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Grimm’s Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm Dickens from Coterie Classics All Coterie Classics have been formatted for ereaders and devices and include a bonus link to the free audio book. “Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes right—all that falls to them is so much gain—all their geese are swans—all their cards are trumps—toss them which way you will, they will always, like poor puss, alight upon their legs, and only move on so much the faster. The world may very likely not always think of them as they think of themselves, but what care they for the world?” ― Jacob & Wilhemm Grimm, Grimm’s Fairy Tales Grimm’s Fairy Tales is a collection of fairy tales containing both well-known classic stories and lesser-know tales of magic, fairies and monsters.

The timeless fables that capture the world's imagination over and over againFrom “Rapunzel” to “Hansel and Gretel” to “Briar Rose” to “Little Red Riding Hood,” the German folktales that the Brothers Grimm brought to the world’s attention have been captivating readers young and old for more than two centuries. These stories of wicked sorceresses, beautiful maidens, golden geese, and dashing princes have inspired countless adaptations and become part of the very fabric of our culture. To read them again is to be transported to enchanted forests and gothic castles, but also to childhood, and to a realm of the imagination where good always triumphs over evil and the most important life lessons are imparted through the irresistible magic of a story well told.This book includes 12 unique illustrations.

• The book includes 10 unique illustrations that are relevant to its content.This book brings together approximately two dozen of the most beloved of the classic Grimm fairy tales, including all the classics, such as Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Hansel and Gretel in an all-new translation specially commissioned for this publication. Containing a painstakingly-researched selection of artwork by some of the most famous illustrators from the 1850s to the 1950s—including Golden Age legend Kay Nielsen, beloved bestselling author Wanda Gág (of "Millions of Cats," 1928), British darlings Walter Crane and Arthur Rackham, and giants of nineteenth century German illustration Hermann Vogel, Otto Speckter, and Viktor Paul Mohn—this compilation also includes beautiful silhouettes culled from original publications from the 1920s that run throughout the entire layout. For adults and children alike, this collection brings to life the magic of fairy tales and their illustrations.This book brings together approximately two dozen of the most beloved of the classic Grimm fairy tales, including all the classics, such as Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Hansel and Gretel in an all-new translation specially commissioned for this publication. Containing a painstakingly-researched selection of artwork by some of the most famous illustrators from the 1850s to the 1950s—including Golden Age legend Kay Nielsen, beloved bestselling author Wanda Gág (of "Millions of Cats," 1928), British darlings Walter Crane and Arthur Rackham, and giants of nineteenth century German illustration Hermann Vogel, Otto Speckter, and Viktor Paul Mohn—this compilation also includes beautiful silhouettes culled from original publications from the 1920s that run throughout the entire layout. For adults and children alike, this collection brings to life the magic of fairy tales and their illustrations.This book brings together approximately two dozen of the most beloved of the classic Grimm fairy tales, including all the classics, such as Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Hansel and Gretel in an all-new translation specially commissioned for this publication. Containing a painstakingly-researched selection of artwork by some of the most famous illustrators from the 1850s to the 1950s—including Golden Age legend Kay Nielsen, beloved bestselling author Wanda Gág (of "Millions of Cats," 1928), British darlings Walter Crane and Arthur Rackham, and giants of nineteenth century German illustration Hermann Vogel, Otto Speckter, and Viktor Paul Mohn—this compilation also includes beautiful silhouettes culled from original publications from the 1920s that run throughout the entire layout. For adults and children alike, this collection brings to life the magic of fairy tales and their illustrations.

Go into the woods with Grimm's Fairy Tales. Full of magic and trickery, these stories have delighted generations with such timeless classics as Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, and Rapunzel.Collected here are the complete fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm with illustrations throughout by Arthur Rackham.Highlights of this edition are:• The complete text of all 211 fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, each elegantly formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your Kindle reader.• Beautiful illustrations in color and black-and-white by Arthur Rackham, the master of fairy tale art.• Links to free, full-length audio recordings of the fairy tales in this collection.• An active Table of Contents listing every story accessible from the Kindle "go to" feature.Every fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm are included—that's over 200 tales. Popular favorites include:• Cinderella• Beauty and the Beast• Little Red-Cap (Little Red Riding Hood)• Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty)• Hansel and Grethel• Snow White• Rapunzel• Rumpelstiltskin• and many more!

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.

* Illustrated* Author Biography* Interactive Table of Contents* Free Audiobook DownloadGrimms Fairy Tales [ Illustrated ] [ Free Audiobooks Download ]The Brothers Grimm were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors who together collected folklore. They are among the most well-known storytellers of European folk tales, and their work popularized such stories as "Cinderella" (Aschenputtel), "The Frog Prince" (Der Froschkönig), "Hansel and Gretel" (Hänsel und Gretel), "Rapunzel", "Rumpelstiltskin" (Rumpelstilzchen), and "Snow White" (Schneewittchen). Their first collection of folk tales, Children's and Household Tales (Kinder- und Hausmärchen), was published in 1812.

Go into the woods with Grimm's Fairy Tales. Full of magic and trickery, these stories have delighted generations with such timeless classics as Cinderella, Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, and Rapunzel. Collected here are the complete fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm with illustrations throughout by Arthur Rackham. Highlights of this edition are: • The complete text of all 211 fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, each elegantly formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your Kindle reader. • Beautiful illustrations in color and black-and-white by Arthur Rackham, the master of fairy tale art. • URL's to free, full-length audio recordings of the fairy tales in this collection. Every fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm are included—that's over 200 tales. Popular favorites include: • Cinderella • Beauty and the Beast • Little Red-Cap (Little Red Riding Hood) • Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty) • Hansel and Grethel • Snow White • Rapunzel • Rumpelstiltskin • and many more!

...It was the middle of winter, when the broad flakes of snow were falling around, that the queen of a country many thousand miles off sat working at her window. The frame of the window was made of fine black ebony, and as she sat looking out upon the snow, she pricked her finger, and three drops of blood fell upon it. Then she gazed thoughtfully upon the red drops that sprinkled the white snow, and said, 'Would that my little daughter may be as white as that snow, as red as that blood, and as black as this ebony windowframe!' And so the little girl really did grow up; her skin was as white as snow, her cheeks as rosy as the blood, and her hair as black as ebony; and she was called Snowdrop. But this queen died; and the king soon married another wife, who became queen, and was very beautiful, but so vain that she could not bear to think that anyone could be handsomer than she was. She had a fairy looking-glass, to which she used to go, and then she would gaze upon herself in it, and say: 'Tell me, glass, tell me true! Of all the ladies in the land, Who is fairest, tell me, who?' And the glass had always answered: 'Thou, queen, art the fairest in all the land.'...

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.Jacob Ludwig Carol Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786-1859), universally known as 'the brothers Grimm', were born in the German state of Hesse. Their ambition was to collect traditional tales in order to preserve Germany's heritage. They published two volumes in 1812 and 1814 which include some of the best-known fairy tales of all time, such as 'Tom Thumb' and 'The Elves and the Shoemaker'. this is a beautiful illustrated version of an all time classic! a must read for all ages*****

Grimms' Fairy Tales, originally known as the Children's and Household Tales (German: Kinder- und Hausmärchen, pronounced [ˌkɪndɐ ʔʊnt ˈhaʊsmɛːɐ̯çən]), is a collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or "Brothers Grimm", Jakob and Wilhelm, first published on 20 December 1812. The first edition contained 86 stories, and by the seventh edition in 1857, had 210 unique fairy tales.