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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 — 17,392 copies, 135 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Barnes & Noble Classics) (1812) 1,957 copies, 9 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1812) — Author; Author — 1,873 copies, 19 reviews
The Annotated Brothers Grimm (2004) 1,232 copies, 17 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Illustrated Junior Library) (1812) 1,050 copies, 5 reviews
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (1812) 898 copies, 8 reviews
Household Tales {Crane} (1963) 860 copies, 26 reviews
Hansel and Gretel (1812) 740 copies, 35 reviews
Grimms' Fairy Tales (Puffin Classics) (1973) 697 copies, 3 reviews
The Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm (1973) 676 copies, 8 reviews
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (2022) 636 copies, 6 reviews
The Brothers Grimm: 101 Fairy Tales (2012) 540 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 347 copies, 2 reviews
Town Musicians of Bremen (1819) 343 copies, 11 reviews
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales 327 copies, 1 review
The Brave Little Tailor (1812) 285 copies, 5 reviews
The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (Taschen) (2011) — Author — 278 copies, 3 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Penguin Popular Classics) (1823) — Author — 277 copies
Rapunzel (1979) 273 copies, 18 reviews
Twelve Dancing Princesses (1815) 252 copies, 5 reviews
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids (1969) 251 copies, 5 reviews
The Robber Bridegroom (2012) 245 copies, 4 reviews
Tales of the Brothers Grimm (1998) 228 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales: Twenty Stories (1973) — Author — 218 copies, 2 reviews
The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: Tales 101-242 (1988) — Author — 188 copies, 1 review
The Grimms' German Folk Tales (1969) 182 copies, 1 review
Sleeping Beauty (1812) 169 copies, 15 reviews
The Golden Goose (1812) 163 copies, 3 reviews
The Fisherman and His Wife (1812) 148 copies, 8 reviews
The Seven Ravens (1995) 129 copies, 7 reviews
Teutonic Mythology {set} (1978) 125 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) 116 copies, 4 reviews
Little Red Riding Hood (1812) 115 copies, 3 reviews
Contes (0018) 111 copies
Iron Hans (1993) 105 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) 90 copies
The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (1998) 89 copies, 1 review
The Illustrated Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (2001) 89 copies, 1 review
The Elves and the Shoemaker (1981) 88 copies, 1 review
Selected Tales (Oxford World's Classics) (2005) 83 copies, 1 review
The Three Bears (2010) 72 copies, 1 review
The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: Tales 1-100 (1988) — Author — 71 copies, 1 review
The Grimm Reader: The Classic Tales of the Brothers Grimm (2010) — Author — 69 copies, 1 review
The Elves and the Shoemaker (1968) 66 copies, 2 reviews
Gris Grimly's Tales from the Brothers Grimm (2016) — Contributor — 64 copies, 2 reviews
Snow White and Other Fairy Tales (1994) — Author — 64 copies
Grimms' Fairy Tales: Nine Stories (1812) 64 copies, 1 review
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Dover Thrift Editions) (2007) 63 copies, 2 reviews
Märchen der Brüder Grimm (2003) 62 copies
Schneewittchen (1993) — Author — 60 copies, 3 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1988) 60 copies
Favorite Tales from Grimm (1982) 59 copies
The Brothers Grimm: Popular Folk Tales (1978) 59 copies, 2 reviews
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) 45 copies
Hansel and Gretel (Puffin Pied Piper) (1993) 44 copies, 2 reviews
Little Brother and Little Sister (1996) 43 copies, 5 reviews
Teutonic Mythology Vol. 1 (of 4) (2003) 43 copies, 1 review
Hans in Luck (1975) 42 copies, 1 review
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
King Thrushbeard (1970) 37 copies, 2 reviews
Tom Thumb (1973) 37 copies, 1 review
The Seven Ravens (1994) 37 copies, 3 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
