From its first publication as a fairy tale told by Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid has been enthralling children and adults alike with its story of the transforming power of love. In ...

The great showman P.T. Barnum introduced a mermaid to astounded crowd in the 1840s: his infamous "FeeJee Mermaid", actually a taxidermy fake. The head and torso of a small monkey was grafted onto ...

Disney’s new Black mermaid has been called ‘inauthentic’ – but fairy tales have always been repurposed across cultures. And Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid was different from ...

Actually, the "Little Mermaid" story most of us know and love is a rewrite of a much older, much bloodier fairy tale. In 1837, per ScreenRant , Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen penned the ...

Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Little Mermaid’ unsettles as it entrances In keeping with the darkness of Hans Christian Andersen’s 1837 fairy tale, this adaptation is meditative, intense and sometimes ...

In Andersen's unhappy telling, the mermaid spends a great deal of time watching her prince from afar. ... and his fairy tales remain highly influential today, many years after his 1875 death.

Though it boasts impressive visual effects, Disney’s latest live-action remake, starring Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy and Awkwafina, amounts to little more than treading water.

And because I’m just as obsessed with fairy tales today as when I was a young mermaid-hopeful, here are five books offering fresh takes on the stories we think we know. 01 of 05 'The Last Tale ...

John Neumeier of the Hamburg Ballet did the choreo­graphy, costumes, and design, while Lera Auerbach composed the music to this contemporary interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale.

Equal parts fairy tale, ghost story and history, Monique Roffey’s new novel explores the legacy of colonialism and enslavement on a Caribbean island. Skip to content Skip to site index What to Read ...