The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 0691160597 ISBN13: 9780691160597 Release Date: October 2014 Publisher: Princeton University Press Length: 568 Pages Weight: 2.10 lbs. Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.2" x 8.3" The original version of the Grimms' tales in English for the first time--in an acclaimed, illustrated edition When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised in content and style. For the very first time, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm makes available in English all 156 stories from the 1812 and 1815 editions. These narrative gems, newly transl