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Grimms Complete Fairy Tales Leather Gift Edition

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Brothers Grimm
"Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales"
Genuine Bonded Leather
Collector's Gift Edition
Silk Ribbon marker, gold endleaves.
NEW - SEALED

Brothers Grimm, "Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales" Presents all 215 stories recorded by the Brothers Grimm, many not available elsewhere, illustrated by renowned artists. Includes such timeless favorites as Cinderella, Rapunzel, and The Frog Prince. A delight for young and old alike. Beautiful front book portrait. ISBN # 0-7607-0335-3. A literature classic for all ages.

A classic of Western literature�the complete fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. In this new edition of more than 200 tales, readers of all ages will discover The Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, and more. Experience the magic, adventure and romance in stories of princesses and poor girls, witches and princes, swans and ravens, donkeys and devils. First compiled in 1812, these magnificent tales date back to the dawn of story-telling among the people of northern Europe.

Included in this handsomely bound anthology with gilt-edged pages are:

Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
Sleeping Beauty
The Juniper Tree
Rumpelstiltskin
Hansel and Gretel
The Frog Prince
Tom Thumb
Fair Katrinelje & Pif-Paf-Poltrie
The Old Beggar Woman
Cinderella
The Hare & the Hedgehog
The Bremen Town Musicians
Little Red Riding Hood
The Queen Bee
The Golden Goose
Snow White & Rose Red
Jorinda and Joringel
The Rose
The Six Swans
The Seven Ravens
The Twelve Brothers
The Raven
The King's Son Who Feared Nothing
The Cunning Little Tailor
and many more!

Experience the magic, adventure and romance in stories of princesses and poor girls, witches and princes, swans and ravens, donkeys and devils. A life's work in one HUGE anthology. 640pp.

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Steeped in danger and dark enchantment and often reflecting the cruel reality of life in central Europe, the traditional tales in this volume were collected by German folklorists Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm as an act of cultural preservation, not children�s entertainment. Yet, over the years, these magical stories of princesses and witches, evil stepmothers and talking animals have thrilled and delighted countless generations of children -- who seem to agree that the best yarns are always a little scary! Included in this handsomely bound anthology with gilt-edged pages are classics like "Snow White" and "Sleeping Beauty," as well as little-known gems like "The Juniper Tree."

Looking for a sweet, soothing tale to waft you toward dreamland? Look somewhere else. The stories collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early 1800s serve up life as generations of central Europeans knew it�capricious and often cruel. The two brothers, patriots determined to preserve Germanic folktales, were only accidental entertainers. Once they saw how the tales bewitched young readers, the Grimms, and editors aplenty after them, started "fixing" things. Tales gradually got softer, sweeter, and primly moral. Yet all the polishing never rubbed away the solid heart of the stories, now read and loved in more than 160 languages.

In addition to these works, the Grimms (especially Jacob) wrote many substantive articles, reviews, forewords, and chapters, and published numerous editions and translations. Their achievements as pioneering folklorists, linguists, and medievalists are astounding by any measure. The Grimms' first collection of folktales was not published during their lifetime. It was a manuscript containing 53 stories, some written out in detail, others sketched in brief outline form. In December 1810 they submitted this collection to Clemens Brentano and Achim von Arnim for inclusion in a planned third volume to their successful collection of folk poetry entitled Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Boy's Magic Horn, 3 volumes, 1806, 1808, 1808), which was to be dedicated to folktales. This fairy-tale volume never materialized, and the manuscript was not returned to its authors, but the Grimms' interest in collecting and editing folklore did not die. In 1812 they came out with their own fairy-tale collection.