"Which Was the Happiest?" is number 176 in the Hans Christian Andersen Center's register of Andersen's literary works, i.e. no. 176 in the category fairy tale (the range 1 - 300). BFN 969.

"Which Was the Happiest?" was first published 26 July 1868, cf. the bibliographic description (in Danish) in : Digterens danske Værker 1822-1875, number in bibliography: 969:

Hvem var den Lykkeligste?

Trykt i Illustreret Tidende,9. Bind, Nr. 461, 26. 7. 1868, 370. (Saml. Skr. XV, 151).

(Bibliografisk kilde: HCAH 1981/278)

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Editions

The work was published later (30 March 1872) as a part of Nye Eventyr og Historier. Tredie Række. Ny [første] Samling. 1872 [Danish title]. (Number 335. BFN 1017. Category/genre: Fairy tale collection).

The work was published later (20 December 1874) as a part of Eventyr og Historier. Femte Bind. 1874 [Danish title]. (Number 337. BFN 1039. Category/genre: Fairy tale collection).

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