Hans Christian Andersen: The Fan Dancer

by Alison Prince (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1998

  $3.42

  Using diaries and letters, the author of this study claims that Andersen was a suppressed homosexual whose affairs with prominent women were used to build his public persona. Prince also reveals that he was possibly the illegitimate son of King Christian VIII of Denmark.

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  Paperback
  2000

  $3.42

  Alison Prince presents fascinating new evidence which casts an entirely unexpected light on this famous writer of children's fairy tales. Using diaries and letters, Prince claims that he was a suppressed homosexual whose highly publicised affairs with prominent women were used to build his public persona and to protect his private self.