Grimms' Fairy Tales
Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm's Grimms' Fairy Tales is a folklore and fairy tales story collection.
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About Grimms' Fairy Tales
"Grimms' Fairy Tales" by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm is a German collection of fairy tales first published in 1812. Beginning with 86 stories and eventually expanding to 210 tales across seven editions, this seminal work transformed oral folklore into written literature. The brothers collected stories from friends, acquaintances, and old books to preserve German cultural history. What started as a scholarly project evolved through decades of revisions, with tales added and removed, content adjusted for young readers, and illustrations incorporated to become a cornerstone of Western children's literature.
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Who wrote Grimms' Fairy Tales?
Grimms' Fairy Tales was written by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm.
What genre is Grimms' Fairy Tales?
It is usually shelved as Fairy Tales & Folklore.
Is Grimms' Fairy Tales free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
Is there a free audiobook of Grimms' Fairy Tales?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 11 h 07 min.
What books are similar to Grimms' Fairy Tales?
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