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Jacob Grimm (1785–1863)

Author of The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

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About the Author

Jacob W. Grimm (1785-1863) and his brother Wilhelm K. Grimm (1786-1859) pioneered the study of German philosophy, law, mythology and folklore, but they are best known for their collection of fairy tales. These include such popular stories as Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and The Frog Prince. show more Commonly referred to now as Grimm's Fairy Tales, their collection was published as Kinder-und-Hausmarchen (Children's and Household Tales, 1812-15). The brothers were born thirteen months apart in the German province of Hesse, and were inseparable from childhood. Throughout their lives they showed a marked lack of sibling rivalry. Most of their works were written together, a practice begun in childhood when they shared a desk and sustained throughout their adult lives. Since their lives and work were so collaborative, it is difficult now to differentiate between them, but of course there were differences.- Jacob, who studied for a time in Paris, was fascinated with variant spellings of older words. He articulated "Grimm's Law," the rules of which are still used today to determine correspondences between the consonants of German and languages in the Indo-European family. Jacob was bolder and more experimental than Wilhelm, and was rumored to be a lively dancer. Throughout his life, Jacob kept rigidly to schedule and could be extremely focused on work that demanded close attention to detail. He never married, but was a loving uncle to Wilhelm's children. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are buried side by side in Berlin. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:

Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm born in 1785, is the older of two brothers known as Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm Karl Grimm is the other. Each author published books separately and these names should not be combined with each other nor with a combined name such as Brothers Grimm or Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Thanks. Individual books can be combined by ISBN if there is one. -- The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales is not at all equivalent to selections and editions intended for children.

(ger) Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm geboren 1785, ist der ältere von zwei Brüdern, die als Brüder Grimm bekannt sind, Wilhelm Karl Grimm ist der andere. Beide veröffentlichten auch eigenständig Bücher, die nicht mit "Brüder Grimm" oder "Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm" kombiniert werden sollten. Danke. Individuelle Ausgaben können mit Hilfe der ISBN - soweit vorhanden - kombiniert werden..
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Die Gesamtausgabe der Grimmschen Märchen ist bei weitem nicht deckungsgleich mit Auswahlausgaben und Bearbeitungen für Kinder.

