Henry William Dulcken facts for kids
Henry William Dulcken (born in 1832, died in 1894) was an English writer and translator. He is most famous for bringing the wonderful stories of Hans Christian Andersen to English readers. He also wrote many books for children. Many of his children's books had amazing pictures drawn by the Brothers Dalziel. Dulcken was sometimes hired to write stories or text for pictures that other artists had already created. One example is his work with Arthur Boyd Houghton.
Dulcken also translated a well-known German hymn called Can you count the stars? by Wilhelm Hey.
Dulcken's Works
Henry William Dulcken was a very busy writer and translator. He helped many German and Danish stories reach English-speaking children and adults.
Stories He Translated
Dulcken translated many books from German and Danish into English. His most famous translations were the fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen. These included:
- Stories and Tales (1864)
- What the moon saw, and other tales (1865)
- Stories for the household (1866)
- Out of the heart: spoken to the little ones (1867)
- The goloshes of fortune and other stories (1869)
- The marsh king's daughter and other stories (1869)
- Poultry Meg's family, and other stories (1869)
He also translated other interesting books, such as:
- The little drummer, or, Filial affection: a story of the Russian campaign by Gustav Nieritz (1852).
- Travel books by Ida Pfeiffer, like Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy (1852) and The last travels of Ida Pfeiffer (1861).
- Picture Fables (1858), which had pictures by O. Speckter and rhymes translated from Wilhelm Hey.
- New light on dark Africa by Karl Peters (1891), about an expedition in Africa.
Books He Wrote or Edited
Besides translating, Dulcken also wrote and edited many of his own books, especially for young readers.
- Our favourite Fairy Tales and famous histories (1858): This book was filled with 300 pictures by the Brothers Dalziel.
- The fairy album for good little folk (1859): Another book of fairy tales with many illustrations.
- Wild animals and their homes (1865): This book had colorful pictures of animals and was an introduction to natural history for kids.
- A picture history of England (1865): A history book about England, from ancient times to his own.
- Golden Light: being scripture histories for the young (1865): Stories from the Old and New Testaments for children.
- Dalziel's Illustrated Arabian nights' entertainments (1865): A famous collection of stories.
- The world's explorers, or, Travels and adventures (1868): Stories about famous explorers and their journeys.
- Good old stories and fairy tales (1869): More classic tales for children.
- Old nursery tales and famous histories (1869): A collection of well-known nursery rhymes and stories.
- One by one: a child's book of tales and fables (1869): A book of short stories and fables.
- Rhyme and reason: a picture book of verses for little folks (1869): A book of poems and rhymes.
- A handy history of England for the young (1875): A simpler history book for younger readers.
- The boy's handy book of natural history (1879): Another book about nature for boys.
- A popular history of England (1888): A history of England up to Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887.
Dulcken also edited collections of poems and hymns, like Pearls from the poets (1860) and The Golden harp: hymns, rhymes and songs for the young (1864).