Tales of Grimm and Andersen (1952) 32 copies
The Queen Bee (1984) 30 copies, 1 review
Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (1989) 29 copies
Contes (1990) 26 copies
Grimm's Folk Tales (1949) 25 copies
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (2014) 24 copies
The Bear and the Bird King (1994) 24 copies, 1 review
Märchen der Brüder Grimm (1998) 23 copies
The Bremen Town-Musicians (1988) 23 copies
Stories from Grimm (1978) 23 copies
The Six Swans (1973) 23 copies
The Goose Girl (Everystory) (1998) 23 copies
Grimmin sadut. I : Ruusunen (1999) 22 copies, 1 review
The Wishing Table (1988) 22 copies, 1 review
Cuentos (1996) 22 copies
Grimmin sadut. II : Tuhkimo (1999) 21 copies
Grimmin sadut. III : Lumikki (1999) 21 copies, 1 review
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
Grimms Märchen (1988) 18 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales {Arcturus} (2016) — Author — 18 copies
The Goose Girl (1815) 18 copies, 2 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1981) 17 copies, 2 reviews
Grimms Märchen (1998) 17 copies
The Shoemaker and the elves (1960) 17 copies
Cuentos de Grim (2001) 16 copies
Fiabe (1950) — Author — 15 copies
Del Enebro (2012) 15 copies
Cinderella (2013) 15 copies, 2 reviews
Sprookjes (2004) 14 copies
La Caputxeta Vermella (1992) 14 copies
The Frog Prince (2018) 14 copies
La Ondina y otros cuentos (1991) 13 copies, 1 review
Die schönsten Grimms Märchen (1994) — Author — 13 copies
Les contes de grimm integrale ne (2011) — Author — 13 copies
The Hut in the Forest (2007) 12 copies
Märchen der Brüder Grimm (1995) 12 copies, 1 review
The Town Musicians of Bremen (1993) — Author — 12 copies
Tales from Grimm (1973) 12 copies
A-Biermolke (1984) 12 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (2010) 12 copies
Deutsche Grammatik (1995) 12 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1971) 11 copies
Grimmin satuja (1982) 11 copies
The Grimmest of Grimm (2004) 11 copies
Grimms' Other Tales (1984) 11 copies
Märchen. (1984) 11 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1961) — Author — 11 copies
Fairy Tales (1977) 10 copies
Fitcher's Bird (1983) 10 copies
Hans og Grete (1975) 10 copies
Die Wichtelmänner (1987) 10 copies
König Drosselbart (1974) 10 copies
Princess Fairy Tales (2007) 9 copies, 1 review
FAIRY TALES FROM GRIMM. (1997) 9 copies
Cuentos de los hermanos Grimm (2001) 9 copies, 1 review
Grimmin sadut (1978) 9 copies
Das Lumpengesindel (1981) 9 copies
Snowdrop and Other Tales (2016) 9 copies
Grimm's Fairy tales (1950) 9 copies
Word Cloud Box Set: Brown (2015) 9 copies
Grimms Märchen (2007) 9 copies
Faithful John (1998) 9 copies, 1 review
Onsterfelijke sprookjes (1988) 9 copies
The Brave Little Tailor (1994) 8 copies
The Four Clever Brothers (1967) 8 copies
The Best Fairy Tales (1984) 8 copies
Grimmin satukirja (1962) 8 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (2013) 8 copies
Pasakas (1995) 8 copies
Deutsche Mythologie I. (1835) — Author — 8 copies
Cinderella (1978) 8 copies
Märchen (2010) 7 copies
Allerleirauh (1819) 7 copies
Rotkäppchen (1987) 7 copies
Fairy tales 7 copies
Hansel et Gretel (2000) 7 copies
How Six Made Their Way in the World (1980) — Author — 7 copies
De beroemde sprookjes (1994) 7 copies
Fiabe dei fratelli Grimm (1953) 7 copies
Aschenputtel (1994) 7 copies, 1 review
Rondalles de Grimm (1985) 7 copies
Fisherman & His Wife (1989) 7 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2004) 7 copies, 1 review
I musicanti di Brema (2009) 7 copies
Grimms Fairy Tales EASTON (1980) 6 copies
Grimm Märchen (1975) 6 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (2010) 6 copies
Grimms Märchen. (1997) 6 copies
Cat and Mouse in Partnership (2012) 6 copies, 3 reviews
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1968) 6 copies
Grimms Märchen (2001) 6 copies
La Casita de Chocolate (2008) 6 copies
Samlede eventyr (2001) 6 copies
Grimmin kauneimmat sadut (1985) 6 copies
Barnens bröderna Grimm (1983) 6 copies
The Juniper Tree (2017) 6 copies, 1 review
Grimms Fairy Tales (1913) 6 copies
Suhrkamp BasisBibliothek : Grimms Märchen (1998) — Text — 6 copies
