This Folio edition, a facsimile of the British edition of 1909, contains 60 of The Brothers Grimm’s most famous tales, including ‘Snow White’, ‘Hansel and Gretel’ and ‘Red Riding Hood’.
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‘I will give you three days,’ said he, ‘and if within that time you discover my name you shall keep the child’
from ‘Rumpelstiltskin’
It is curious to think that we owe so many of our best-loved fairy tales – from ‘The Frog Prince’ to ‘Rapunzel’ – to the scholarship of two German brothers in the 19th century.
The Brothers Grimm collected some 200 traditional tales of Northern Europe that might very well otherwise have been lost to us. This Folio edition contains 60 of the most famous, including ‘Snow White’, ‘Hansel and Gretel’ and ‘Red Riding Hood’.
Their influence cannot be overstated; W. H. Auden considered them founding texts of Western culture: ‘It is hardly too much to say that these tales rank next to the Bible in importance’. Illustrated with Arthur Rackham’s exquisite pictures, these stories will forever be associated with fairy magic.
Production Details
Bound in blocked cloth
Set in Scotch Roman
336 pages
Frontispiece, 38 colour plates and 55 black & white illustrations
Plain slipcase
Coloured page tops
10˝ x 7½˝
Contents
The Golden Bird
Hans in Luck
Jorinda and Joringel
The Bremen Town Musicians
Old Sultan
The Straw, The Coal and The Bean
Briar Rose
The Dog and the Sparrow
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
The Fisherman and His Wife
The Wren and the Bear
The Frog Prince
The Cat and Mouse in Partnership
The Goosegirl
The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet
Rapunzel
Fundevogel
The Valiant Tailor
Hansel and Gretel
The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage
Mother Hulda
Red Riding Hood
The Robber Bridgegroom
Tom Thumb
Rumpelstiltskin
Clever Gretel
The Old Man and his Grandson
The Little Peasant
Fred and Kate
Sweetheart Roland
Snowdrop
The Pink
Clever Elsa
Ashenputtel
The White Snake
The Wolf and the Seven Kids
The Queen Bee
The Elves and the Shoemaker
The Wolf and the Man
The Turnip
Clever Hans
The Three Languages
The Fox and the Cat
The Four Clever Brothers
The Lady ad the Lion
The Fox and the Horse
The Blue Light
The Raven
The Golden Goose
The Water of Life
The Twelve Huntsmen
The King of the Golden Mountain
Doctor Know-All
The Seven Ravens
The Marriage of Mrs Reynard
The Salad
The Youth Who Could Not Shudder
King Thrushbeard
Iron Hans
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Average Score for 114 Review(s)
Up to The Folio societies very good quality. A book my Grandson will value forever.
Review by
John Hipwell
on 7th January 2025
Well produced on good paper something nice to have in your hands
Review by
Toby
on 26th December 2024
Girlfriend happy
Me happy
Review by
Koen Gierkink
on 31st August 2024
Beautiful illustrations, great paper quality, all in all an impressive edition of Grimm’s Fairytales.
Review by
DR IASMINA ROSU
on 15th August 2024
Beautiful illustrations and binding, would love to give as gifts of price werent so high. Truly a collector's item.
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