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
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.