Die zertanzten Schuhe (1995) 5 copies
Twelve Dancing Princesses (1972) 5 copies
Les contes, tome II (1998) 5 copies
The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean (2012) 5 copies, 2 reviews
Godfather Death (1812) 5 copies, 1 review
Lucky Hans (1985) 5 copies, 1 review
Grimms Volkslieder (1986) 5 copies
Baśnie (1995) 5 copies
Fiabe scelte (2002) 5 copies
Contes (2006) 5 copies
Märchen (1997) 5 copies
HANSEL AND GRETEL (1977) 5 copies
Grimms stora sagobok (1983) 5 copies
Schneewittchen (2000) 5 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2008) 5 copies
Neigeblanche et Roserouge (1984) 5 copies
Grimms' Fairy Tales: Book One {Dent Dolphin} (1977) — Author — 5 copies
Fairy Tales 5 copies
Der kleine Däumling (1976) 4 copies
Fairy Tales 4 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (2008) 4 copies
Grimms Fairy Tales (1948) 4 copies
Fairy Tales from Grimm (1999) 4 copies
Sweet Porridge (2014) 4 copies
Grimms Märchen II (1996) 4 copies
Die Bienenkönigin (1994) 4 copies
Hansel/ Gretel (1981) 4 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales {The Planet} (2015) — Author — 4 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (2004) 4 copies, 1 review
Deutsche Mythologie II. (1986) 4 copies
Rotkäppchen (1989) 4 copies
Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (2003) 4 copies
"Die Kristallkugel" (2003) 4 copies
RUMPELSTILTSKIN (1968) — Author — 4 copies
Rumpelstiltskin (Mini Fairy Tale Classics) (1993) — Author — 4 copies
Der Hase und der Igel (1987) 4 copies
Fairy Tales (1985) 4 copies
Rødhætte (1970) 4 copies
El señor Korbes y otros cuentos de Grimm (2001) — Author — 4 copies
Grimm's fairy tales 4 copies, 1 review
Frau Holle (2001) 4 copies
Les contes de Grimm (1999) 4 copies
Grimms Märchen (1985) 4 copies
Pohádky bratří Grimmů (1990) 4 copies
The Water Of Life (2014) 4 copies, 1 review
Frau Holle (2003) 4 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1995) 4 copies
A kásásfazék (1978) 4 copies
Les contes, tome I (1998) 4 copies
Die Gänsemagd (1984) 4 copies
Old Sultan (2025) 4 copies, 2 reviews
12 vackra sagor 3 copies
Cuentos y más cuentos (1991) 3 copies
Grimms Marchen Und Sagen (1999) 3 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (2001) 3 copies
The Griffin (2021) 3 copies
Den stora sagoboken (1979) 3 copies
The Twelve Brothers — Collector — 3 copies, 1 review
Fairy tales (2011) 3 copies
Grimms' Fairy Tales: Book Two {Dent Dolphin} (1977) — Author — 3 copies
Rotkäppchen (2010) 3 copies
Aschenputtel (2011) 3 copies
Der Froschkönig (2003) 3 copies
Pasakos (2011) 3 copies
Grimms bästa sagor (2003) 3 copies
Schneewittchen (2006) 3 copies
The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was (2012) — Author — 3 copies, 2 reviews
La bella dorment del bosc (1983) 3 copies
Grimms Märchenschatz (1995) 3 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2017) 3 copies
Märchen. Grauer Band (2000) 3 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2017) 3 copies
Märchenbilderbuch (1993) 3 copies
Haensel et Gretel (1976) 3 copies
Grimm: 255 Fairy Tales (2015) 3 copies
Cinderella (Illustrated) 3 copies, 1 review
Aschenputtel (1990) 3 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1899) 3 copies
Contes cruels (1999) 3 copies
Rotkäppchen (2006) 3 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2014) 3 copies
El rey de los ladrones (1983) 3 copies
Cuentos de niños y del hogar I (1985) 3 copies, 1 review
Brēmenes muzikanti (2000) 3 copies
Rødhette (1982) 3 copies
Grimm's Snow White [2012 TV movie] (2012) — Writer — 3 copies
Hänsel et Gretel (1982) 3 copies
Biancaneve e Rosarossa (2005) 3 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2013) 3 copies
A Day of Wishes 3 copies
THE FAIRY-TALE OMNIBUS (1953) 3 copies
Die sechs Schwäne (1978) 3 copies
Märchen, Roter Band (2000) 3 copies
Grimmin satuaarteita (2003) 3 copies, 1 review
Rotkäppchen (1999) 3 copies
Tres Pelos Del Diablo (1994) 3 copies
Blancaneu (2000) 3 copies
Wesele pani liszki (1988) 3 copies
Eisenhans : Märchen der Brüder Grimm (1977) — Editor — 3 copies
The Frog Prince (1983) 3 copies
