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... It seems correct to allege that Dickens looking at Andersen's work did not see but himself, and that whatever he "discovered" has in Andersen's work only a secondary significance; but this would be a fact very poorly expressed. Dickens is for Andersen what Cycladic art is for Henry Moore: a warm and gentle substance which by the latter's breath assumed godly dimensions. The leaden soldier and all who have been killed by some Trol, transform the young soul into a wound that will never be cured in this life. Yet, it will be sufferable if the daughters of the sunbeams and the sweet Spirits kiss her. It is this kiss that is most missing from Dickens, a kiss prevalent in genuine fairy tales... Read Complete
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