The Old House [Story, translated in 1930 from the Danish by M. R. James (1862-1936).The Old House by Andersen Hans Christian
(1805-1875) - A Danish writer who is remembered as one of the worlds greatest story-tellers. Although most of his poems, novels, and dramas have been forgotten, his Fairy Tales, (compiled 1835- 1872), have gained him lasting fame. The Old House - One of Hans Christian Andersens Fairy Tales. A young boy makes a gift of a tin soldier to the lonely old man who lives in the old house across the street and is asked to pay a visit himself.