▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁by ▁C . ▁A . ▁Re itz el ▁as ▁New ▁Fair y ▁T ales . ▁First ▁Volume . ▁First ▁Collection . ▁ 1 8 4 4 .. ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁phrase ▁" t old ▁for ▁children " ▁was ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁title — an ▁om ission ▁Anders en ▁scholar ▁and ▁bi ograph er ▁Jack ie ▁W ull sch l ager ▁bel ieves ▁exhib ited ▁a ▁new ▁confidence ▁on ▁Anders en ' s ▁part : ▁" Th ese ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁m ature ▁and ▁perfectly ▁constructed ▁tales ▁he ▁had ▁written , ▁and ▁though ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁at ▁once ▁became , ▁and ▁have ▁remained ▁favor ites ▁of ▁children , ▁Anders en ▁here ▁m eld s ▁together ▁the ▁child like ▁and ▁the ▁prof ound ▁with ▁exception al ▁art istry ." ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁ 8 5 0 ▁was ▁sold ▁out ▁by ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁and ▁Re itz el ▁planned ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁another ▁ 8 5 0 . ▁" The ▁S weet he arts " ▁was ▁repub lished ▁ 1 8   Dec ember ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁in ▁Fair y ▁T ales ▁and ▁again ▁on ▁ 1 5   Dec ember ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁in ▁Fair y ▁T ales ▁and ▁St ories . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁▁ ▁W ull sch l ager ▁obser ves ▁that ▁New ▁Fair y ▁T ales ▁was ▁a ▁break - through ▁for ▁Anders en ▁who , ▁until ▁its ▁publication , ▁had ▁generally ▁received ▁vig orous ▁condem