The Essential Grimm's Fairy Tales (Knickerbocker Classics, 30) - Softcover

Grimm, Brothers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1631061712 ISBN 13: 9781631061714

Publisher: Race Point Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

The Essential Grimm's Fairy Tales contains the best-loved bedtime stories for children worldwide that have been enjoyed for the better part of two centuries. Originally collected by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, these German linguists and cultural researchers gathered legendary folklore and aimed to share the stories exactly as they heard them. This volume features all of your favorite tales, including "Hansel and Gretel," "Cinderella," "The Frog Prince," "Rapunzel," "Snow White," and "Rumpelstiltskin."

This elegantly designed clothbound edition features an elastic closure and a new introduction by Lori Campbell.

About this title

About the Author:

The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859), were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors who together collected folklore. They are among the most well-known storytellers of European folk tales, and their work popularized such stories as "Cinderella," "The Frog Prince," "Hansel and Gretel," "Rapunzel," "Rumpelstiltskin," and "Snow White."

Lori Campbell is a lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh, where she teaches courses in 19th- and 20th-century literature and cultural studies. She is the author of Portals of Power: Magical Agency and Transformation in Literary Fantasy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Race Point Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1631061712
• ISBN 13: 9781631061714
• Binding: Flexibound
• Number of pages: 384