The great author of the most touching and charming fairy tales in world literature - Hans Christian Andersen - the most important of them called "The Tale of My Life" There are no evil witches, no good fairies, no wonderful gifts of fortune . Her hero travels around the world and from era to era not in magical kaloshas and not in luxurious carriages. But the source of his inspiration was just his endless wanderings and meetings with various people of that time. “As a mountaineer cuts down the steps in a rock, so I slowly, painstakingly won my place in literature,” Andersen admitted under old age. And the writer died, cherished by his people and all who read at least one story written by a great storyteller .. With all sincerity Andersen repeatedly repeated that his life is really a fairy tale, rich in amazing events. The written autobiography confirms this captivatingly describing his childhood, he tells about achieving, despite poverty and suffering, the great goal that he set for himself.