The Snowman (fairy tale)

"The Snowman" (Danish: Sneemanden) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a snowman who falls in love with a stove.

[1] It was published by C.A.

Reitzel in Copenhagen as Sneemanden on 2 March 1861.

[2] Andersen biographer Jackie Wullschlager describes the tale as a lyrical and poignant complement to Andersen's "The Fir-Tree" of December 1844.

[3]

Scharff as Gennaro in Bournonville 's ballet Napoli , 1860
An illustration c. 1870 from "The Snowman": "He had been born amid the triumphant shouts of the boys, and welcomed by the jingling of sleigh bells and the cracking of whips from the passing sleighs." ("The Snowman". H.C. Andersen, translated by Jean Hersholt , 1949)