Series

Works by Jacob Grimm

The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (1812) — Author — 17,507 copies, 137 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Barnes & Noble Classics) (1812) 1,964 copies, 9 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1812) — Author; Author — 1,883 copies, 19 reviews
The Annotated Brothers Grimm (2004) 1,232 copies, 17 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Illustrated Junior Library) (1812) 1,052 copies, 5 reviews
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (1812) 898 copies, 8 reviews
Household Tales {Crane} (1963) 865 copies, 26 reviews
Hansel and Gretel (1812) 743 copies, 35 reviews
Grimms' Fairy Tales (Puffin Classics) (1973) 707 copies, 3 reviews
The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm (1973) 685 copies, 8 reviews
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (2022) 642 copies, 6 reviews
The Brothers Grimm: 101 Fairy Tales (2012) 542 copies, 3 reviews
Snow-White and Rose-Red (1818) 515 copies, 15 reviews
Grimms Complete Fairy Tales (2001) 510 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2005) 437 copies, 7 reviews
Rumpelstiltskin (1967) 379 copies, 13 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Wordsworth Children's Classics) (1998) — Author — 368 copies, 2 reviews
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales 351 copies, 2 reviews
Town Musicians of Bremen (1819) 344 copies, 11 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales {Scholastic} (2016) 340 copies, 1 review
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales 327 copies, 1 review
The Brave Little Tailor (1812) 285 copies, 5 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Penguin Popular Classics) (1823) — Author — 280 copies
The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (Taschen) (2011) — Author — 279 copies, 3 reviews
Rapunzel (1979) 273 copies, 18 reviews
Twelve Dancing Princesses (1815) 254 copies, 5 reviews
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids (1969) 254 copies, 5 reviews
The Robber Bridegroom (2012) 249 copies, 4 reviews
Tales of the Brothers Grimm (1998) 229 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales: Twenty Stories (1973) — Author — 222 copies, 2 reviews
The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: Tales 101-242 (1988) — Author — 190 copies, 1 review
The Grimms' German Folk Tales (1969) 184 copies, 1 review
Sleeping Beauty (1812) 170 copies, 15 reviews
The Golden Goose (1812) 163 copies, 3 reviews
The Fisherman and His Wife (1812) 149 copies, 8 reviews
The Seven Ravens (1995) 129 copies, 7 reviews
Teutonic Mythology {set} (1978) 126 copies
Fairy Tales / Folk Tales {Classic Library Series} (1995) — Author — 120 copies
Little Red Riding Hood (2011) 118 copies, 9 reviews
Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs (1812) 117 copies, 4 reviews
Little Red Riding Hood (1812) 116 copies, 3 reviews
Contes (0018) 111 copies
Iron Hans (1993) 106 copies, 5 reviews
Grimms' Fairy Tales {Nora Kramer, editor} (1977) — Author — 103 copies, 2 reviews
Sixty Fairy Tales of The Brothers Grimm (1979) 100 copies, 2 reviews
Bremen Town Musicians (Troll) (1979) 97 copies, 1 review
Rapunzel (1998) 92 copies, 3 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales (2018) 92 copies
The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (1998) 90 copies, 1 review
The Elves and the Shoemaker (1981) 89 copies, 1 review
The Illustrated Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (2001) 89 copies, 1 review
Selected Tales (Oxford World's Classics) (2005) 82 copies, 1 review
The Three Bears (2010) 72 copies, 1 review
The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: Tales 1-100 (1988) — Author — 72 copies, 1 review
The Grimm Reader: The Classic Tales of the Brothers Grimm (2010) — Author — 70 copies, 1 review
The Elves and the Shoemaker (1968) 66 copies, 2 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Dover Thrift Editions) (2007) 65 copies, 2 reviews
Gris Grimly's Tales from the Brothers Grimm (2016) — Contributor — 65 copies, 2 reviews
Grimms' Fairy Tales: Nine Stories (1812) 65 copies, 1 review
Snow White and Other Fairy Tales (1994) — Author — 65 copies
Märchen der Brüder Grimm (2003) 62 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1988) 60 copies
Schneewittchen (1993) — Author — 60 copies, 3 reviews
The Brothers Grimm: Popular Folk Tales (1978) 59 copies, 2 reviews
Favorite Tales from Grimm (1982) 58 copies
Rumpelstiltskin (1945) — Author; Author — 58 copies, 5 reviews
The Star Child (1990) 55 copies, 2 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2011) 54 copies
Eventyr (1987) 53 copies
Favorite Fairy Tales (2002) 48 copies, 1 review
Hansel and Gretel (1991) 47 copies
Le fiabe del focolare (1995) 46 copies
Hansel and Gretel (Puffin Pied Piper) (1993) 44 copies, 2 reviews
Teutonic Mythology Vol. 1 (of 4) (2003) 43 copies, 1 review
Hans in Luck (1975) 43 copies, 1 review
Little Brother and Little Sister (1996) 43 copies, 5 reviews
Teutonic Mythology Vol. 3 (of 4) (1844) 40 copies, 1 review
Teutonic Mythology Vol. 2 (of 4) (2003) 39 copies, 1 review
Grimm's Fairy Tales (2017) 38 copies, 1 review
Grimms' Fairy Tales {Jiří Trnka, illustrator} (1961) — Author — 38 copies
Grimms Fairy Tales (1987) 37 copies
Tom Thumb (1973) 37 copies, 1 review
The Seven Ravens (1994) 37 copies, 3 reviews
King Thrushbeard (1970) 37 copies, 2 reviews
Fairy Tales (1979) — Author — 36 copies
The Musicians of Bremen (1974) 36 copies, 1 review
Jorinde and Joringel (1968) 34 copies, 1 review
Van het Tovervisje (1920) 34 copies
Irische Elfenmärchen (1988) 33 copies
The Queen Bee (1984) 32 copies, 1 review
Tales of Grimm and Andersen (1952) 32 copies
Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (1989) 30 copies
Contes (1990) 26 copies
Märchen der Brüder Grimm (1986) 25 copies
Grimm's Folk Tales (1949) 25 copies
The Bear and the Bird King (1994) 24 copies, 1 review
The Six Swans (1973) 24 copies
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (2014) 24 copies
Stories from Grimm (1978) 23 copies
The Goose Girl (Everystory) (1998) 23 copies
The Bremen Town-Musicians (1988) 23 copies
Grimmin sadut. I : Ruusunen (1999) 22 copies, 1 review
Cuentos (1996) 22 copies
The Wishing Table (1988) 22 copies, 1 review
Grimmin sadut. III : Lumikki (1999) 21 copies, 1 review
Grimmin sadut. II : Tuhkimo (1999) 21 copies
The three languages (1984) 20 copies
Contos de Grimm (1996) 20 copies, 1 review
Grimms samlede eventyr (1982) 20 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2004) 19 copies
Grimm legszebb meséi (1955) 19 copies
Little Red Cap (1993) 19 copies, 2 reviews
Favorite Household Tales (1981) — Author — 18 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales {Arcturus} (2016) — Author — 18 copies
Grimms Märchen (1988) 18 copies
The Goose Girl (1815) 18 copies, 2 reviews
The Shoemaker and the elves (1960) 17 copies
Grimms Märchen (1998) 17 copies
Cuentos de Grim (2001) 17 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1981) 17 copies, 2 reviews
Cinderella (2013) 15 copies, 2 reviews
Del Enebro (2012) 15 copies
Fiabe (1950) — Author — 15 copies
La Caputxeta Vermella (1992) 14 copies
Sprookjes (2004) 14 copies
The Frog Prince (2018) 14 copies
Die schönsten Grimms Märchen (1994) — Author — 13 copies
Les contes de grimm integrale ne (2011) — Author — 13 copies
La Ondina y otros cuentos (1991) 13 copies, 1 review
The Hut in the Forest (2007) 12 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (2010) 12 copies
Deutsche Grammatik (1995) 12 copies
Märchen der Brüder Grimm (1995) 12 copies, 1 review
A-Biermolke (1984) 12 copies
The Town Musicians of Bremen (1993) — Author — 12 copies
Tales from Grimm (1973) 12 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1961) — Author — 11 copies
Grimmin satuja (1982) 11 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1971) 11 copies
Grimms' Other Tales (1984) 11 copies
The Grimmest of Grimm (2004) 11 copies
Märchen. (1984) 11 copies
Hans og Grete (1975) 10 copies
König Drosselbart (1974) 10 copies
Die Wichtelmänner (1987) 10 copies
Fitcher's Bird (1983) 10 copies
Cuentos de los hermanos Grimm (2001) 10 copies, 1 review
Fairy Tales (1977) 10 copies
Grimms Märchen (2007) 9 copies
FAIRY TALES FROM GRIMM. (1997) 9 copies
Rotkäppchen (1987) 9 copies
Faithful John (1998) 9 copies, 1 review
Princess Fairy Tales (2007) 9 copies, 1 review
Snowdrop and Other Tales (2016) 9 copies
Onsterfelijke sprookjes (1988) 9 copies
Word Cloud Box Set: Brown (2015) 9 copies
Das Lumpengesindel (1981) 9 copies
Grimmin sadut (1978) 9 copies
Grimm's Fairy tales (1950) 9 copies
Pasakas (1995) 8 copies
The Four Clever Brothers (1967) 8 copies
Cinderella (1978) 8 copies
Deutsche Mythologie I. (1835) — Author — 8 copies
The Brave Little Tailor (1994) 8 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (2013) 8 copies
The Best Fairy Tales (1984) 8 copies
How Six Made Their Way in the World (1980) — Author — 8 copies
Grimmin satukirja (1962) 8 copies
I musicanti di Brema (2009) 7 copies
Fiabe dei fratelli Grimm (1953) 7 copies
Allerleirauh (1819) 7 copies
De beroemde sprookjes (1994) 7 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2004) 7 copies, 1 review
Hansel et Gretel (2000) 7 copies
Fisherman & His Wife (1989) 7 copies
Märchen (2010) 7 copies
Rondalles de Grimm (1985) 7 copies
Aschenputtel (1994) 7 copies, 1 review
Fairy tales 7 copies
The Juniper Tree (2017) 6 copies, 1 review
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1968) 6 copies
Grimm Märchen (1975) 6 copies
Barnens bröderna Grimm (1983) 6 copies
Cat and Mouse in Partnership (2012) 6 copies, 3 reviews
Grimms Märchen (2001) 6 copies
Grimms Märchen. (1997) 6 copies
Grimmin kauneimmat sadut (1985) 6 copies
Grimms Fairy Tales EASTON (1980) 6 copies
Die zertanzten Schuhe (1995) 6 copies
Suhrkamp BasisBibliothek : Grimms Märchen (1998) — Text — 6 copies
Samlede eventyr (2001) 6 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (2010) 6 copies
La Casita de Chocolate (2008) 6 copies
Grimms Fairy Tales (1913) 6 copies
Twelve Dancing Princesses (1972) 5 copies
Fairy Tales 5 copies
The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean (2012) 5 copies, 2 reviews
Godfather Death (1812) 5 copies, 1 review
Märchen (1997) 5 copies
Schneewittchen (2000) 5 copies
Fiabe scelte (2002) 5 copies
Grimms stora sagobok (1983) 5 copies
Baśnie (1995) 5 copies
Lucky Hans (1985) 5 copies, 1 review
Grimms Volkslieder (1986) 5 copies
Contes (2006) 5 copies
Grimms' Fairy Tales: Book One {Dent Dolphin} (1977) — Author — 5 copies
HANSEL AND GRETEL (1977) 5 copies
Les contes, tome II (1998) 5 copies
Neigeblanche et Roserouge (1984) 5 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2008) 5 copies
Der kleine Däumling (1976) 4 copies
A kásásfazék (1978) 4 copies
Fairy Tales (1985) 4 copies
Grimms bästa sagor (2003) 4 copies
Der Hase und der Igel (1987) 4 copies
Pohádky bratří Grimmů (1990) 4 copies
Rumpelstiltskin (Mini Fairy Tale Classics) (1993) — Author — 4 copies
Sweet Porridge (2014) 4 copies
Die Gänsemagd (1984) 4 copies
Grimms Märchen II (1996) 4 copies
Die Bienenkönigin (1994) 4 copies
"Die Kristallkugel" (2003) 4 copies
El rey de los ladrones (1983) 4 copies
Rotkäppchen (1989) 4 copies
Frau Holle (2001) 4 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (2004) 4 copies, 1 review
Frau Holle (2003) 4 copies
Les contes, tome I (1998) 4 copies
