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It is curious to think that we owe so many of our best-loved fairy tales – from ‘The Frog Prince’ to ‘Rapunzel’ – to the scholarship of two German brothers in the 19th century.
The Brothers Grimm collected some 200 traditional tales of Northern Europe that might very well otherwise have been lost to us. This Folio edition contains 60 of the most famous, including ‘Snow White’, ‘Hansel and Gretel’ and ‘Red Riding Hood’.

Their influence cannot be overstated; W. H. Auden considered them founding texts of Western culture: ‘It is hardly too much to say that these tales rank next to the Bible in importance’. Illustrated with Arthur Rackham’s exquisite pictures, these stories will forever be associated with fairy magic.

Production Details

Bound in blocked cloth
Plain slipcase
Coloured page tops

Dimensions

10 inches x 7½ inches

Font

Set in Scotch Roman

Pages

336 pages

Author

The Brothers Grimm

Illustrated by

Arthur Rackham

Illustration

Frontispiece, 38 colour plates and 55 black & white illustrations

Publication Date

01/09/2000

The Brothers Grimm

Grimm’s Fairy Tales

£80

This Folio edition, a facsimile of the British edition of 1909, contains 60 of The Brothers Grimm’s most famous tales, including ‘Snow White’, ‘Hansel and Gretel’ and ‘Red Riding Hood’.

Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Translated By Mrs Edgar Lucas

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Grimm’s Fairy Tales

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Contents

Stories Included: The Golden Bird, Hans in Luck, Jorinda and Joringel, The Bremen Town Musicians, Old Sultan, The Straw, The Coal and The Bean, Briar Rose, The Dog and the Sparrow, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Fisherman and His Wife, The Wren and the Bear, The Frog Prince, The Cat and Mouse in Partnership, The Goosegirl, The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet, Rapunzel, Fundevogel, The Valiant Tailor, Hansel and Gretel, The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage, Mother Hulda, Red Riding Hood, The Robber Bridgegroom, Tom Thumb, Rumpelstiltskin, Clever Gretel, The Old Man and his Grandson, The Little Peasant, Fred and Kate, Sweetheart Roland, Snowdrop, The Pink, Clever Elsa, Ashenputtel, The White Snake, The Wolf and the Seven Kids, The Queen Bee, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Wolf and the Man, The Turnip, Clever Hans, The Three Languages, The Fox and the Cat, The Four Clever Brothers, The Lady ad the Lion, The Fox and the Horse, The Blue Light, The Raven, The Golden Goose, The Water of Life, The Twelve Huntsmen, The King of the Golden Mountain, Doctor Know-All, The Seven Ravens, The Marriage of Mrs Reynard, The Salad, The Youth Who Could Not Shudder, King Thrushbeard, Iron Hans.

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Contents

Stories Included: The Golden Bird, Hans in Luck, Jorinda and Joringel, The Bremen Town Musicians, Old Sultan, The Straw, The Coal and The Bean, Briar Rose, The Dog and the Sparrow, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Fisherman and His Wife, The Wren and the Bear, The Frog Prince, The Cat and Mouse in Partnership, The Goosegirl, The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet, Rapunzel, Fundevogel, The Valiant Tailor, Hansel and Gretel, The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage, Mother Hulda, Red Riding Hood, The Robber Bridgegroom, Tom Thumb, Rumpelstiltskin, Clever Gretel, The Old Man and his Grandson, The Little Peasant, Fred and Kate, Sweetheart Roland, Snowdrop, The Pink, Clever Elsa, Ashenputtel, The White Snake, The Wolf and the Seven Kids, The Queen Bee, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Wolf and the Man, The Turnip, Clever Hans, The Three Languages, The Fox and the Cat, The Four Clever Brothers, The Lady ad the Lion, The Fox and the Horse, The Blue Light, The Raven, The Golden Goose, The Water of Life, The Twelve Huntsmen, The King of the Golden Mountain, Doctor Know-All, The Seven Ravens, The Marriage of Mrs Reynard, The Salad, The Youth Who Could Not Shudder, King Thrushbeard, Iron Hans.

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Contents

Stories Included: The Golden Bird, Hans in Luck, Jorinda and Joringel, The Bremen Town Musicians, Old Sultan, The Straw, The Coal and The Bean, Briar Rose, The Dog and the Sparrow, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Fisherman and His Wife, The Wren and the Bear, The Frog Prince, The Cat and Mouse in Partnership, The Goosegirl, The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet, Rapunzel, Fundevogel, The Valiant Tailor, Hansel and Gretel, The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage, Mother Hulda, Red Riding Hood, The Robber Bridgegroom, Tom Thumb, Rumpelstiltskin, Clever Gretel, The Old Man and his Grandson, The Little Peasant, Fred and Kate, Sweetheart Roland, Snowdrop, The Pink, Clever Elsa, Ashenputtel, The White Snake, The Wolf and the Seven Kids, The Queen Bee, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Wolf and the Man, The Turnip, Clever Hans, The Three Languages, The Fox and the Cat, The Four Clever Brothers, The Lady ad the Lion, The Fox and the Horse, The Blue Light, The Raven, The Golden Goose, The Water of Life, The Twelve Huntsmen, The King of the Golden Mountain, Doctor Know-All, The Seven Ravens, The Marriage of Mrs Reynard, The Salad, The Youth Who Could Not Shudder, King Thrushbeard, Iron Hans.

