A historian in Denmark has found a previously unknown fairy tale by Andersen that is thought to be the first story he ever wrote. It was found in a box and was evidently written for a vicar’s widow, leading scholars to believe The Tallow Candle was written as a gift. According to the Melville House blog, Andersen’s works are second only to the Bible in their amount of translations. The story has been published by the Danish newspaper Politiken and it’s quite short. Since the translation into English is copyrighted, I can’t reprint it, but you can find it here. The story is addressed “To Mme Bunkeflod from her devoted H.C. Andersen.”
Paul Biba is a retired corporate international lawyer who has worked in 53 countries. Since he is a very fast reader he came to ebooks out of self-defense in order to avoid carrying a suitcase of books on his travels around the world. An early ebook adopter, he has read on Palms, Pocket PCs and practically every device that has been out there. After being a frequent contributor to TeleRead.com, the oldest ebook/epublishing blog on the net, Paul became TeleRead's Editor-in-Chief, a position he recently resigned. Send Paul an email to paulkbiba@gmail.com