Die schönsten Märchen (1998) 3 copies
Princes et princesses (2006) 3 copies
Rumpelstilzchen (1997) — Author — 3 copies
Singing Soaring Lark (1986) 3 copies
GLI GNOMI (1994) 3 copies
Eventyr - i udvalg (1991) 3 copies
Blancheneige (2014) 3 copies
The Star Money (2020) 2 copies, 1 review
Bord duka dig (1979) 2 copies
Hauffs Märchen 2 copies
A legszebb Grimm mesék (1998) 2 copies
Schneewittchen (1989) 2 copies
Hänsel i Gretel (2020) 2 copies
Contes : volum 1 (1985) 2 copies
Contes 2 copies
Märchen. Eine Auslese (1998) 2 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2006) 2 copies
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2012) 2 copies
Den tapre skredderen (1982) 2 copies
Volk i semero kozlyat (2011) 2 copies
Rotkäppchen (1984) 2 copies
Caperucita roja (2008) 2 copies
Frau Holle (2001) 2 copies
Schneewittchen (2015) 2 copies
Schneewittchen (2015) 2 copies
Frau Holle (2012) 2 copies
Rotkäppchen 2 copies
Rødhette (1982) 2 copies
Blanche-Neige (2005) 2 copies
Die schönsten Märchen. (2001) 2 copies
Skazki bratev Grimm (2011) 2 copies
Cinderella (2000) 2 copies
Törnrosa (1980) 2 copies
Grimms' Fairy Tales (2017) 2 copies
Marienkind (1977) 2 copies
Sneeuwwitje 2 copies
Das tapfere Schneiderlein (1996) 2 copies
Das tapfere Schneiderlein (1991) 2 copies
Grimmove bajke (1995) 2 copies, 2 reviews
Lumivalgeke (1812) 2 copies
Contes d'infants i de la llar 2 copies, 1 review
Grimmsche Märchen (2000) 2 copies
Cuentos de Grim (1980) 2 copies
Elektitaj fabeloj 2 copies, 1 review
The Dog and the Sparrow (2012) 2 copies, 1 review
Pepelka (2006) 2 copies
the mouse the bird and the sausage (2025) 2 copies, 1 review
Kung Trastnäbb (1980) 2 copies
Alle sprookjes van Grimm (2001) 2 copies
De gouden gans (1992) 2 copies
LUMIKKI (1975) 2 copies
Bremer Stadtmusikanten (2010) 2 copies
Fundevogel (2016) 2 copies, 1 review
Sieben Märchen (1986) 2 copies
HANSEL Y GRETEL (2004) 2 copies
Porkkanainen 2 copies
El Principe Rana (1986) 2 copies
The Twelve Huntsmen (1812) — Collector — 2 copies, 2 reviews
Rapunzel - Neu verföhnt (2011) 2 copies
Kommt ins Märchenreich (1951) 2 copies
La Reine des Abeilles (2004) 2 copies
Sprache - Wissenschaft - Leben (1991) — Author — 2 copies
Contes choisis (2011) 2 copies
Biancaneve. Con CD Audio (2011) 2 copies
35 contes de Grimm (1901) 2 copies
La Bella dorment (1975) 2 copies, 1 review
Das Rotkäppchen (1991) 2 copies
Frau Holle (1991) 2 copies
Contes Tome: Vol 3 (NEUF) (1979) 2 copies
Muinasjutte. 2. (1994) 2 copies
Mor Hulda : et eventyr (1991) 2 copies
Hans en Grietje (1965) 2 copies
Snehvide (1971) 2 copies
Grimms bedste eventyr (2009) 2 copies, 1 review
Hansel and Gretel (2007) 2 copies
Askepot (1971) 2 copies
Le conte du Genévrier (2012) 2 copies, 1 review
Fitchers Vogel (1984) — Author — 2 copies
Hansel and Gretel (1971) 2 copies
Prince Grenouille (2005) 2 copies
Fiabe, volume primo (1990) 2 copies
Grimm for Barn (1979) 2 copies
El Amadísimo Rolando (2009) 2 copies, 1 review
Os Contos de Grimm (1989) 2 copies
Grimm for barn (1981) 2 copies
Biancaneve e i sette nani (2002) 2 copies
Baśnie - wybór (1990) 2 copies
The wren and the bear, (1971) 2 copies
Fairy Tales From Grimm (1909) 2 copies
Et nisi mortui sunt ... (2015) 2 copies
The Bearskinner (1979) 2 copies
Tremotino (2003) 2 copies
On the origin of language (1984) 2 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1910) 2 copies
Gorshok kashi 2 copies
De kikkerkoning (1992) 2 copies
Katten med støvlene (1979) 2 copies
Daumerlings Wanderschaft (2005) 2 copies
Rumleskaft (1985) 2 copies
Bymusikantene fra Bremen (1984) 2 copies
Pohádky 2 copies
Doornroosje (2002) 2 copies
Snövit (2003) 2 copies
Die Bienenkönigin (1999) 2 copies
Csipkerz̤sika (2007) 1 copy
Cinderella (Aschenputtel) 1 copy, 1 review
Сказки 1 copy
The Nose 1 copy
Cappuccetto Rosso (2024) 1 copy
Grimm"s Fairy Tales (2010) 1 copy
Cinderella 1 copy
Grimm's Fairy Tails (1935) 1 copy
Sagor: Första boken (1981) 1 copy
Cinderella (1979) 1 copy
Dornroschen (1987) 1 copy
Frau Holle (2007) 1 copy
Grimm Basnie (2013) 1 copy
Sete De Um Golpe So (1997) 1 copy
Frau Holle (1990) 1 copy
Blanche-Neige (2003) 1 copy
Sneeuwwitje (1975) 1 copy
Snövit (1991) 1 copy
