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"Grimm's Fairy Tales" by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm is a collection of fairy tales first published in 1812. Two brothers gathered these stories from oral traditions and old books to preserve German folklore and history. Starting with 86 tales, the collection grew through seven editions to include 200 stories by 1857. These tales, initially criticized as unsuitable for children, became the foundation of Western children's literature. The brothers revised and expanded their work over decades, creating a treasure of stories recognized by UNESCO. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859 |
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| Editor | Olcott, Frances Jenkins, 1872-1963 |
| Illustrator | Cramer, Rie, 1887-1977 |
| Title | Grimm's Fairy Tales |
| Note | Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #11027 (Illustrated with pen and ink drawings) #52521 (Illustrated in color by Rie Cramer) |
| Credits | Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Fairy tales -- Germany |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 52521 |
| Release Date | Jul 7, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 3065 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/52521