The Marsh King's Daughter
The story revolves around a young girl who grows up in the marshes with her father, a violent and abusive man. She learns survival skills from him but also develops a deep-seated fear of men due to his behavior. When she escapes and meets outsiders, she struggles to adapt to their way of life and reconcile her past experiences with her new reality.
By Hans Christian Andersen · First published 1837 · Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Mythology · 17,260 words
First lines
The storks tell their little ones very many stories, all of the moor and the marsh. These stories are generally adapted to the age and capacity of the hearers. The youngest are content if they are told "Kribble-krabble, plurre-murre" as a story, and find it charming; but the older ones want something with a deeper meaning, or at any rate something relating to the family. Of the two oldest and longest stories that have been preserved among the storks, we are only acquainted with one, namely, that of Moses, who was exposed by his mother on the banks of the Nile, and whom the king's daughter found, and who afterwards became a great man and a prophet. That history is very well known.
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The Marsh King's Daughter is listed on Textopian as a novella by Hans Christian Andersen, dated 1837 CE.
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- Work type: Novella
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Date: 1837 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Mythology, Adventure, Moral Story
- Length: 17,260 words
- Structure: 1 section, 218 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Fairy Tale — The story is a classic fairy tale with magical elements and moral lessons.
- Fantasy — The narrative includes fantastical creatures and supernatural occurrences.
- Mythology — The plot incorporates mythological themes and characters.
- Adventure — The story involves a journey and various challenges faced by the characters.
Tags
Psychological Thriller · Survival Story · Coming-of-Age · Feminist Fiction · Literary Fiction · Dark Fantasy · Mystery · Suspense · Thriller · Adventure · Escape · Isolation