Other editions of book Grimms Fairy Tales

Children's and Household Tales (German: Kinder- und Hausmarchen) 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, totalling 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 Leinweber.

Classic tales collected by the Brothers Grimm including The Frog Prince and Hansel and Gretel appear in this special volume featuring an Introduction by Matt Haig Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest Reissue From the land of fantastical castles vast lakes and deep forests the Brothers Grimm collected a treasury of enchanting folk and fairy stories full of giants and dwarfs witches and princesses magical beasts and cunning children From classics such as The Frog Prince and Hansel and Grettel to the delights of Ashputtel or Old Sultan all hold a timeless magic which has enthralled children for centuries Let the Brothers Grimm take you on an amazing adventureFrom the land of fantastical castles vast lakes and deep forests Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm collected a treasury of fairy stories full of giants and dwarfs witches and princesses magical beasts and cunning children From classics such as The Frog Prince and Hansel and Grettel to the delights of Ashputtel or Old Sultan all hold a timeless magic that has enthralled children for centuries Step into the dark forest and discover a wondrous world of magic and trickery In these timeless tales you will meet Hansel and Grettel Rumpel Stilts Kin Tom Thumb the Goose Girl and many other familiar characters as well as discover some less well known ones such as Old Sultan and Peter the Goatherd Enchanting mysterious and often chilling Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm s original fairy tales delve deep into every secret of the human heart fear greed friendship and love and will stay with you forever Plus An introduction by matt Haig and a behind the scenes journey including an author profile a guide to who s who activities and more The Brothers Grimm The Grimm brothers were early 19th century writers best known for their fairy tales coming from Scandinavian Icelandic and Germanic origins By 1807 there was a growing interest in German folk tales The Grim brothers were acad

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