Blancanieves (2002) 1 copy
Basnie braci Grimm (2009) 1 copy
Zaczarowany książe (2005) 1 copy
Schneewittchen (1987) 1 copy
Snövit (1995) 1 copy
Hansel e Gretel (1995) 1 copy
Samlede eventyr (2009) 1 copy
Das Eselein (1986) 1 copy
Eventyr - komplet samling (2001) 1 copy, 1 review
Dame Hiver : un conte (2013) 1 copy
clever gretel (2025) 1 copy
the turnip (2025) 1 copy
Chapeuzinho Vermelho (2010) 1 copy
El sastre valent (2015) 1 copy
Märchen 1. CD (2004) 1 copy
The Three Snake Leaves 1 copy, 1 review
A brémai muzsikusok (2014) 1 copy
Le fiabe 1 copy
Novelle 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
Deutsche Sagen. 2 Baende. — Author — 1 copy
Sagor 1 copy
Fratellino e Sorellina (1997) 1 copy
Los seis criados (1986) 1 copy
La pastorcita (1980) 1 copy
Schneewittchen (2004) 1 copy
Ērkšķrozīte (2000) 1 copy
Jorinde en Joringel (2005) 1 copy
Hans My Hedgehog (1815) 1 copy
Cappuccetto rosso (2001) 1 copy
[No title] 1 copy
Biancaneve (2001) 1 copy
Cenerentola 1 copy
Lumeeit 1 copy
Den tappre skräddaren (1999) 1 copy
Die Bienenkn̲igin (2016) 1 copy
Le prince grenouille (1995) 1 copy
Fiabe (2014) 1 copy
João e Maria (2020) 1 copy
La Bella Addormentata (2002) 1 copy
Nuance (Nuance) (1984) 1 copy
Blanca Nieves (2014) 1 copy
Yorinda y Yorindel (1985) 1 copy
Rosalinda 1 copy
Le malin petit tailleur 1 copy, 1 review
Cuentos de Grimm (1982) 1 copy
De bästa sagorna (2012) 1 copy
Der süsse Brei (1987) 1 copy
Bajke (2012) 1 copy
The Nail 1 copy
Pollicino (2020) 1 copy
Hopskukkeli (1983) 1 copy
Olipa kerran prinsessa (1995) 1 copy
De pot met pap (2012) 1 copy
Grodkungen (1982) 1 copy
Mein Märchenbuch (1953) 1 copy
Kettu ja hanhet (1978) 1 copy
La signora Neve (2001) 1 copy
Grimms Märchen (1995) 1 copy
Toivomuspöytä (1989) 1 copy
Sammakkokuningas (1983) 1 copy
Koning Lijsterbaard (1985) 1 copy
Novos Contos. Grimm (2006) 1 copy
Contes de la famille (2015) 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
Hanhipaimen (1981) 1 copy
I musicanti di Brema (2012) 1 copy
Hänsel und Gretel (2011) 1 copy
Den hvite slangen (1982) 1 copy
Grimm's Fairy Stories (2016) 1 copy
Makea puuro (1978) 1 copy
Rede auf Schiller (1859) 1 copy
Les six serviteurs (1998) 1 copy
Sju sagor (1976) 1 copy
Die drei Brüder. (1984) 1 copy
Jeannot et Margot (1983) 1 copy
Den store eventyrbog (1979) 1 copy
Grodprinsen (1998) 1 copy
Den kloka drottningen (1984) 1 copy
Fiabe, volume secondo (1990) 1 copy
Eventyr. B.1 1 copy
Eventyr. B.2 (2004) 1 copy
Tio sagor (1990) 1 copy
The Blue Lamp (1976) 1 copy
Jack Of Iron 1 copy
Manypelts 1 copy
Bearskin (2019) 1 copy
Owld Peadair 1 copy
Auld Rinkie 1 copy
Bumpkin 1 copy
Lazy Harry 1 copy
Clever Elsie 1 copy
Ashiepattle 1 copy
Kauneimmat sadut (1985) 1 copy
The frog king (2020) 1 copy
Grimms Märchen I (1990) 1 copy
Haren och igelkotten (1981) 1 copy
The Dwarfie 1 copy
Roodkapje (2006) 1 copy
Snow White (1983) 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
Hansel and Gretel (1971) 1 copy
Cendrillon (1994) 1 copy
Contes (1982) 1 copy
Aschenputtel (1978) 1 copy
98. Contes 1 copy
Aschenputtel (2012) 1 copy
Der Froschkönig (1951) 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
Tom Pouce (2003) 1 copy
Ausgewählte Märchen (2003) 1 copy
Het dappere snijdertje (1979) 1 copy
Cuentos de Grimm 3 (1984) 1 copy
Sabrane priče i bajke (1994) 1 copy
Les six serviteurs — Author — 1 copy
Hans och Greta (2004) 1 copy
Zlatne Grimmove bajke (2012) 1 copy
Tornerose (1983) 1 copy
Jänis ja siili (1981) 1 copy
Picture Book 1 copy
Baśnie nad baśniami (2004) 1 copy
Kuningas Rastaanparta (1985) 1 copy
A bela adormecida (2010) 1 copy
Punahilkka (1979) 1 copy
حكايات الأخوين غريم (2019) 1 copy, 1 review
Priče 1 copy
Altin Kus (2015) 1 copy
Broertje en zusje (1995) 1 copy
Bajke i priče (1988) 1 copy
Snövit och Rosenröd (1981) 1 copy
Kaupunginsoittajat (1983) 1 copy
Rødhette (1992) 1 copy
Rumpelstilskin (1986) 1 copy
Märchen, 3 Bde. (2000) 1 copy
Guldgåsen (1980) 1 copy
Fru Holle (1981) 1 copy
Doktor Allvetande (1981) 1 copy
Pepeljuga (1989) 1 copy
Prinsess-sagor (2005) 1 copy
Sandirêlla (2002) 1 copy
Rouva Pyry (1985) 1 copy
Repelsteeltje (1988) 1 copy
Sterntaler (1987) 1 copy

