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"The Snail and the Rosebush" is number 156 in the Hans Christian Andersen Center's register of Andersen's literary works, i.e. no. 156 in the category fairy tale (the range 1 - 300). BFN 831.

"The Snail and the Rosebush" was first published 25 November 1861. Further information: Digterens danske Værker 1822-1875 number 831.

The work was published as a part of Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Række. Anden Samling. 1862 [Danish title]. (Number 326. BFN 828. Category/genre: Fairy tale collection).

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Editions

The work was published later (12 December 1871) as a part of Eventyr og Historier. Fjerde Bind. 1871 [Danish title]. (Number 334. BFN 1013. Category/genre: Fairy tale collection).

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Links

• Jean Hersholt's translation 
• The text in the original Danish version 
• Danish commentary by DSL (in the Archive for Danish Literature) 
• The year 1861 in the timetable Life and Works 
• Translation of the title 

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