Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
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"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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863 |
|---|---|
| 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 | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| 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. |
| Downloads | 2973 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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