Associated Works

Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version (2012) — Original — 1,648 copies, 40 reviews
Tangled [2010 film] (2010) — Original story — 1,291 copies, 12 reviews
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [1937 film] (1937) — Original story — 1,271 copies, 10 reviews
The Classic Fairy Tales [Norton Critical Edition] (1998) — Contributor — 1,170 copies, 6 reviews
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 1,012 copies, 7 reviews
Folk-Lore and Fable: Aesop, Grimm, Andersen (1909) 903 copies, 1 review
Eric Carle's Treasury of Classic Stories for Children (1988) — Contributor — 575 copies, 6 reviews
The Twelve Dancing Princesses (2007) 527 copies, 22 reviews
Snow White (1974) — Author — 461 copies, 27 reviews
A Child's Book of Stories (1986) — Contributor — 412 copies, 4 reviews
Tasha Tudor Book of Fairy Tales (1961) — Contributor — 370 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) 329 copies, 15 reviews
The Singing Bones (2015) — Creator. — 325 copies, 12 reviews
The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature Set (1972) — Contributor — 245 copies, 4 reviews
Rapunzel (1982) 235 copies, 4 reviews
The Big Book of Classic Fantasy (2019) — Contributor — 223 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 — 187 copies, 3 reviews
Best in Children's Books 01 (1957) 178 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 — 164 copies
Great Short Stories of the World (1925) — Contributor — 163 copies, 1 review
Favorite Stories Old and New (1942) — Contributor — 145 copies, 2 reviews
The Penguin Book of Mermaids (2019) — Contributor — 141 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 — 137 copies, 1 review
Once Upon a Time: The Fairy Tale World of Arthur Rackham (1972) — Contributor — 137 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 — 108 copies, 2 reviews
Best in Children's Books 27 (1959) 107 copies
Best in Children's Books 20 (1959) 106 copies
Best in Children's Books 06 (1958) 106 copies
Fairy Legends and Traditions of Southern Ireland (1971) — Translator, some editions — 104 copies, 2 reviews
Best in Children's Books 21 (1959) 102 copies
Victorian Fairy Tales (2015) — Contributor — 101 copies, 5 reviews
Folk and Fairy Tales (Childcraft) (1949) — Contributor — 96 copies, 2 reviews
Best in Children's Books 34 (1960) 96 copies
The Bremen Town Musicians (1999) — Author — 94 copies, 3 reviews
Best in Children's Books 13 (1958) 85 copies
Best in Children's Books 04 (1957) 80 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
Great German Short Novels and Stories (1933) — Contributor — 65 copies, 1 review
The Musicians of Bremen (2005) 64 copies
Nine Witch Tales (1973) — Contributor — 49 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 — 34 copies
Seven at One Blow: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm (1998) — some editions — 33 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
Walt Kelly's Fairy Tales (2015) — Contributor — 25 copies
Dragons, Dragons, Dragons (1972) — Contributor — 25 copies
English National Opera Guide : Wagner : Lohengrin (1993) — Contributor — 19 copies
Tom Thumb [1958 film] (1958) — Original story — 13 copies
The Juniper Tree [1990 film] (1990) — Original story — 12 copies
Piel de asno (1694) — Author, some editions — 12 copies, 2 reviews
Happily Ever After [1989 film] (1993) — Original story — 12 copies
Im weiten bunten Märchenland (2012) — Contributor — 11 copies
Grimm's Fairy Tales (1974) — some editions — 11 copies
Castles and Dragons (1960) — Contributor — 10 copies
Snow White [2025 film] (2025) — Original story — 8 copies, 1 review
Mein Reckless Märchenbuch (2012) 8 copies, 1 review
Witches (1981) — Contributor — 8 copies
Full Forty Fathoms: Stories of Underwater Adventure (1975) — Contributor — 7 copies
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
Grimm, Book One (2019) — Original Author — 5 copies, 3 reviews
Twelve Stories of Christmas (2020) — Contributor — 5 copies
The Dancing Princesses [1987 Faerie Tale Theatre TV episode] (1987) — Original story — 5 copies
Rapunzel [1983 Faerie Tale Theatre TV episode] (1983) — Original story — 4 copies
Grandma's Storybook (1996) — some editions — 4 copies
The Greatest Christmas Stories & Poems in One Volume (2015) — Contributor — 4 copies
Y dormirás cien años (2015) 4 copies
The Princess and the Frog: Songs and Story (2011) — Original story — 3 copies
Bewitched Bunny [1954 short film] (1954) — Original story — 3 copies
The Cat Megapack: Frisky Feline Tales, Old and New (2013) — Contributor — 3 copies
Briefe deutscher Romantiker (1935) — Contributor, some editions — 3 copies
Favourite Tales (1979) — some editions — 2 copies
Sämtliche Werke von Brüder Grimm (2013) — Author — 2 copies
Auswahl aus der deutschen Literatur (1913) — Contributor — 2 copies
Babes in the Woods [1932 short film] (1932) — Original story — 2 copies
Rumpelstiltskin — Author — 2 copies
Hans My Hedgehog [1987 The StoryTeller TV episode] (1987) — Original story — 2 copies
The Brementown Musicians [1935 short film] (1935) — Original story — 2 copies
Fearnot [1987 The StoryTeller TV episode] — Original story — 2 copies
The True Bride [1989 The StoryTeller TV episode] — Orignal story — 2 copies
The Story of Rapunzel [1951 short film] (1951) — Original story — 1 copy
Snow-White [1933 short film] (1933) — Original story — 1 copy
Classic Tales [2008 TV series] (2008) — Contributor — 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
Faerie Tale Theatre: Season 1 (1982) — Original story — 1 copy
Faerie Tale Theatre: Season 3 (1984) — Original story — 1 copy
The Wizard of Oz & Other Favorite Children's Stories (1970) — Original story — 1 copy
Faerie Tale Theatre: Season 2 (1983) — Original story — 1 copy
The Grimm Variations [2024 TV series] (2024) — Original stories — 1 copy
Cinderella [2024 The Grimm Variations TV episode] (2024) — Original story — 1 copy
Hansel and Gretel [2024 The Grimm Variations TV episode] (2024) — Original story — 1 copy
Klassiske julefortellinger (2015) — Contributor, some editions — 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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Most people know many of the Grimm Fairy Tales without ever reading the book. We are all raised on Disney recreations of the stories, but I wanted to read the originals and I’m so glad I did. This collection includes all the classic tales along with dozens more I’d never heard of before. I was surprised by how short some of the stories are and how much darker the tone of the whole book is. Some of the stories are pretty weird.