Grimm's fairy tales 4 copies, 1 review
RUMPELSTILTSKIN (1968) — Author — 4 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (2008) 4 copies
El señor Korbes y otros cuentos de Grimm (2001) — Author — 4 copies
Fairy Tales from Grimm (1999) 4 copies
Deutsche Mythologie II. (1986) 4 copies
Grimms Fairy Tales (1948) 4 copies
Fairy Tales 4 copies
Old Sultan (2025) 4 copies, 2 reviews
Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (2003) 4 copies
Grimms Märchen (1985) 4 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1995) 4 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales {The Planet} (2015) — Author — 4 copies
The Water Of Life (2014) 4 copies, 1 review
Rødhætte (1970) 4 copies
Hansel/ Gretel (1981) 4 copies
Les contes de Grimm (1999) 4 copies
Grimm's Snow White [2012 TV movie] (2012) — Writer — 3 copies
GLI GNOMI (1994) 3 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1899) 3 copies
Princes et princesses (2006) 3 copies
The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was (2012) — Author — 3 copies, 2 reviews
Blancaneu (2000) 3 copies
Pasakos (2011) 3 copies
La bella dorment del bosc (1983) 3 copies
Rumpelstilzchen (1997) — Author — 3 copies
Grimms Marchen Und Sagen (1999) 3 copies
A Day of Wishes 3 copies
Hänsel et Gretel (1982) 3 copies
Cuentos y más cuentos (1991) 3 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2017) 3 copies
Den stora sagoboken (1979) 3 copies
The Twelve Brothers — Collector — 3 copies, 1 review
Grimm: 255 Fairy Tales (2015) 3 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2017) 3 copies
Biancaneve e Rosarossa (2005) 3 copies
Biancaneve e i sette nani (2002) 3 copies
Märchenbilderbuch (1993) 3 copies
Aschenputtel (1990) 3 copies
Der Froschkönig (2003) 3 copies
Aschenputtel (2011) 3 copies
Eventyr - i udvalg (1991) 3 copies
Singing Soaring Lark (1986) 3 copies
Fairy tales (2011) 3 copies
The Frog Prince (1983) 3 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (2001) 3 copies
The Griffin (2021) 3 copies
Rotkäppchen (2010) 3 copies
Haensel et Gretel (1976) 3 copies
Wesele pani liszki (1988) 3 copies
12 vackra sagor 3 copies
THE FAIRY-TALE OMNIBUS (1953) 3 copies
Märchen. Grauer Band (2000) 3 copies
Contes cruels (1999) 3 copies
Grimms' Fairy Tales: Book Two {Dent Dolphin} (1977) — Author — 3 copies
Schneewittchen (2006) 3 copies
Märchen, Roter Band (2000) 3 copies
Grimms Märchenschatz (1995) 3 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2013) 3 copies
Eisenhans : Märchen der Brüder Grimm (1977) — Editor — 3 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2014) 3 copies
Cuentos de niños y del hogar I (1985) 3 copies, 1 review
Tres Pelos Del Diablo (1994) 3 copies
Die schönsten Märchen (1998) 3 copies
Cinderella (Illustrated) 3 copies, 1 review
Die sechs Schwäne (1978) 3 copies
Rødhette (1982) 3 copies
Brēmenes muzikanti (2000) 3 copies
Rotkäppchen (1999) 3 copies
Grimmin satuaarteita (2003) 3 copies, 1 review
Blancheneige (2014) 3 copies
Rotkäppchen (2006) 3 copies
Hänsel i Gretel (2020) 2 copies
Rotkäppchen 2 copies
Contes d'infants i de la llar 2 copies, 1 review
Bord duka dig (1979) 2 copies
Märchen. Eine Auslese (1998) 2 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2006) 2 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2012) 2 copies
Cuentos de Grim (1980) 2 copies
Den tapre skredderen (1982) 2 copies
Lumivalgeke (1812) 2 copies
Caperucita roja (2008) 2 copies
Das tapfere Schneiderlein (1996) 2 copies
Das tapfere Schneiderlein (1991) 2 copies
Blanche-Neige (2005) 2 copies
Schneewittchen (1989) 2 copies
Schneewittchen (2015) 2 copies
Schneewittchen (2015) 2 copies
Frau Holle (2012) 2 copies
Volk i semero kozlyat (2011) 2 copies
Rødhette (1982) 2 copies
Rotkäppchen (1984) 2 copies
The Star Money (2020) 2 copies, 1 review
A legszebb Grimm mesék (1998) 2 copies
Frau Holle (2001) 2 copies
Skazki bratev Grimm (2011) 2 copies
Törnrosa (1980) 2 copies
Sneeuwwitje 2 copies
Die schönsten Märchen. (2001) 2 copies
Grimms' Fairy Tales (2017) 2 copies
Grimmove bajke (1995) 2 copies, 2 reviews
Grimmsche Märchen (2000) 2 copies
Cinderella (2000) 2 copies
Hauffs Märchen 2 copies
Marienkind (1977) 2 copies
Contes 2 copies
Contes : volum 1 (1985) 2 copies
La Bella dorment (1975) 2 copies, 1 review
Pepelka (2006) 2 copies
the mouse the bird and the sausage (2025) 2 copies, 1 review
The Dog and the Sparrow (2012) 2 copies, 1 review
Alle sprookjes van Grimm (2001) 2 copies
Kung Trastnäbb (1980) 2 copies
Elektitaj fabeloj 2 copies, 1 review
Hans en Grietje (1965) 2 copies
Fundevogel (2016) 2 copies, 1 review
Bremer Stadtmusikanten (2010) 2 copies
De kikkerkoning (1992) 2 copies
Sieben Märchen (1986) 2 copies
HANSEL Y GRETEL (2004) 2 copies
Porkkanainen 2 copies
De gouden gans (1992) 2 copies
LUMIKKI (1975) 2 copies
Kommt ins Märchenreich (1951) 2 copies
Grimms bedste eventyr (2009) 2 copies, 1 review
Askepot (1971) 2 copies
Contes choisis (2011) 2 copies
Rapunzel - Neu verföhnt (2011) 2 copies
35 contes de Grimm (1901) 2 copies
Sprache - Wissenschaft - Leben (1991) — Author — 2 copies
The Twelve Huntsmen (1812) — Collector — 2 copies, 2 reviews
El Principe Rana (1986) 2 copies
Das Rotkäppchen (1991) 2 copies
Muinasjutte. 2. (1994) 2 copies
Hansel and Gretel (2007) 2 copies
La Reine des Abeilles (2004) 2 copies
Biancaneve. Con CD Audio (2011) 2 copies
Frau Holle (1991) 2 copies
Contes Tome: Vol 3 (NEUF) (1979) 2 copies
Mor Hulda : et eventyr (1991) 2 copies
Snehvide (1971) 2 copies
The wren and the bear, (1971) 2 copies
Grimm for barn (1981) 2 copies
Prince Grenouille (2005) 2 copies
Fitchers Vogel (1984) — Author — 2 copies
Fiabe, volume primo (1990) 2 copies
Baśnie - wybór (1990) 2 copies
Grimm for Barn (1979) 2 copies
