The Improvisatore

Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was a Danish author best known for his fairy tales, including "The Emperor’s New Clothes," "The Little Mermaid," and "The Ugly Duckling." He was also a prolific writer of novels, plays, travel books, and poetry.Frank Hugus has taught Scandinavian and German at the University of Massachusetts Amherst since 1970 and has translated three novels by the Danish author Hans Scherfig in addition to dozens of short stories by contemporary Danish writers. He has published scholarly articles on Hans Christian Andersen’s novels and plays.