Rumpelstiltskin
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A timeless work of German folklore, Rumpelstiltskin chronicles the harrowing tale of a miller's daughter who is thrust into a royal crisis when her boastful father claims she can spin straw into gold — a feat she cannot perform. Desperate and alone, she strikes a series of bargains with a mysterious, magical imp who spins the gold in exchange for her most precious possessions, ultimately demanding her firstborn child as payment. The story builds with quiet, mounting dread as the young woman, now queen, races against time to discover the creature's true name and break his claim over her child. Collected and published by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm as part of their landmark anthology Grimm's Fairy Tales, this tale carries the hallmark moral weight and dark, enchanting atmosphere that defines the Brothers Grimm canon. It stands as a masterwork of oral tradition — a cautionary fable about the steep price of desperation, the power of a name, and the cunning required to outwit forces beyond the natural world.
Author: Brothers Grimm
Format: Hardback
Genre: Childrens fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A timeless work of German folklore, Rumpelstiltskin chronicles the harrowing tale of a miller's daughter who is thrust into a royal crisis when her boastful father claims she can spin straw into gold — a feat she cannot perform. Desperate and alone, she strikes a series of bargains with a mysterious, magical imp who spins the gold in exchange for her most precious possessions, ultimately demanding her firstborn child as payment. The story builds with quiet, mounting dread as the young woman, now queen, races against time to discover the creature's true name and break his claim over her child. Collected and published by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm as part of their landmark anthology Grimm's Fairy Tales, this tale carries the hallmark moral weight and dark, enchanting atmosphere that defines the Brothers Grimm canon. It stands as a masterwork of oral tradition — a cautionary fable about the steep price of desperation, the power of a name, and the cunning required to outwit forces beyond the natural world.