Os Contos de Grimm (1989) 2 copies
Pohádky 2 copies
Grodprinsen (1998) 2 copies
Et nisi mortui sunt ... (2015) 2 copies
The Bearskinner (1979) 2 copies
Tremotino (2003) 2 copies
Hansel and Gretel (1971) 2 copies
El Amadísimo Rolando (2009) 2 copies, 1 review
Doornroosje (2002) 2 copies
Daumerlings Wanderschaft (2005) 2 copies
Le conte du Genévrier (2012) 2 copies, 1 review
On the origin of language (1984) 2 copies
Fairy Tales From Grimm (1909) 2 copies
Gorshok kashi 2 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1910) 2 copies
Snövit (2003) 2 copies
Bymusikantene fra Bremen (1984) 2 copies
Rumleskaft (1985) 2 copies
Die Bienenkönigin (1999) 2 copies
Katten med støvlene (1979) 2 copies
Csipkerz̤sika (2007) 1 copy
Cinderella 1 copy
Cappuccetto Rosso (2024) 1 copy
Cinderella (1979) 1 copy
Sagor: Första boken (1981) 1 copy
Grimm"s Fairy Tales (2010) 1 copy
The Nose 1 copy
Grimm's Fairy Tails (1935) 1 copy
Сказки 1 copy
Sete De Um Golpe So (1997) 1 copy
Hansel e Gretel (1995) 1 copy
Dame Hiver : un conte (2013) 1 copy
clever gretel (2025) 1 copy
Snövit (1995) 1 copy
Grimm Basnie (2013) 1 copy
Basnie braci Grimm (2009) 1 copy
Zaczarowany książe (2005) 1 copy
Frau Holle (1990) 1 copy
Frau Holle (2007) 1 copy
Dornroschen (1987) 1 copy
Samlede eventyr (2009) 1 copy
Eventyr - komplet samling (2001) 1 copy, 1 review
the turnip (2025) 1 copy
Das Eselein (1986) 1 copy
Deutsche Sagen. 2 Baende. — Author — 1 copy
Sagor 1 copy
Fratellino e Sorellina (1997) 1 copy
Novelle 1 copy
A brémai muzsikusok (2014) 1 copy
El sastre valent (2015) 1 copy
Le fiabe 1 copy
Chapeuzinho Vermelho (2010) 1 copy
Schneewittchen (1987) 1 copy
Nains, Les (1945) 1 copy
Snow White (2019) 1 copy
Brd̲erna Grimms sagor — Author — 1 copy
The Fisherman and His Wife [2005 film] (2005) — Story — 1 copy
Petits contes illustrés (2015) — Author — 1 copy
Los seis criados (1986) 1 copy
La pastorcita (1980) 1 copy
Jorinde en Joringel (2005) 1 copy
Hans My Hedgehog (1815) 1 copy
Cinderella (Aschenputtel) 1 copy, 1 review
Schneewittchen (2004) 1 copy
Biancaneve (2001) 1 copy
Cenerentola 1 copy
Ērkšķrozīte (2000) 1 copy
Fiabe (2014) 1 copy
Die Bienenkn̲igin (2016) 1 copy
Le prince grenouille (1995) 1 copy
Lumeeit 1 copy
The Three Snake Leaves 1 copy, 1 review
Cappuccetto rosso (2001) 1 copy
[No title] 1 copy
La Bella Addormentata (2002) 1 copy
Märchen 1. CD (2004) 1 copy
Nuance (Nuance) (1984) 1 copy
João e Maria (2020) 1 copy
Den tappre skräddaren (1999) 1 copy
Blancanieves (2002) 1 copy
Rosalinda 1 copy
Yorinda y Yorindel (1985) 1 copy
Kettu ja hanhet (1978) 1 copy
Cuentos de Grimm (1982) 1 copy
De bästa sagorna (2012) 1 copy
Bajke (2012) 1 copy
Der süsse Brei (1987) 1 copy
The Nail 1 copy
Pollicino (2020) 1 copy
Mein Märchenbuch (1953) 1 copy
Le malin petit tailleur 1 copy, 1 review
Olipa kerran prinsessa (1995) 1 copy
De pot met pap (2012) 1 copy
Hopskukkeli (1983) 1 copy
Grodkungen (1982) 1 copy
Toivomuspöytä (1989) 1 copy
La signora Neve (2001) 1 copy
Contes de la famille (2015) 1 copy
Grimms Märchen (1995) 1 copy
Makea puuro (1978) 1 copy
Koning Lijsterbaard (1985) 1 copy
Novos Contos. Grimm (2006) 1 copy
Timpe Tee 1 copy
Samlede eventyr 2 (2004) 1 copy
CUENTOS DE GRIMM (2014) 1 copy
The Strange Musician 1 copy, 1 review
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2016) 1 copy
Sammakkokuningas (1983) 1 copy
Hanhipaimen (1981) 1 copy
I musicanti di Brema (2012) 1 copy
Hänsel und Gretel (2011) 1 copy
Den hvite slangen (1982) 1 copy
Rede auf Schiller (1859) 1 copy
Tio sagor (1990) 1 copy
Sju sagor (1976) 1 copy
Les six serviteurs (1998) 1 copy
Die drei Brüder. (1984) 1 copy
Jeannot et Margot (1983) 1 copy
Den store eventyrbog (1979) 1 copy
Fiabe, volume secondo (1990) 1 copy
Den kloka drottningen (1984) 1 copy
Eventyr. B.1 1 copy
Eventyr. B.2 (2004) 1 copy
The Blue Lamp (1976) 1 copy
Bearskin (2019) 1 copy
Auld Rinkie 1 copy
Jack Of Iron 1 copy
Manypelts 1 copy
Owld Peadair 1 copy
Bumpkin 1 copy
Lazy Harry 1 copy
Clever Elsie 1 copy
Ashiepattle 1 copy
Haren och igelkotten (1981) 1 copy
Kauneimmat sadut (1985) 1 copy
The frog king (2020) 1 copy
Grimms Märchen I (1990) 1 copy
The Dwarfie 1 copy
Roodkapje (2006) 1 copy
Snövit (1991) 1 copy
Rouva Holle 1 copy
La gardeuse d'oies (1984) 1 copy, 1 review
Okasroosike (1812) 1 copy
Gåsepiken 1 copy
Lumeeit 1 copy
ROZPRÁVKY 1 copy, 1 review
Der Froschkönig (1951) 1 copy
Contes (1982) 1 copy
Aschenputtel (1978) 1 copy
98. Contes 1 copy
Aschenputtel (2012) 1 copy
Cendrillon (1994) 1 copy
Hansel and Gretel (1971) 1 copy
Tornerose (1983) 1 copy
The Pack of Ragamuffins 1 copy, 1 review
Contes de Grimm (1976) 1 copy
Pravljice (2006) 1 copy
Grimms Märchen (2013) 1 copy
Raperonzolo 1 copy
Bluebeard 1 copy
Ausgewählte Märchen (2003) 1 copy
Sneeuwwitje (1975) 1 copy
Blanche-Neige (2003) 1 copy
Blanca Nieves (2014) 1 copy
Snow White (1983) 1 copy
Het dappere snijdertje (1979) 1 copy
Cuentos de Grimm 3 (1984) 1 copy
Tom Pouce (2003) 1 copy
A bela adormecida (2010) 1 copy
Les six serviteurs — Author — 1 copy
Sabrane priče i bajke (1994) 1 copy
Hans och Greta (2004) 1 copy
Zlatne Grimmove bajke (2012) 1 copy
Picture Book 1 copy
Baśnie nad baśniami (2004) 1 copy
Kuningas Rastaanparta (1985) 1 copy
Jänis ja siili (1981) 1 copy
Punahilkka (1979) 1 copy
Priče 1 copy
Altin Kus (2015) 1 copy
Broertje en zusje (1995) 1 copy
Bajke i priče (1988) 1 copy
Kaupunginsoittajat (1983) 1 copy
Rødhette (1992) 1 copy
Rumpelstilskin (1986) 1 copy
Fru Holle (1981) 1 copy
Snövit och Rosenröd (1981) 1 copy
Guldgåsen (1980) 1 copy
Doktor Allvetande (1981) 1 copy
Pepeljuga (1989) 1 copy
Märchen, 3 Bde. (2000) 1 copy
Rouva Pyry (1985) 1 copy
Prinsess-sagor (2005) 1 copy
Sterntaler (1987) 1 copy
Sandirêlla (2002) 1 copy
Repelsteeltje (1988) 1 copy