There are a few major themes throughout the book. Stepmothers show more and stepdaughter are big, they always hate each other. It’s not surprising to see that the animosity associated with those titles is still around today. Each story with step family includes a lot of resentment and dislike. There’s also a lot of changing people into things, flowers, ducks, frogs, etc. to disguise themselves or as a punishment.

Some of the tales are familiar and it’s not a surprise that they made great children’s movies. Others are incredible odd and will probably never make it to the big screen.

For example:
“Once upon a time, a mouse, a bird, and a sausage, entered into partnership and set up house together.”

I’m sorry do you mean a pig or a sausage? Oh, you mean a sausage, okay. So how does this sausage contribute to the household chores you might ask, well he rolls himself around in some vegetables to flavor the soup. Anyone else think that sounds weird? Spoiler alert, the sausage gets eaten.

There are also some interesting differences between the original versions of the stories and the versions that are well-know. It’s actually Ashputtel not Cinderella and it’s Little Red-Cap, not Little Red Riding Hood and it’s not Snow White, it’s Snowdrop. Those are small changes, but interesting ones.

“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.”

I liked reading The Robber Bridegroom, a particularly dark tale of a betrothed young girl realizing her fiancé is a cannibal and a murderer. It’s the tale that inspired Margaret Atwood’s novel The Robber Bride and I’ve been curious about it since reading that Atwood novel. Another odd one is called “The Juniper-Tree.” In it a mother cooks her son into a pudding and serves him to her husband. It reminded me a bit of Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus.

One of the creepiest tales is “Cat-Skin.” In it a king’s wife dies and when his daughter comes of age he decides she looks just like her mother and so he will marry her. Everyone in the kingdom, daughter included, said a collective “Ewww.” So the daughter tries to come up with ways to postpone the disturbing nuptials.

I loved the story of Snow-White and Rose-Red. I grew up reading about their lives with a local bear and angry dwarf and I’m actually surprised it was never made into a movie.

BOTTOM LINE: So interesting to read and see how these stories have evolved over the years. They are dark and really not great for little kids, but I loved reading them. They reminded me of some of Neil Gaiman’s books (especially Coraline and The Ocean at the End of the Lane). You can see how current authors could be inspired by these earl y creepy stories. Aesop’s Fables were all about morality and teaching lessons, while the Grimm brothers told scary tales disguised them as bedtime stories.
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I had a set of these Lisbeth Zwerger books when I was a kid, and remember being both delighted and frightened by the exquisite illustrations. Of course, I was a small child who didn't think to remember the illustrator, so it took me a long time and lots of googling to track them down again, and have managed to re-acquire all the ones I had and a few others over the last few years.

Hansel and Gretel is certainly one of my favorite fairy tales, thanks in large part to the influence this book show more had on my imagination as a kid. The text and translation is amusing and quirky, but the real star here is Lisbeth Zwerger's soft, expressive, and at times quite creepy artwork.

I remember having nightmares about Zwerger's witch of the candy cottage. I doubt I'll have nightmares now, but even as an adult there's something unsettling about her glowing red eyes, broad and bony face, and amorphous body. The pluckiness of the children in this tale always appealed to me, and this remains true here.

My favorite thing about Zwerger's style is the way she paints clothes and faces, and especially in this one I loved Gretel's clothes - the patterns on her scarf and skirt, and the movement of the skirt – I can almost feel the fabric and hear the swish and flutter of them.

The only thing that really jumped out at me as an adult that never occurred to me as child was some – in my opinion – rather swift and undeserved forgiveness at the end, which only added to the amusement and quirkiness for me, and made for a genuinely sweet illustration.

I can't pretend that this is a terribly objective review, but I truly believe this to be real treasure of children's literature and illustration. It's worth it alone just to look at the pictures. I think that the way it captivated my wee sprouting imagination as a child is part of the magic, rather than something to disregarded with adult retrospection.

If you ever find this, or any of the Zwerger's other books, when poking around a charity shop or 2nd hand bookstore, do yourself a favor and snap it up; I'd be shocked if you regret it.
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Honestly I found this book disappointing. It isn't my first time reading Maria Tatar or the Annotated Books series and expected more based on my past experience with each. I read Tatar's The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales and The Annotated Alice several years ago and found both terribly interesting and informative, The Annotated Brothers Grimm doesn't compare to either. The pictures are pretty good, but the footnotes are on the slim side for the series. They aren't particularly show more insightful and often repeat themselves.