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Contents

Stories Included: The Golden Bird, Hans in Luck, Jorinda and Joringel, The Bremen Town Musicians, Old Sultan, The Straw, The Coal and The Bean, Briar Rose, The Dog and the Sparrow, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Fisherman and His Wife, The Wren and the Bear, The Frog Prince, The Cat and Mouse in Partnership, The Goosegirl, The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet, Rapunzel, Fundevogel, The Valiant Tailor, Hansel and Gretel, The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage, Mother Hulda, Red Riding Hood, The Robber Bridgegroom, Tom Thumb, Rumpelstiltskin, Clever Gretel, The Old Man and his Grandson, The Little Peasant, Fred and Kate, Sweetheart Roland, Snowdrop, The Pink, Clever Elsa, Ashenputtel, The White Snake, The Wolf and the Seven Kids, The Queen Bee, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Wolf and the Man, The Turnip, Clever Hans, The Three Languages, The Fox and the Cat, The Four Clever Brothers, The Lady ad the Lion, The Fox and the Horse, The Blue Light, The Raven, The Golden Goose, The Water of Life, The Twelve Huntsmen, The King of the Golden Mountain, Doctor Know-All, The Seven Ravens, The Marriage of Mrs Reynard, The Salad, The Youth Who Could Not Shudder, King Thrushbeard, Iron Hans.

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Contents

Stories Included: The Golden Bird, Hans in Luck, Jorinda and Joringel, The Bremen Town Musicians, Old Sultan, The Straw, The Coal and The Bean, Briar Rose, The Dog and the Sparrow, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Fisherman and His Wife, The Wren and the Bear, The Frog Prince, The Cat and Mouse in Partnership, The Goosegirl, The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet, Rapunzel, Fundevogel, The Valiant Tailor, Hansel and Gretel, The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage, Mother Hulda, Red Riding Hood, The Robber Bridgegroom, Tom Thumb, Rumpelstiltskin, Clever Gretel, The Old Man and his Grandson, The Little Peasant, Fred and Kate, Sweetheart Roland, Snowdrop, The Pink, Clever Elsa, Ashenputtel, The White Snake, The Wolf and the Seven Kids, The Queen Bee, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Wolf and the Man, The Turnip, Clever Hans, The Three Languages, The Fox and the Cat, The Four Clever Brothers, The Lady ad the Lion, The Fox and the Horse, The Blue Light, The Raven, The Golden Goose, The Water of Life, The Twelve Huntsmen, The King of the Golden Mountain, Doctor Know-All, The Seven Ravens, The Marriage of Mrs Reynard, The Salad, The Youth Who Could Not Shudder, King Thrushbeard, Iron Hans.

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Contents

Stories Included: The Golden Bird, Hans in Luck, Jorinda and Joringel, The Bremen Town Musicians, Old Sultan, The Straw, The Coal and The Bean, Briar Rose, The Dog and the Sparrow, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Fisherman and His Wife, The Wren and the Bear, The Frog Prince, The Cat and Mouse in Partnership, The Goosegirl, The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet, Rapunzel, Fundevogel, The Valiant Tailor, Hansel and Gretel, The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage, Mother Hulda, Red Riding Hood, The Robber Bridgegroom, Tom Thumb, Rumpelstiltskin, Clever Gretel, The Old Man and his Grandson, The Little Peasant, Fred and Kate, Sweetheart Roland, Snowdrop, The Pink, Clever Elsa, Ashenputtel, The White Snake, The Wolf and the Seven Kids, The Queen Bee, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Wolf and the Man, The Turnip, Clever Hans, The Three Languages, The Fox and the Cat, The Four Clever Brothers, The Lady ad the Lion, The Fox and the Horse, The Blue Light, The Raven, The Golden Goose, The Water of Life, The Twelve Huntsmen, The King of the Golden Mountain, Doctor Know-All, The Seven Ravens, The Marriage of Mrs Reynard, The Salad, The Youth Who Could Not Shudder, King Thrushbeard, Iron Hans.

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About the Authors

The Brothers Grimm

Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786-1859) were born in Hanau, Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Germany). After completing school, they joined the University of Marburg where they studied law. They also grew interested in folk poetry, philology, history and began studying medieval German literature. In 1812, they published the first volume of their classic collection, with 86 folk tales, titled Kinder- und Hausmärchen (known as Children's and Household Tales in English). Unlike the romantic, poetical fairy tales, these tales were as beautiful as they were violent and frightening, presenting life as it was. This volume was criticised as it was considered unsuitable for children. The second edition of Children's and Household Tales, commonly known as Grimms' Fairy Tales, had a total of 170 tales published in three volumes. In every successive edition, which was elaborately illustrated, stories were revised, added, and subtracted. The seventh edition published in 1850 had a total of 211 tales.