Other editions of book Grimm's Fairy Tales

The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859), were born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, in the German state of Hesse. The brothers were close friends, and both studied law at Marburg University. They are best (and universally) known for the collection of over two hundred folk tales they made from oral sources and published in two volumes of 'Nursery and Household Tales' in 1812 and 1814. Their intention was to preserve such these stories as part of German cultural and literary history, and their collection was first published with scholarly notes and no illustration. The tales, however, soon came into the possession of young readers. This was in part due to Edgar Taylor, who made the first English translation in 1823, selecting about fifty stories 'with the amusement of some young friends principally in view.' Grimm’s fairy tales have been an essential ingredient of children's reading ever since.The Collection•The Golden Bird•Hans In Luck•Jorinda And Jorindel•The Travelling Musicians•Old Sultan•The Straw, The Coal, And The Bean•Briar Rose•The Dog And The Sparrow•The Twelve Dancing Princesses•The Fisherman And His Wife•The Willow-Wren And The Bear•The Frog-Prince•Cat And Mouse In Partnership•The Goose-Girl•The Adventures Of Chanticleer And Partlet•Rapunzel•Fundevogel•The Valiant Little Tailor•Hansel And Gretel•The Mouse, The Bird, And The Sausage•Mother Holle•Little Red-Cap [Little Red Riding Hood]•The Robber Bridegroom•Tom Thumb•Rumpelstiltskin•Clever Gretel•The Old Man And His Grandson•The Little Peasant•Frederick And Catherine•Sweetheart Roland•Snowdrop•The Pink•Clever Elsie•The Miser In The Bush•Ashputtel•The White Snake•The Wolf And The Seven Little Kids•The Queen Bee•The Elves And The Shoemaker•The Juniper-Tree•The Turnip•Clever Hans•The Three Languages•The Fox And The Cat•The Four Clever Brothers•Lily And The Lion•The Fox And The Horse•The Blue Light•The Raven•The Golden Goose•The Water Of Life•The Twelve Huntsmen•The King Of The Golden Mountain•Doctor Knowall•The Seven Ravens•The Wedding Of Mrs Fox•The Salad•The Story Of The Youth Who Went Forth To Learn What Fear Was•King Grisly-Beard•Iron Hans•Cat-Skin•Snow-White And Rose-RedExtraIncluded is also an audiobook version of the entire collection.Finally a number of popular English fairy tales from the same period is also included. These include:•Tom Tit Tot•The Three Sillies•The Rose-Tree•The Old Woman And Her Pig•How Jack Went To Seek His Fortune•Mr. Vinegar•Nix Nought Nothing•Jack Hannaford•Binnorie•Mouse And Mouser•Cap O’ Rushes•Teeny-Tiny•Jack And The Beanstalk•The Story Of The Three Little Pigs•The Master And His Pupil•Titty Mouse And Tatty Mouse•Jack And His Golden Snuff-Box•The Story Of The Three Bears•Jack The Giant-Killer•Henny-Penny•Childe Rowland•Molly Whuppie•The Red Ettin•The Golden Arm•The History Of Tom Thumb•Mr. Fox•Lazy Jack•Johnny-Cake•Earl Mar's Daughter•Mr. Miacca•Whittington And His Cat•The Strange Visitor•The Laidly Worm Of Spindleston Heugh•The Cat And The Mouse•The Fish And The Ring•The Magpie's Nest•Kate Crackernuts•The Cauld Lad Of Hilton•The Ass, The Table, And The Stick•Fairy Ointment•The Well Of The World's End•Master Of All Masters•The Three Heads Of The Well•Oyez-Oyez-Oyez

The classic fairy tales compiled by Jacob and Wilhelm, the Brothers Grimm (1812) are stories of dark wisdom with a bite. Not for the faint-hearted, not for the weak of spirit, not for anyone expecting childish fluff. Contained within these pages are fairy tales that show the dark beauty of truth, and the cold mirror of common sense, clad in the rich glamour of the imagination. Translated (1823) from the German by Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes.

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, the tales are presented just as Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm originally set them down: bold, primal, just frightening enough, and endlessly engaging.