fairy tales from grimm
hamilton wright [illustrated by ethel franklin betts] mabie
Hardcover
(Barse & Hopkins, July 6, 1909)
The fairy tale is a poetic recording of the facts of life, an interpretation by the imagination of its hard conditions, an effort to reconcile the spirit which loves freedom and goodness and beauty with its harsh, bare and disappointing conditions. It is, in its earliest form, a spontaneous and instinctive endeavor to shape the facts of the world to meet the needs of the imagination, the cravings of the heart. (online review) Includes Hansel and Grethel, the Valiant Little Tailor, The Frog Prince, Little Red-Cap, Cinderella, Hans inLuck, Snow-White and Rose-Red, the Water of Life, Rumpelstiltskin, The Poor Miller's boy and the Cat, The Six swans, Little One-Eye, Two-Eyes and Three-Eyes.