Introduction

Biography

Henry was the son of Theo­dore Au­gus­tus Dulck­en, and hus­band of Georg­ina Ma­ry Cun­ning­ham (mar­ried August 18, 1857, Saint Pan­cras Par­ish Church, Cam­den, Eng­land).

He is best known for trans­lat­ing the stor­ies of Hans Christ­ian An­der­sen.

Works

• The Lit­tle Drum­mer, or, Fil­ial Af­fect­ion: a Sto­ry of the Russ­ian Cam­paign, by Gus­tav Nie­ritz, 1852 (trans­lat­or).
• Visit to the Ho­ly Land, Egypt, and It­aly, Ida Pfeif­fer, se­cond edi­tion (Lon­don: In­gram Cooke, 1853) (trans­lat­or)
• The Book of Ger­man Songs (Lon­don: Ward, Lock & Ty­ler, 1856)
• Our Fav­our­ite Fai­ry Tales (Lon­don: Ward & Lock, 1858)
• Golden Harp: Hymns, Rhymes, and Songs for the Young (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Ro­berts Bro­thers, 1866)
• A Pic­ture His­to­ry of Eng­land (Lon­don: George Rout­ledge & Sons, 1866)
• New Light on Dark Af­ri­ca (Lon­don, New York & Mel­bourne, Aus­tral­ia: Ward & Lock, 1891) (trans­lat­or)
• Ice Maid­en, by Hans Christ­ian An­der­sen (trans­lat­or)
• Arabian Nights (trans­lat­or)
• Worthies of the World: A Ser­ies of His­to­ri­cal and Cri­ti­cal Sketch­es of the Lives, Act­ions, and Char­ac­ters of Great and Emi­nent Men of All Coun­tries and Times
• Selection from the Works of Hen­ry Wordsworth Long­fel­low (Lon­don & ; Ward & Lock