Grimm's Fairy Stories by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
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"Grimm's Fairy Stories" by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm is a collection of fairy tales first published in 1812. This German collection began with 86 stories and eventually expanded to over 200 tales by its seventh edition. The brothers gathered these stories from oral traditions and old books to preserve German folklore and history. Initially criticized as unsuitable for children despite its title, the collection underwent many revisions across editions. Now recognized
as a seminal work of Western children's literature, it is listed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863 |
|---|---|
| Author | Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859 |
| Illustrator | Gruelle, Johnny, 1880-1938 |
| Illustrator | Owen, Robert Emmett, 1878-1957 |
| Title | Grimm's Fairy Stories |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimms%27_Fairy_Tales |
| Note |
Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #11027 (Illustrated with pen and ink drawings) #52521 (Illustrated in color by Rie Cramer) |
| Contents | The goose-girl -- The little brother and sister -- Hansel and Grethel -- Oh, if I could but shiver! -- Dummling and the three feathers -- Little Snow White -- Catherine and Frederick -- The valiant little Tailor -- Little Red Cap -- The golden goose -- Bearskin -- Cinderella -- Faithful John -- The water of life -- Thumbling -- Briar Rose -- The six Swans -- Rapunzel -- Mother Holle -- The Frog Prince -- The travels of Tom Thumb -- Snow-White and Rose-Red -- The three little men in the wood -- Rumpelstiltskin -- Little One-Eye, Two-Eyes and Three-Eyes. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Internet Archive, University of Florida, Children, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Fairy tales |
| Subject | Fairy tales -- Germany |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 11027 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-11027-1 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2830 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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