Associated Works

Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version (2012) — Original — 1,654 copies, 40 reviews
Tangled [2010 film] (2010) — Original story — 1,303 copies, 12 reviews
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [1937 film] (1937) — Original story — 1,288 copies, 10 reviews
The Classic Fairy Tales [Norton Critical Edition] (1998) — Contributor — 1,179 copies, 6 reviews
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 1,017 copies, 7 reviews
Folk-Lore and Fable: Aesop, Grimm, Andersen (1909) 908 copies, 1 review
Eric Carle's Treasury of Classic Stories for Children (1988) — Contributor — 580 copies, 6 reviews
The Twelve Dancing Princesses (2007) 529 copies, 22 reviews
Snow White (1974) — Author — 464 copies, 27 reviews
A Child's Book of Stories (1986) — Contributor — 415 copies, 4 reviews
Tasha Tudor Book of Fairy Tales (1961) — Contributor — 371 copies, 1 review
Fantasy Stories (1994) — Contributor — 363 copies, 8 reviews
Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists (2013) — Contributor — 345 copies, 31 reviews
The Twelve Dancing Princesses (1990) 331 copies, 15 reviews
The Singing Bones (2015) — Creator. — 326 copies, 13 reviews
The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature Set (1972) — Contributor — 245 copies, 4 reviews
Rapunzel (1982) 237 copies, 4 reviews
The Big Book of Classic Fantasy (2019) — Contributor — 224 copies, 3 reviews
The Big Book of Grimm (1999) — Contributor — 201 copies, 3 reviews
The Land of Stories: A Treasury of Classic Fairy Tales (2016) — Contributor — 188 copies, 3 reviews
Best in Children's Books 01 (1957) 180 copies, 1 review
Best in Children's Books 10 (1958) 177 copies, 1 review
The Twelve Dancing Princesses (1988) 176 copies, 3 reviews
The Twelve Dancing Princesses, and Other Fairy Tales (1964) — Contributor — 165 copies
Great Short Stories of the World (1925) — Contributor — 165 copies, 1 review
Favorite Stories Old and New (1942) — Contributor — 145 copies, 2 reviews
The Penguin Book of Mermaids (2019) — Contributor — 143 copies, 3 reviews
Hansel and Gretel (1981) 140 copies, 8 reviews
Witches' Brew (2002) — Contributor — 139 copies
Hansel and Gretel (First Readers) (2002) — some editions — 138 copies, 1 review
Once Upon a Time: The Fairy Tale World of Arthur Rackham (1972) — Contributor — 136 copies, 5 reviews
Barbie as Rapunzel [2002 film] (2002) — Original story — 135 copies, 1 review
Sydney White [2007 film] (2008) — Original story — 118 copies
Best in Children's Books 07 (1958) 112 copies
The Twelve Dancing Princesses (1978) — Author — 109 copies, 2 reviews
Best in Children's Books 06 (1958) 107 copies
Best in Children's Books 27 (1959) 107 copies
Best in Children's Books 20 (1959) 106 copies
Fairy Legends and Traditions of Southern Ireland (1971) — Translator, some editions — 104 copies, 2 reviews
Victorian Fairy Tales (2015) — Contributor — 103 copies, 5 reviews
Best in Children's Books 21 (1959) 102 copies
Best in Children's Books 34 (1960) 97 copies
Folk and Fairy Tales (Childcraft) (1949) — Contributor — 97 copies, 2 reviews
The Bremen Town Musicians (1999) — Author — 96 copies, 3 reviews
Best in Children's Books 13 (1958) 85 copies
Best in Children's Books 04 (1957) 81 copies, 1 review
Best in Children's Books 36 (1960) 74 copies
Faerie Tale Theatre: The Complete Collection (1982) — Original story — 72 copies
The Mammoth Book of Fairy Tales (1997) — Contributor — 68 copies
The Goose Girl: A Story from the Brothers Grimm (1995) — Author, some editions — 67 copies, 7 reviews
The Musicians of Bremen (2005) 66 copies
Great German Short Novels and Stories (1933) — Contributor — 65 copies, 1 review
Nine Witch Tales (1973) — Contributor — 51 copies, 1 review
A Golden Land (1958) — Contributor — 46 copies, 1 review
Iron Hans: A Grimms' Fairy Tale (2007) — Contributor — 46 copies, 3 reviews
Favourite Tales: Rumpelstiltskin (1993) — Orig Text, some editions — 44 copies
Witches, Witches, Witches (1958) — Contributor — 38 copies
Irish Fairy Legends (Celtic, Irish) (1882) — Translator, some editions — 37 copies
Snow White: The Fairest of Them All [2001 TV movie] (2001) — Original story — 36 copies
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm [1962 film] (1962) — Original story — 35 copies
Seven at One Blow: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm (1998) — some editions — 32 copies, 2 reviews
Rumpelstiltskin and Other Grimm Tales (1999) — Author — 28 copies, 1 review
Chills and Thrills: Tales of Terror and Enchantment (2001) — Contributor — 26 copies
Dragons, Dragons, Dragons (1972) — Contributor — 25 copies
Walt Kelly's Fairy Tales (2015) — Contributor — 25 copies
English National Opera Guide : Wagner : Lohengrin (1993) — Contributor — 19 copies
Tom Thumb [1958 film] (1958) — Original story — 14 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1974) — some editions — 12 copies
Piel de asno (1694) — Author, some editions — 12 copies, 2 reviews
The Juniper Tree [1990 film] (1990) — Original story — 12 copies
Happily Ever After [1989 film] (1993) — Original story — 12 copies
Im weiten bunten Märchenland (2012) — Contributor — 11 copies
Castles and Dragons (1960) — Contributor — 10 copies
Witches (1981) — Contributor — 8 copies
Mein Reckless Märchenbuch (2012) 8 copies, 1 review
Snow White [2025 film] (2025) — Original story — 8 copies, 1 review
Full Forty Fathoms: Stories of Underwater Adventure (1975) — Contributor — 7 copies
Grimm, Book One (2019) — Original Author — 6 copies, 4 reviews
Hansel and Gretel [1983 Faerie Tale Theatre TV episode] (1983) — Original story — 6 copies
Rumpelstiltskin [1982 Faerie Tale Theatre TV episode] (1982) — Original story — 5 copies
The Dancing Princesses [1987 Faerie Tale Theatre TV episode] (1987) — Original story — 5 copies
Twelve Stories of Christmas (2020) — Contributor — 5 copies
The Greatest Christmas Stories & Poems in One Volume (2015) — Contributor — 4 copies
Grandma's Storybook (1996) — some editions — 4 copies
Rapunzel [1983 Faerie Tale Theatre TV episode] (1983) — Original story — 4 copies
Y dormirás cien años (2015) 4 copies
The Cat Megapack: Frisky Feline Tales, Old and New (2013) — Contributor — 3 copies
Bewitched Bunny [1954 short film] (1954) — Original story — 3 copies
The Princess and the Frog: Songs and Story (2011) — Original story — 3 copies
Briefe deutscher Romantiker (1935) — Contributor, some editions — 3 copies
The Brementown Musicians [1935 short film] (1935) — Original story — 2 copies
Favourite Tales (1979) — some editions — 2 copies
Auswahl aus der deutschen Literatur (1913) — Contributor — 2 copies
Rumpelstiltskin — Author — 2 copies
Babes in the Woods [1932 short film] (1932) — Original story — 2 copies
The True Bride [1989 The StoryTeller TV episode] — Orignal story — 2 copies
Sämtliche Werke von Brüder Grimm (2013) — Author — 2 copies
Fearnot [1987 The StoryTeller TV episode] — Original story — 2 copies
Hans My Hedgehog [1987 The StoryTeller TV episode] (1987) — Original story — 2 copies
Cinderella [2024 The Grimm Variations TV episode] (2024) — Original story — 1 copy
Classic Tales [2008 TV series] (2008) — Contributor — 1 copy
The Story of Rapunzel [1951 short film] (1951) — Original story — 1 copy
Tiere - Handliche Bibliothek der Romantik (2019) — Contributor — 1 copy
The Story of Hansel and Gretel [1951 short film] (1951) — Original story — 1 copy
Faerie Tale Theatre: Season 6 (1987) — Original story — 1 copy
The Wizard of Oz & Other Favorite Children's Stories (1970) — Original story — 1 copy
The Grimm Variations [2024 TV series] (2024) — Original stories — 1 copy
Hansel and Gretel [2024 The Grimm Variations TV episode] (2024) — Original story — 1 copy
Faerie Tale Theatre: Season 1 (1982) — Original story — 1 copy
Faerie Tale Theatre: Season 3 (1984) — Original story — 1 copy
Klassiske julefortellinger (2015) — Contributor, some editions — 1 copy
Faerie Tale Theatre: Season 2 (1983) — Original story — 1 copy
Snow-White [1933 short film] (1933) — Original story — 1 copy

