Jacob Grimm

Wilhelm Grimm

A definitive compilation of more than two hundred traditional fairy tales, compiled by the Brothers Grimm, includes the stories of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hnsel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap, and Briar Rose, among others, accompanied by explanatory and historical material, as well as commentary by Joseph Campbell. Reissue. 10,000 first printing.

The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales

Jack Zipes

When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as “Rapunzel,” “Hansel and Gretel,” and “Cinderella” would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised in content and style. For the very first time, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm makes available in English all 156 stories from the 1812 and 1815 editions. These narrative gems, newly translated and brought together in one beautiful book, are accompanied by sumptuous new illustrations from award-winning artist Andrea Dezsö. From “The Frog King” to “The Golden Key,” wondrous worlds unfold—heroes and heroines are rewarded, weaker animals triumph over the strong, and simple bumpkins prove themselves not so simple after all. Esteemed fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes offers accessible translations that retain the spare description and engaging storytelling style of the originals. Indeed, this is what makes the tales from the 1812 and 1815 editions unique—they reflect diverse voices, rooted in oral traditions, that are absent from the Grimms' later, more embellished collections of tales. Zipes's introduction gives important historical context, and the book includes the Grimms' prefaces and notes. A delight to read, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm presents these peerless stories to a whole new generation of readers.

The Complete First Edition

The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

Originally entitled Children's and Household Tales, Grimm's Fairy Tales were first published by the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early nineteenth century. This selection contains 80 stories and includes some of the best known, such as 'Briar-Rose' (perhaps better known as 'Sleeping Beauty'), and 'Little Red-Cap' ('Little Red Riding Hood'), as well as some lesser known tales, like 'The Bremen Town Musicians', 'The Goose-Girl' and 'King Thrushbeard'. Handsome princes and princesses, wicked witches and step-mothers, benevolent kings and fortune seekers abound among the stories that were collected from all over Germany in the folklore tradition. But no matter what the moral of the story, good always triumphs over evil. Also included are more a selection of Arthur Rackham's marvellous illustrations which inject new life into these timeless tales.

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Brothers Brothers Grimm

A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.

Rapunzel

Brothers Grimm

Drawn from German folklore, dark, fantastical fairy tales of wicked deeds, gruesome punishment and just rewards.

The Robber Bridegroom

Wilhelm K. Grimm

J. L. K. Grimm

Presents new translations of forty fairy tale classics in a volume that includes previously omitted tales and is complemented by hundreds of annotations that explore the historical origins, cultural complexities, and psychological effects of the stories.

The Annotated Brothers Grimm

Ian Wallace

The classic fairy tale that celebrates Hansel and Gretel's strength and spirit over the malevolence of the world around them.

Hansel and Gretel

Philip Pullman

'Swiftness is a great virtue in the fairy tale. All we need is the word 'Once . . . ' and we're off' In this enchanting retelling of Grimms' fairy tales, Philip Pullman conjures up a world of wicked deeds, gruesome deaths, magical transformations and otherworldly romance. Here are some of the strangest, most darkly fascinating tales ever told, made fresh and original through Pullman's distinctive voice. 'Gripping . . . A clear and humorous retelling, with added sprinklings of wit ... as well as a sense of these tales as living, mutable things that still transmit deep truths.' Sunday Telegraph 'Told with extraordinary toughness and savagery.' Andrew Marr'Magical . . . This wonderful retelling is set to become a classic in its own right.' Sunday Times

For Young and Old

Grimm Tales

The Brothers Grimm

A bear, befriended by two sisters during the winter, returns one day to reward them royally for their kindness.

Snow White and Rose Red

Jim LaMarche

A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.

The Elves and the Shoemaker

When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised in content and style. For the very first time, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm makes available in English all 156 stories from the 1812 and 1815 editions. These narrative gems, newly translated and brought together in one beautiful book, are accompanied by sumptuous new illustrations from award-winning artist Andrea Dezsö. From "The Frog King" to "The Golden Key," wondrous worlds unfold—heroes and heroines are rewarded, weaker animals triumph over the strong, and simple bumpkins prove themselves not so simple after all. Esteemed fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes offers accessible translations that retain the spare description and engaging storytelling style of the originals. Indeed, this is what makes the tales from the 1812 and 1815 editions unique—they reflect diverse voices, rooted in oral traditions, that are absent from the Grimms' later, more embellished collections of tales. Zipes's introduction gives important historical context, and the book includes the Grimms' prefaces and notes. A delight to read, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm presents these peerless stories to a whole new generation of readers.

Retells the tale of how the king's twelve princesses wear out their shoes every night while they are supposedly sleeping in their locked bedroom.

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

A translation of 239 fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm. Also includes a listing of their oral and/or literary sources.

The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

Benjamin Lacombe

« Miroir, miroir joli, qui est la plus belle dans tout le pays ? Ô ma reine, vous êtes très belle mais Blanche Neige est mille fois plus belle que vous.»À ces mots, la reine devint verte de jalousie. Désormais elle avait des haut-le-coeur dès qu'elle apercevait Blanche-Neige, tant elle la haïssait. Et l'envie et l'orgueil se développaient si fort dans son coeur qu'elle ne trouvait plus le repos, ni le jour ni la nuit. Elle devait trouver un moyen de la faire disparaître...

Blanche-Neige

On her way to deliver a basket of food to her sick grandmother, Elisabeth encounters a sly wolf.

Little Red Riding Hood

Originally published in German as: Aschenputtel. Z'urich: NordS'ud-Verlag, 2011.

A Grimm's Fairy Tale

Cinderella

Two hundred years ago two brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm, collected together a large selection of folk and fairy tales and published them as Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Children's and Household Tales). So successful was the first collection of 88 stories that they kept adding more to subsequent editions. Since then, the tales of the Brothers Grimm have been translated into upwards of a hundred different languages and are known and loved throughout the world. Now award-winning editor Stephen Jones has tasked some of the brightest and best horror writers in Britain, America and Europe with reinterpreting some of the traditional Hausmärchen, putting a decidedly darker spin on the classic stories.

Stories of the Grimm and Gruesome

Fearie Tales

The Complete Folk & Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

Lisbeth Zwerger

While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers.

Jacob Grimm

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