The Famous Phobic Chronic Masturbating Author Who Wouldn’t Leave Charles Dickens’ House
Hans Christian Andersen is one of the most celebrated writers in history and also lived a complicated life
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Danish author Hans Christian Andersen remains one of the most beloved storytellers of all-time. Although his numerous works are often associated with children, they were written with a much broader audience in mind. Nearly 150 years after his death, his legacy is typically associated with happiness and light-heartedness, but in reality his life was actually intertwined by kinks, unusual behavior and extreme phobias.
Born in 1805, Andersen became a prolific author as an adult, writing poetry, plays, novels and pieces about nature. However, he became most famous for his fairy tales, which consisted of 156 stories published in a total of nine different volumes. Over the years, they have become known all over the world, been translated into more than 125 different languages and have served as the basis for numerous theater productions, ballets and films. Some of the stories that contemporary audiences know the best include The Ugly Duckling, The Princess and the Pea, Thumbelina and The Little Match Girl.
Andersen never married, and in spite of his obvious connection with children never had any of his own. He passed away in 1875, leaving behind a treasure trove of printed material the world continues to enjoy. A closer examination into his life shows that the wildly talented writer succeeded despite some quirks, phobias and kinks that dominated his personal life. These included:
He Was A World Class Bad Guest: Andersen met fellow famed author Charles Dickens in 1847 and they corresponded through letters for years before Andersen went to visit the Dickens’ family in Kent, England. Although he was only supposed to be there for two weeks, he ended up staying five. He terrified the family on his first morning by announcing that it was a Danish custom for a son in the hosting household to shave the guest. The Dickens demurred on the request and arranged for him to have a visit with a barber instead. Later in his stay, he was sitting in their yard and threw himself to the ground and started sobbing in an emotional tantrum after reading a…