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Canonical name
Grimm, Jacob
Legal name
Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Carl
Other names
Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Carl
Grimm, Jacob
Birthdate
1785-01-04
Date of death
1863-09-20
Gender
male
Education
University of Marburg
Occupations
mythologist
jurist
philologist
writer
clerk (war office)
folklorist (show all 8)
librarian (to Jerome Bonaparte)
professor
Organizations
University of Berlin
University of Göttingen
Awards and honors
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Foreign Honorary Member 1857)
American Philosophical Society (1863)
Relationships
Grimm, Wilhelm (brother)
Diderot, Denis (friend)
Nationality
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (
Germany
Birthplace
Hanau, Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire (now Hesse ∙ Germany)
Places of residence
Hanau, Hesse, Germany
Göttingen, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Place of death
Berlin, Brandenburg, Kingdom of Prussia
Map Location
Germany
Disambiguation notice
Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm born in 1785, is the older of two brothers known as Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm Karl Grimm is the other. Each author published books separately and these names should not be combined with each other nor with a combined name such as Brothers Grimm or Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Thanks. Individual books can be combined by ISBN if there is one.
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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales is not at all equivalent to selections and editions intended for children.

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I had been casting about in my mind of late, trying to think of a suitable gift for my cousin's young son, when it occurred to me that all children should have a few fairy-tale collections in their library. Naturally, my mind turned to this book, with its thirty-one tales from the Brothers Grimm. Translated by Brian Alderson in the 1970s, and illustrated by the talented Michael Foreman, who has worked with such children's literature luminaries as Leon Garfield, Terry Jones, and Michael show more Morpurgo, its brevity and visual whimsy make it the ideal introduction to these marvelous tales.

A "complete" edition of the Brothers Grimm might prove overwhelming for the very young child, but this title is the perfect length. Foreman's art, which can be both eerie and humorous, enhances the effect of these "strange little tales." I enjoyed Alderson's translation, which strives to locate the tales in their oral context, and to communicate the directness of the text in the original German. The language here is not "fancy" or remote, and has an earthy, sometimes very working-class flavor. This is a very "British" translation, particularly in those selections where Alderson is trying to approximate the dialectical variations of the original, but I think American readers will be able to appreciate it.

The tales themselves (as always) are fascinating... The gruesome Fitcher's Bird, a variation on the classic Bluebeard story, always makes me shiver. The Fisherman and His Wife is a tale that has been recurring in my reading recently, with versions from Poland and Russia cropping up. The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Rapunzel are always favorites, as is Hansel and Gretel and Rumpelstiltskin.

Greedy and cruel women abound here, and their punishments are invariably extreme. The double-standards can be a little difficult to take: the uncaring father in Hans, My Hedgehog is rewarded by his son in the end, but neglectful mothers meet terrible ends. Still, children will thrill to these tales (severed body parts and all), particularly the ones about young people cast out into the world.
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Please note: I think I’m reviewing a different edition of this tale. It’s the same author, but not the same illustrator. I’m proceeding on the assumption that the text is the same, and that the particular edition used is comparable to the one listed here.

I greatly enjoyed this fairy tale. As a child, I liked the way that the dead mother was still a powerful force and very much present in the story. I liked that, in contrast to the cutesy and clean fairy godmother of Perrault, the magic show more here is earthy and mysterious. I liked that the animals themselves were magic. Grownup me can appreciate the villainy of the stepmother, who gives Aschenputtel permission to attend if she can accomplish a simple (and impossible) task. It’s just reasonable enough on the surface to make her seem fair, and it gives just enough hope to be really cruel. Neither kid-me nor grownup-me was surprised that the stepsisters cut their feet to fit the slipper; I still maintain that this was very much in character for them: they were desperate, and willing to sacrifice. It was also in character for their mother, whose pushiness hurt everyone around her, including her own children. Finally, I really like the active role that Aschenputtel takes in her own life. She knows when and how (and whom!) to ask for help. She takes steps to forge a connection with her dead mother, she commands the birds, and she uses magic to create her own fancy dress.

The only part of the story I don’t like is the very end, (SPOILER ALERT!) when retribution comes for the stepsisters. The birds peck their eyes out. This always seemed to me to miss the point. The stepsisters have already suffered plenty: Physically, their feet get cut apart; Romantically, they lose out on the prince; Financially, they have limited prospects for anyone else; Socially, they’ve missed out on a long-term relationship with Aschenputtel because their mother had prevented them from treating her as family for all those years; and Morally, well, just look at their mother. (She gets off scott-free, by the way.) The blindness addendum didn’t exist in early versions of the story; it was only added by the Grimm brothers to a later edition of their work in order to make the story more appropriate for children. I think that if they were trying to instill a sense of justice by punishing the wicked, they should have left the children alone and gone after the stepmother. This is the only misstep in an otherwise wonderful story. On the whole, a beautiful fairy tale that doesn’t shy away from themes of family, loss, and love.
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I have a confession to make: I find it more convenient to acquire the collected works of an author long after they're dead. That gives the experts plenty of time to wage their wars on authenticity, and translators the time to properly translate all the ancient idioms into today's slang, and so forth.

