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Events on Friday 8 May 1835 1
1835Hans Christian Andersen publishes his first fairy talesFirst collection including "The Princess and the Pea"Hans Christian Andersen published his first small volume of fairy tales for children, written in a conversational style new to the genre. The collection included early versions of stories that became enduring classics of world literature.