Fairy Tales Told for Children
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Fairy Tales Told for Children is a seminal collection of literary fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen that introduced many of his most famous stories, including early versions of classics like "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Little Mermaid."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fairy Tales Told for Children canonical | 1 |
| Wonderful Stories for Children | 1 |
| fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6920303 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fairy Tales Told for Children Context triple: [Hans Christian Andersen, notableWork, Fairy Tales Told for Children]
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A.
The Violet Fairy Book
The Violet Fairy Book is a collection of international folk and fairy tales compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.
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B.
The Blue Fairy Book
The Blue Fairy Book is a classic 1889 collection of traditional fairy tales compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang, famous for helping popularize many well-known stories in the English-speaking world.
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C.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Yellow Fairy Book is a classic 1894 collection of traditional fairy tales from various cultures, compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.
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D.
The Crimson Fairy Book
The Crimson Fairy Book is a classic 1903 collection of fairy tales from around the world, compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.
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E.
The Red Fairy Book
The Red Fairy Book is a classic 19th-century collection of European and other traditional fairy tales compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fairy Tales Told for Children Target entity description: Fairy Tales Told for Children is a seminal collection of literary fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen that introduced many of his most famous stories, including early versions of classics like "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Little Mermaid."
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A.
The Violet Fairy Book
The Violet Fairy Book is a collection of international folk and fairy tales compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.
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B.
The Blue Fairy Book
The Blue Fairy Book is a classic 1889 collection of traditional fairy tales compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang, famous for helping popularize many well-known stories in the English-speaking world.
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C.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Yellow Fairy Book is a classic 1894 collection of traditional fairy tales from various cultures, compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.
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D.
The Crimson Fairy Book
The Crimson Fairy Book is a classic 1903 collection of fairy tales from around the world, compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang as part of his famous "Coloured" Fairy Book series.
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E.
The Red Fairy Book
The Red Fairy Book is a classic 19th-century collection of European and other traditional fairy tales compiled and edited by Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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fairy tale collection ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Hans Christian Andersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Little Claus and Big Claus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Ida's Flowers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Little Mermaid NERFINISHED ⓘ The Naughty Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Princess and the Pea NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tinderbox NERFINISHED ⓘ The Travelling Companion NERFINISHED ⓘ Thumbelina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstInstallmentYear | 1835 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1835 ⓘ |
| followedBy | New Fairy Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| hasEarlyVersionOf |
The Little Mermaid
NERFINISHED
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The Princess and the Pea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
imagination
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love ⓘ morality ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| influenced |
children's fantasy literature
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modern fairy tale literature ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| isSeminalWorkFor | Hans Christian Andersen's reputation as a fairy tale author ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early literary versions of traditional-style fairy tales
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introducing many of Hans Christian Andersen's most famous fairy tales ⓘ |
| numberOfInstallments | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Eventyr, fortalte for Børn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale oeuvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Copenhagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1835–1842 ⓘ |
| publisher | C. A. Reitzel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondInstallmentYear | 1836 ⓘ |
| thirdInstallmentYear | 1837 ⓘ |
| title | Fairy Tales Told for Children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Fairy Tales Told for Children Description of subject: Fairy Tales Told for Children is a seminal collection of literary fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen that introduced many of his most famous stories, including early versions of classics like "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Little Mermaid."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Flying Trunk
this entity surface form:
fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen
this entity surface form:
Wonderful Stories for Children