Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863

"Household Tales by Brothers Grimm" by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm is a collection of fairy tales first published in 1812. Born into hardship after their father's death, the brothers collected oral tales from friends and acquaintances to preserve German history and folklore. The first volume contained 86 stories, expanding to 210 tales by the seventh edition in 1857. Though called "Children's Tales," early editions drew criticism for content unsuitable for young readers, prompting revisions across subsequent editions. This seminal work shaped Western children's literature forever. ... Read more

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Author	Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859
Translator	Hunt, Alfred William, Mrs., 1831-1912
Title	Household Tales by Brothers Grimm
Note	Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimms%27_Fairy_Tales
Credits	Veronica LeGrow, Katie Nicholson, Erin Shea, David Baird, David Skinner, all undergraduates at Memorial University of Newfoundland, William Barker and Leon Kuperman
Reading Level	Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language	English
LoC Class	PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject	Fairy tales -- Germany
Category	Text
eBook-No.	5314
Release Date	Mar 1, 2004
Last Update	Mar 1, 2022
Copyright	Public domain in the USA.
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