Now, I don't wish any authors dead, as I'd rather they generate as much work as possible before I finish collecting it, but I just love it when I can get a copy of EVERY JOT AND TITTLE BY AUTHOR show more A, so I don't have to have too many books on my shelf.

Because of this quirk, The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales is a wonder for me. Within this work, I discovered a very interesting thing that the Disney generation would probably miss: The fairy tales were not intended solely for children (and at times, probably weren't suitable for children), but were instead intended for the people. The children's stories, however, are not fairy tales, per se, but are more religious morality tales featuring Jesus or the Apostles.

If you've been raised on Disney and colorful picture books, then reading the collected, uncut works may be a shock to you. They're pretty gruesome. And everybody had lice.

But, within its pages, we have all the great tales: Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding-Hood, and so forth. And unless you're a Grimm scholar, there will probably be a story in there that you've never heard of before.

I would probably not recommend this book for your children. Other people's children, maybe, but not yours, unless you don't want to molly-coddle them until they're 36. But, don't give it to your children expecting it to be the brightly-colored, sanitized version of all your favorite fairy tales. It is, instead, the grim (was that pun intended?) tales as originally written, and well worth the read.
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This is an beautifully produced edition from Princeton University Press. You might not have seen the marketing campaign that Princeton University Press put on in the month of December about this title. PUP featured 12 days of short tales and original artwork from the newly published translation, complete with illustrations by Andrea Dezso (http://blog.press.princeton.edu/2014/12/12/on-the-first-day-presenting-the-twelv...). I had only happened upon it by accident; otherwise I might never show more have encountered the book.

What makes this book interesting is all the stories (pleasant and otherwise) that you may have missed reading from your childhood. Those blithely sanitized versions might have been sanitized for good cause. If you follow that link above, for example, you’ll find the horrific tale of what happens when children play at slaughtering a pig (or you can read it on page 79 in the printed volume). If you are familiar with Philip Pullman’s collection from 2011/2012 entitled Fairy Tales From the Brothers Grimm, you may recall that it was handled in such a way as to make it suitable in most respects for sharing with your child or younger siblings. Zipes’ version really isn’t. In fact there’s an interesting bit in the Zipes’ preface that references re-telling of the tales “mixing in mannerisms of contemporary writing.” Pullman did that with some deftness to make the tales he selected more fun to read aloud. There is none of that in the 170 tales contained in this Princeton University Press edition.

Zipes does what Philip Pullman could not. An acknowledged expert in German, comparative literature and fairy tales, Zipes did his own translation of the two earliest editions of the Tales of the Brothers Grimm. He does not expurgate, he does not censor, he does not in any way soften these tales from the harsh originals gathered at least in part from an oral tradition that was disappearing from German homes even as the Brothers worked to preserve them. (We tend to forget that the Brothers -- at least one of them -- was employed as a librarian.)

The illustrations by Andrea Dezsö nicely complement the macabre tales here, the ones that usually are edited out of sanitized versions of the Brothers Grimm intended for sharing at children’s bedtimes. Because so many of these tales from the 18th century which appear in this volume are macabre and are unapologetic in presenting the savagery that we know continues to lurk in modern man in the 21st century. Quick side note: Dezso frequently illustrates the tales that feature Satan -- who really isn’t nearly as frightening as you might anticipate he would be. But like the tales, some of the illustrations may not be entirely suitable for children. (Again follow that link to the Princeton University Press blog in the second paragraph above to see an example..
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Jack Zipes Translator
Randall Jarrell Selection & Translation, Translator
Lore Segal Translator, Selection & Translation
Maurice Sendak Illustrator
Lucy Crane Translator
Wanda Gág Translator
John Nickle Illustrator
Svend Otto S. Illustrator
Jiří Trnka Illustrator
Mercer Mayer Illustrator
María Pascual Illustrator
schmidtpaula Illustrator
Iassen Ghiuselev Illustrator
Anette Müller Adapted by
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Pedro Gálvez Translator
Jan Lewis Illustrator
oliveiro dumas Illustrator
hugogustav Author
Eve Rouke Adapter
Marshall Arisman Illustrator
Giles Gordon Compiler
Mervyn Peake Illustrator
May Sellar Translator
Arthur Rackham Illustrator
Margaret Hunt Translator
Maria Tatar Translator & Editor
Jiří Trnka Illustrator
Lidia Postma Illustrator
Walter Crane Illustrator
Mrs. Edgar Lucas Translator
Fritz Kredel Illustrator
Bernadette Watts Illustrator
Marian Edwardes Translator
Anthea Bell Translator
Adrienne Adams Illustrator
Charles Folkard Illustrator
Mrs. Edgar Lucas Translator
Gennady Spirin Illustrator
Matthew R. Price Translator
Noel Daniel Editor & Translator
Leonard Weisgard Illustrator
Harriet Golden Illustrator
Brian Alderson Translator
Irma Wilde Illustrator
Marilyn Braaten Cover artist
George Cruikshank Illustrator
A. S. Byatt Introduction
Michael Foreman Illustrator
Nonny Hogrogian Illustrator
Luděk Maňásek Illustrator
W. H. Auden Introduction
Klaus Ensikat Illustrator
Chris Conover Illustrator
Robert Byrd Illustrator
Naomi Lewis Translator
Bryan Holme Introduction
Kay Nielsen Illustrator
Helga Gebert Illustrator
Chihiro Iwasaki Illustrator
Edgar Taylor Translator
Pauline Ellison Illustrator
Marian Edwards Translator
Jean O'Neill Illustrator
May Lamberton Becker Editor & Introduction
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Padraic Colum Introduction
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Peter Wortsman Translator, Afterword
Lisbeth Zwerger Illustrator
Armel Guerne Translator
Eve Tharlet Illustrator
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Lucille Corcos Illustrator
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A.S. Byatt Introduction
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Joel Richards Narrator
Russell Hoban Introduction
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Susan Jeffers Illustrator
Berta Hader Illustrator
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