tale, Christmas fiction, fairy tale
Created by: Hans Christian Andersen
Countries: Denmark