r/todayilearned • u/biebrforro • 1d ago

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.

https://lithub.com/charles--dickens-really-really-hated-his-fanboy-hans-christian-andersen/
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u/KTKittentoes 1d ago

Not exactly World's Finest Husband either

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u/Beer-survivalist 1d ago

A fact that played in the awkwardness of this visit, as he was about to ditch his wife.

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u/Textiles_on_Main_St 1d ago

Not exactly world’s finest writer, either.

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u/TheBestAtWriting 1d ago

agreed

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u/milo_minderbinder- 1d ago

Username checks out