Books with title My Grandma's Fairy Tales

Once upon a time, two brothers wished to preserve their German folklore in a collection of tales that they believed had been handed down for generations. When they began in 1812 they had just 86 stories that rather harshly reflected the difficult life of European peasantry. Subsequent editions would grow to hold over 200 tales. As time passed, the Brothers Grimm found that their collection of fairy tales, with all of its royalty, magical creatures, and brave adventures, entranced those who read them. This compilation of fairy tales which includes the complete canon of over 200 tales has become a beloved set of classical stories the world over. Presented here in this edition is the faithful translation of Margaret Hunt.

From “Cinderella” to “Rumpelstiltskin,” the stories gathered by the Brothers Grimm have enchanted children and adults for centuries. This attractive gift edition, with a charming foil-stamped cover, brings together more than 40 of their most-loved fairy tales, all accompanied by the magical illustrations of Arthur Rackham—perhaps the finest interpreter of their work.

This illustrated collection of the classic fairy tales collected by the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and translated by Margaret Hunt. Several illustrations by the famous Arthur Rackham accompany the text. The fairy tales included range from the ever-popular 'Cinderella' and 'Snow White' to the morbid Hansel and Gretel to the fantastic King Thrushbeard. Containing morality lessons while often maintaining a darker side than most children's stories, these fairy tales make excellent reading for both children and adults.

For almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children—and adults—learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hänsel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap (a.k.a. Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar-Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of more than 200 enchanting characters included here. Lyrically translated and beautifully illustrated, the tales are presented just as Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm originally set them down: bold, primal, just frightening enough, and endlessly engaging.

ASHPUTTELBRIAR ROSECAT AND MOUSE IN PARTNERSHIPCAT-SKINCLEVER ELSIECLEVER GRETELCLEVER HANSDOCTOR KNOWALLFREDERICK AND CATHERINEFUNDEVOGELHANS IN LUCKHANSEL AND GRETELIRON HANSJORINDA AND JORINDELKING GRISLY-BEARDLILY AND THE LIONLITTLE RED-CAP [LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD]MOTHER HOLLEOLD SULTANRAPUNZELRUMPELSTILTSKINSNOWDROPSNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-REDSWEETHEART ROLANDTHE ADVENTURES OF CHANTICLEER AND PARTLETTHE BLUE LIGHTTHE BROTHERS GRIMM FAIRY TALESTHE DOG AND THE SPARROWTHE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKERTHE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFETHE FOUR CLEVER BROTHERSTHE FOX AND THE CATTHE FOX AND THE HORSETHE FROG-PRINCETHE GOLDEN BIRDTHE GOLDEN GOOSETHE GOOSE-GIRLTHE JUNIPER-TREETHE KING OF THE GOLDEN MOUNTAINTHE LITTLE PEASANTTHE MISER IN THE BUSHTHE MOUSE, THE BIRD, AND THE SAUSAGETHE OLD MAN AND HIS GRANDSONTHE PINKTHE QUEEN BEETHE RAVENTHE ROBBER BRIDEGROOMTHE SALADTHE SEVEN RAVENSTHE STORY OF THE YOUTH WHO WENT FORTH TO LEARN WHAT FEAR WASTHE STRAW, THE COAL, AND THE BEANTHE THREE LANGUAGESTHE TRAVELLING MUSICIANSTHE TURNIPTHE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSESTHE TWELVE HUNTSMENTHE VALIANT LITTLE TAILORTHE WATER OF LIFETHE WEDDING OF MRS FOXTHE WHITE SNAKETHE WILLOW-WREN AND THE BEARTHE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE KIDSTOM THUMB

Once upon a time, two brothers wished to preserve their German folklore in a collection of tales that they believed had been handed down for generations. When they began in 1812 they had just 86 stories that rather harshly reflected the difficult life of European peasantry. Subsequent editions would grow to hold over 200 tales. As time passed, the Brothers Grimm found that their collection of fairy tales, with all of its royalty, magical creatures, and brave adventures, entranced those who read them. This compilation of fairy tales which includes the complete canon of over 200 tales has become a beloved set of classical stories the world over. Presented here in this edition is the faithful translation of Margaret Hunt.

From Children’s and Household Tales (German: Kinder und Hausmärchen), Grimm’s Fairy Tales was first published in 1812 by the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm. Although earlier editions included material deemed unpalatable to modern audiences, subsequent editions softened some of the violence and raciness of the original. Containing 62 stories, including “Briar Rose” (“Sleeping Beauty”), “Ashputtel” (“Cinderella”), “Hansel and Gretel,” and “Snow White and Rose Red,” this collection was praised by W.H. Auden as being among the founding works of Western culture.

Comes with colored illustrations by John B. Gruelle and pen and ink sketches by R. Emmett OwenFor almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children — and adults — learn about the vagaries of the real world. [source: Goodreads.com]CONTENDS:THE GOOSE-GIRLTHE LITTLE BROTHER AND SISTERHANSEL AND GRETHELOH, IF I COULD BUT SHIVER!DUMMLING AND THE THREE FEATHERSLITTLE SNOW WHITECATHERINE AND FREDERICKTHE VALIANT LITTLE TAILORLITTLE RED CAPTHE GOLDEN GOOSEBEARSKINCINDERELLAFAITHFUL JOHNTHE WATER OF LIFETHUMBLINGBRIAR ROSETHE SIX SWANSRAPUNZELMOTHER HOLLETHE FROG PRINCETHE TRAVELS OF TOM THUMBSNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-REDTHE THREE LITTLE MEN IN THE WOODRUMPELSTILTSKINLITTLE ONE-EYE, TWO-EYES AND THREE-EYES

* Digitally retouched illustrations (kindle-friendly)* Clean table of contents for easy browsing* Fonts optimized for display on Kindle and other e-readers* Contains all the children's fairy tales and even the legends!For almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children--and adults--learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hänsel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap (a.k.a. Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar-Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of more than 200 enchanting characters included here. Lyrically translated and beautifully illustrated, the tales are presented just as Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm originally set them down: bold, primal, just frightening enough, and endlessly engaging.

Children's and Household Tales is a collection of German fairy tales first published in 1812 by the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm. The collection is commonly known in English as Grimm's Fairy Tales.The first volume of the first edition was published in 1812, containing 86 stories; the second volume of 70 stories followed in 1815. For the second edition, two volumes were issued in 1819 and a third in 1822, totaling 170 tales. The third edition appeared in 1837; fourth edition, 1840; fifth edition, 1843; sixth edition, 1850; seventh edition, 1857. Stories were added, and also subtracted, from one edition to the next, until the seventh held 211 tales. All editions were extensively illustrated, first by Philipp Grot Johann and, after his death in 1892, by German illustrator Robert LeinweberThe first volumes were much criticized because, although they were called "Children's Tales", they were not regarded as suitable for children, both for the scholarly information included and the subject matter. Many changes through the editions – such as turning the wicked mother of the first edition in Snow White and Hansel and Gretel (shown in original Grimm stories as Hänsel and Grethel) to a stepmother, were probably made with an eye to such suitability. They removed sexual references—such as Rapunzel's innocently asking why her dress was getting tight around her belly, and thus naively revealing to her stepmother her pregnancy and the prince's visits—but, in many respects, violence, particularly when punishing villains, was increasedIn 1825, the Brothers published their Kleine Ausgabe or "small edition", a selection of 50 tales designed for child readers. This children's version went through ten editions between 1825 and 1858.