A collection of traditional fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. These strange and moving stories will stay with you all your life
Jacob Grimm was born in 1785, followed by his brother Wilhelm in
1786. Their father, Phillipp, a judge, was ambitious and
prosperous, while their mother, Dorothea, was a devoted and caring
housewife, and they also had three more brothers and a sister. They
lived in the town of Steinau in central Germany, in a large
comfortable home. All the children went to school, and Jacob and
Wilhelm were particularly bright and hard-working. Philipp Grimm
died suddenly in 1796 and Dorothea and her children had to live on
a much smaller income, though arrangements were made for Jacob and
Wilhelm to continue their studies at a prestigious high school.
Although the brothers were very different - Jacob was serious and
strong, while Wilhelm was outgoing, cheerful and asthmatic - they
were inseparable and totally devoted to one another.They were both
determined to prove themselves to be the best students at their
school, studying for more than twelve hours a day. At university,
the brothers discovered the study of ancient German literature and
folk tales and began to collect these fairy stories, which were
eventually published in two large volumes in 1812 and 1815. The
brothers worked in business and law before both becoming librarians
in the King's library, and together they wrote many books about
German literature, language and folklore, as well as beginning work
on the first German dictionary.
Wilhelm died in 1859, and Jacob became more solitary than ever,
though he continued to work on the brothers' shared projects until
his own death in 1863.
Everyone should possess and know Grimm's Fairy Tales - one of the
great books of the world
*New York Times Book Review*
Rediscover stories from a time long before Disney got its hands on
Rapunzel, of beautiful orphaned daughters and noble princes, when
children still wished upon the moon. The perfect addition to any
nursery library
*Daily Telegraph*
I, for one, devoured fairy tales as a little girl
*J.K Rowling*
The Brother's Grimm were responsible for these fairytales that
informed my life and made it as interesting, or as confused, or as
wondrous as it is
*Terry Gilliam*
In a utilitarian age, of all other times, it is a matter of grave
importance that fairy tales should be respected
*Charles Dickens*
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