Fairy Tales
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: hal-title page clipped.
A cornerstone of world literature, Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm chronicles the timeless stories collected from German folklore that have shaped the imagination of readers for over two centuries. The collection presents beloved tales such as Cinderella, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, and Rapunzel, weaving together themes of courage, cunning, morality, and the eternal struggle between good and evil. Far from the sanitized versions familiar to modern audiences, the original Grimm tales carry a darkly enchanting tone, where forests are foreboding, witches are genuinely menacing, and justice — both rewarding and punishing — is swift and absolute. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, working as philologists and cultural scholars in 19th-century Germany, compiled these narratives not merely as children's entertainment but as a preservation of a rich oral tradition that might otherwise have been lost to history. The result is an indispensable treasury of storytelling that continues to inspire literature, film, and art across the globe, cementing its place as one of the most influential works ever published.
Author: The Brothers Grimm
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Collins, London and Glasgow
Genre: Myths & legends
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: hal-title page clipped.
A cornerstone of world literature, Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm chronicles the timeless stories collected from German folklore that have shaped the imagination of readers for over two centuries. The collection presents beloved tales such as Cinderella, Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, and Rapunzel, weaving together themes of courage, cunning, morality, and the eternal struggle between good and evil. Far from the sanitized versions familiar to modern audiences, the original Grimm tales carry a darkly enchanting tone, where forests are foreboding, witches are genuinely menacing, and justice — both rewarding and punishing — is swift and absolute. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, working as philologists and cultural scholars in 19th-century Germany, compiled these narratives not merely as children's entertainment but as a preservation of a rich oral tradition that might otherwise have been lost to history. The result is an indispensable treasury of storytelling that continues to inspire literature, film, and art across the globe, cementing its place as one of the most influential works ever published.