To make matters worse Tatar's translation was underwhelming. To be fair this is hardly the first time I've been frustrated by an artless Grimm translation, but it's always disappointing. One of the things I love best in a good Grimm translation is the poetic repetition. There is a lot of variety in how the verse in Grimm stories in translated, but the versions here lack the grace and focus of more artful translations.

Compare the exchange between the princess and the horse head from Grimm's Fairy Tales: Twenty Stories with Tatar's rendering of the exchange.

'Alas! dear Falada, there thou hangest.'

And the Head answered--

'Alas! Queen's daughter, there thou gangest.
If thy mother only knew thy fate,
Her heart would break with grief so great.'


Tatar's:

'Alas, poor Falada, hanging up there.'

And the horse's head would reply:

'Princess, princess, down and out,
If your mother found this out,
There's no doubt--her heart would break.'


I might not know what 'gangest' means but it's a hell of a lot better than a verse that hinges on rhyming 'out' with 'out'.

And then there's the dire warning in the Robber Bridegroom:

'Turn back, turn back, thou bonnie bride,
Nor in this house of death abide.'


Tatar's:

'Turn back, turn back, my pretty young bride,
In a house of murders you've arrived.'


Yes she's managed a real rhyme half rhyme here, but the rhythm lacks the musicality of better versions. It isn't exactly hard to versify dire warnings either. The story Mr. Fox (not printed in this collection) does just fine with its variant.

Mr. Fox's warning:

'Be bold, be bold, but not too bold,
Lest that your heart's blood should run cold.'


Tatar's translations may owe their flatness to accuracy at the expense of art, but clearly I favor flash and rhythm over strict accuracy.

As if this wasn't enough all of the stories except the ones 'for adults' were taken from the Grimm's last edition after the stories had been heavily edited to be more suitable for Christian children. This means that all hints of sexuality were purged (Rapunzel's pregnancy), gratuitous mentions of prayer and piety were inserted (though the stories were of pagan origins) and blame was shifted off of fathers to mothers (Furrypelts) and off of mothers to stepmothers (an awful lot of them) to maintain the sanctity of parenthood. The only reason the 'stories for adults' escaped unedited was because after the first edition they were deemed inappropriate for printing and were purged from the collection. Actually that's not completely true. One of the stories, "Jew in the Brambles" was only deemed inappropriate by later editors. Jacob and Wilhelm printed the anti-Semitic tale in several of their books.

I guess Grimm's Fairy Tales: Twenty Stories is still my favorite.
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I’ve read about a million versions of Grimm’s fairytales by now, so you’ll forgive me for skipping the prose in this edition and going straight for Gris Grimly’s illustrations. They are, after all, what we came for when we set our eye on purchasing this gift edition. Grimly is one of my favourite illustrators currently working, and his macabre stylings paired with off-kilter stories have always spoken to the inner weird child in me, so it was with abject delight that I discovered show more that he had turned his talents towards bringing to life the tales of the Brothers Grimm. We have all seen the sweetened Disney versions of these stories before, but the folkloric origins of the tales reside well within the depths of the Black Forest and contain chilling undertones that are far more suited to the strange and slightly sinister airs that Grimly brings to life on the page. As I opened the tome - of decent size and heft, to my delight - I puzzled over the table of contents in brief, spotting many familiar tales and not a few from the deeper catalogue cuttings, before diving straight into the collection. Imagine my surprise when I found myself puzzling further as I encountered each of Grimly’s sparse illustrations. As I turned page after page, rarely did I spy a familiar face and I was hard pressed to match many with their narration without dipping quickly back into the surrounding stories to find their scenic settings. Well done, Grimly, for choosing to illustrate the unexpected (though, as readers we should not be surprised by this choice), and for forcing us to dig into the loam once again to learn our lessons from the Volkskunde. Of course, we were delighted by every illustration we encountered - disappointingly sparse though they were, as if Grimly had been given a maximum quota meant to emphasize the Grimm’s words, and keep his illustrations from consuming the tales whole. Considering that even in their darkest moments, the brothers rarely give details that are too gristly in their tales (the mere hint and subtext is enough to send a chill down our spines), and Grimly can easily veer off into the very depths of fright (and does, on occasion), it is possibly a good thing that the editor of the collection enforced a sense of balance - after all, I doubt that this book was marketed towards the horror crowd, and was instead destined for the bedside tables of the slightly odd (but not sociopathic) child. Overall, a bit of an odd collection; not quite meeting my expectations for the delicious macabre Grimly that I continue to crave, and yet not entirely disappointing either. show less
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Lidia Postma Illustrator
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Fritz Kredel Illustrator
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Marian Edwardes Translator
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Adrienne Adams Illustrator
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Michael Foreman Illustrator
Nonny Hogrogian Illustrator
Luděk Maňásek Illustrator
W. H. Auden Introduction
Klaus Ensikat Illustrator
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Robert Byrd Illustrator
Naomi Lewis Translator
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