Jacob Grimm

Linguists, philologists, and restorers of ancient texts, the Brothers Grimm practically invented the science of folklore with the publication of Kinder-und Hausmarchen (1812-1815), which became popularly known as Grimm's Fairy Tales. Comprising 120 of their best-loved tales, this new Barnes & Noble Classics edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales includes criticism, reception, discussion questions, and legacies, to appeal to readers of all ages.

Presents fourteen tales, including Hansel and Gretel, and Snow White and the seven dwarfs, collected from German folklore and immortalized by the brothers Grimm.

A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.

210 traditional tales with accompanying explanatory and historical material. For almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way children -- and adults -- learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap (a.k.a. Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar-Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of more than 200 enchanting characters...

A retelling of the well-known tale in which two children are left in the woods but find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.

When a witch changes Jorinda into a nightingale, her sweetheart Joringel discovers through a dream how to save her.

Little Red Riding Hood learn valuable lessons about trusting sweet-talk and talking to strangers in her treak across the woods.

Presents a collection of fourteen fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, including "The Donkeys, " "The Mongoose, " "Iron John, " and "Jorinda and Joringel."