Charles Dickens really, really hated his fanboy Hans Christian Andersen.
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Charles Dickens and Hans Christian Andersen first met at a party in the summer of 1847. Andersen was not yet well known in England (his stories were being translated from Danish for the first time)…
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Original Title: TIL when staying as a guest in Charles Dickens’ house, Hans Christian Andersen requested that one of Dickens’ sons give him a daily shave (he said that was customary when hosting male guests in Denmark). Dickens was weirded out and instead gave him a daily appointment at a nearby barbershop.