The Red Shoes

short story by Hans Christian Andersen
VisualArtwork literary_work Q2293255
The Red Shoes
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The Red Shoes

Summary

The Red Shoes is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,106 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Red Shoes authored Hans Christian Andersen[3].
  • The Red Shoes's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Red Shoes's instance of is recorded as literary fairy tale[5].
  • The Red Shoes was published by C.A. Reitzels Boghandel[6].
  • The Red Shoes's genre is literary fairy tale[7].
  • The Red Shoes's genre is fairy tale[8].
  • The Red Shoes's part of the series is recorded as Hans Christian Andersen bibliography[9].
  • The Red Shoes's place of publication is recorded as Copenhagen[10].
  • The Red Shoes's Commons category is recorded as The Red Shoes[11].
  • The Red Shoes's language of work or name is recorded as Danish[12].
  • The Red Shoes's country of origin is recorded as Denmark[13].
  • The Red Shoes's catalog code is recorded as 469[14].
  • The Red Shoes was published on April 7, 1845[15].
  • The Red Shoes's has edition or translation is recorded as Fairy tales of Andersen (Paull)/The Red Shoes[16].
  • The Red Shoes's has edition or translation is recorded as Q100789663[17].
  • The Red Shoes's has edition or translation is recorded as Q100789679[18].
  • The Red Shoes's has edition or translation is recorded as Q100789683[19].
  • The Red Shoes's has edition or translation is recorded as Ruĝaj ŝuoj[20].
  • The Red Shoes's has edition or translation is recorded as Červené střevíce[21].
  • The Red Shoes's has edition or translation is recorded as Q100789654[22].
  • The Red Shoes's has edition or translation is recorded as Los zapatos colorados[23].
  • The Red Shoes's has edition or translation is recorded as Q100789622[24].
  • The Red Shoes's work available at URL is recorded as http://kramerius5.nkp.cz/uuid/uuid:6874fcc0-7043-11dd-8c33-000d606f5dc6[25].
  • The Red Shoes's work available at URL is recorded as http://wayback-01.kb.dk/wayback/20101103141306/http://www2.kb.dk/elib/lit//dan/andersen/eventyr.dsl/hcaev029.htm[26].
  • The Red Shoes's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.andersenstories.com/da/andersen_fortaellinger/de_rode_sko[27].

Product Details

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  • MusicBrainz ID: 8069f030-742f-4b8e-99aa-09b7724cabc2[28]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Red Shoes authored Hans Christian Andersen[3]. It was published by C.A. Reitzels Boghandel[6].

Publication

The Red Shoes was released on April 7, 1845[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as Copenhagen[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Danish[12]. Genres include literary fairy tale[7] and fairy tale[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Hans Christian Andersen bibliography[9].

Subject and Themes

The Red Shoes's part of the series is recorded as Hans Christian Andersen bibliography[9].

Material and Period

The Red Shoes dates from the Romanticism[29].

Why It Matters

The Red Shoes ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,106 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . andersen.sdu.dk. andersen.sdu.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . andersen.sdu.dk. andersen.sdu.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . andersen.sdu.dk. andersen.sdu.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . andersen.sdu.dk. andersen.sdu.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . andersen.sdu.dk. andersen.sdu.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . andersen.sdu.dk. andersen.sdu.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . andersen.sdu.dk. andersen.sdu.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work short story
    Has edition or translation Fairy tales of Andersen (Paull)/The Red Shoes, Q100789663, Q100789679 +6
    Published in New Fairy Tales. First Volume
    Copyright status public domain, public domain
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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