The Complete Grimms Fairy Tales by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm... 9781911405955

Originally collected from German peasantry in the early 1800amprsquos Grimmamprsquos Fairy Tales are known and adored the world over Hansel and Grethel Snow White Red Riding Hood and the Sleeping Beauty are all part of everyoneamprsquos childhoodampnbsp Their numerous iterations in fiction theatre and latterly in cinema and cartoon formats have made them even more widely appreciated but all such spinoffs have altered or edited the original tales sometimes beyond recognitionThis new Aziloth edition reunites the reader with Grimmamprsquos original characters We meet the true SnowWhite and Sleeping Beauty and come face to face with cruel stepmothers strange beasts and jealous queens in fullblooded tales of danger wickedness and shining virtue Children are naturally attracted to such powerful parables which while delighting their young minds with magic spells wizards and giants effortlessly teach them invaluable life lessons distilled from generations pastampnbsp As Professor Joseph Campbell so aptly said ampquot The folk tale is the picturelanguage of the soulamprdquoAll 209 tales from the original publication are included plus 10 amplsquoChildrenamprsquos Legendsamprsquo and the bookamprsquos appeal is further enhanced with 29 illustrations by the incomparable Arthur Rackham 23 of which are full page spreads ampnbspampnbsp