Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales

by Brothers Grimm, Jakob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Grimm

Overview

In this new edition of more than 200 tales, readers will find all their old favorites--The Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and others--and many little-known treasures such as The Juniper Tree, Clever Gretel, King Thrushbeard, and The Singing, Soaring Lark.

Enter this world of magic, myth, and enchantment and you will want to return to it again and again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781435153202
Publisher:	Fall River Press
Publication date:	12/17/2013
Series:	Amazing Values Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	696
Sales rank:	113,692
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

The Brothers Grimm—Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859)—set out to make careers as lawyers, but found themselves more attracted to literature, poetry, and folktales. With the publication in 1812 of Children’s and HouseholdTales, a collection of folktales from the oral traditions of several countries, they became recognized as the preeminent scholars and translators of fairy and folktales.

Place of Birth:

Hanau, Germany

Place of Death:

Berlin, Germany

Editorial Reviews

Steeped in danger and dark enchantment and often reflecting the cruel reality of life in central Europe, the traditional tales in this volume were collected by German folklorists Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm as an act of cultural preservation, not children’s entertainment. Yet, over the years, these magical stories of princesses and witches, evil stepmothers and talking animals have thrilled and delighted countless generations of children -- who seem to agree that the best yarns are always a little scary! Included in this handsomely bound anthology with gilt-edged pages are classics like "Snow White" and "Sleeping Beauty," as well as little-known gems like "The Juniper Tree."