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Grimms' Fairy Tales

Grimms' Fairy Tales

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  • Author：Jacob Grimm
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Summary

For the past two centuries， these delightful stories， gathered together and written down by brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm， have entertained and frightened children and adults alike。 The lives of Tom Thumb， Cinderella， Rumplestiltskin and the Frog Prince form part of our common heritage: they stimulate the imagination and the heart， and linger at the back of our minds for a lifetime。 They are funny， disturbing， wise and compassionate。 They speak of joy and terror， happiness and revenge， love and violence。

Arthur Rackham’s masterly illustrations have all been hand-coloured by Barbara Frith， one of Britain’s leading colourists。

Designed to appeal to the booklover， the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound gift editions of much loved classic titles。 Bound in real cloth， printed on high quality paper， and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges， Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure。

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Reviews

Ants ，

If you have ever wanted to know the true origins of modern fairy tales then this book is for you。 The whimsical and sometimes dark stories are filled with morals， both good and bad。 The language in the stories are antiquated but it fits the time period that these were written and is probably better that it isn't updated for modern times。 Some stories are miles better than others and while it is interesting to look at， overall nothing is specatcular but it is worth a look just for the history of If you have ever wanted to know the true origins of modern fairy tales then this book is for you。 The whimsical and sometimes dark stories are filled with morals， both good and bad。 The language in the stories are antiquated but it fits the time period that these were written and is probably better that it isn't updated for modern times。 Some stories are miles better than others and while it is interesting to look at， overall nothing is specatcular but it is worth a look just for the history of it。 。。。more

Colin ，

A nifty little illustrated adaptation of Grimm's fairy tales for kids。 A nifty little illustrated adaptation of Grimm's fairy tales for kids。 。。。more

A。R。 Davis ，

tAlthough this was one part of a two book set， there was a great contrast to Andersen’s Fairy Tales。 At times it seemed as if this were the Cliff Notes of fairy tales， rather than what I would have expected from the Ugly Duckling， Sleeping Beauty， Cinderella， Snow White， Hansel and Gretel and others。 I suppose that over time the details of these stories have been embellished by others all the way up to Walt Disney。 The lesser known tales have the usual heads chopped off， people transformed into tAlthough this was one part of a two book set， there was a great contrast to Andersen’s Fairy Tales。 At times it seemed as if this were the Cliff Notes of fairy tales， rather than what I would have expected from the Ugly Duckling， Sleeping Beauty， Cinderella， Snow White， Hansel and Gretel and others。 I suppose that over time the details of these stories have been embellished by others all the way up to Walt Disney。 The lesser known tales have the usual heads chopped off， people transformed into animals， parents abandoning their children， wicked stepmothers， and so on。 A surprising number of these tales repeat themselves。 For example， several evil characters are cut open and filled with stones， then sown up again。 Quite disappointing。 You should read the revised versions。 。。。more

Jessica ，

So many fairy tales I've never heard of。 Some were similar to other stories， others took me completely by surprise。 Children should hear and read more of these original tales than the ones worn out by Disney。 So many fairy tales I've never heard of。 Some were similar to other stories， others took me completely by surprise。 Children should hear and read more of these original tales than the ones worn out by Disney。 。。。more

Neda ，

Some of the stories were entertaining， but others were sexist。

Debbi ，

This piece of historical folk tales as recorded by the brothers Grimm has had an understandable and remarkable influence on western fiction and continues to do so。 The authors' willingness to tell stories which evolved from one another with similar beginnings， middles or ends provides a lovely lesson in an expanded version of the "telephone game，" begging us to use our own imaginations to guess the circumstances that may have led to the evolution of said tales。 This piece of historical folk tales as recorded by the brothers Grimm has had an understandable and remarkable influence on western fiction and continues to do so。 The authors' willingness to tell stories which evolved from one another with similar beginnings， middles or ends provides a lovely lesson in an expanded version of the "telephone game，" begging us to use our own imaginations to guess the circumstances that may have led to the evolution of said tales。 。。。more

Fern F ，

A look at the original version of many classic fairy tales， revealing the weirdness and， at times， real savage streak of some of these tales。 Enjoyable， especially in terms of finding the differences between the Disney and Grimm versions。

Marquise ，

3。5 rounded up。 Each tale here has a different illustrator， which can be a bit grating as their styles are too different and some aren't that good。 I liked Sheilah Beckett and Gordon Laite's illustration for their respective tales best。 3。5 rounded up。 Each tale here has a different illustrator， which can be a bit grating as their styles are too different and some aren't that good。 I liked Sheilah Beckett and Gordon Laite's illustration for their respective tales best。 。。。more

Anna ，

I’m not sure if it was the poor editing or the actual content， but by the end of the book we were just trying to get done。 I was so thankful when it was over！

lakshmi ，

🌟3。5/5Took me some time to get through but all in all， it was a fun collection of short stories to read （especially when it felt like I was getting into a reading slump）。 I didn't enjoy all stories but most of them were pretty good :） 🌟3。5/5Took me some time to get through but all in all， it was a fun collection of short stories to read （especially when it felt like I was getting into a reading slump）。 I didn't enjoy all stories but most of them were pretty good :） 。。。more

Silent Polyglot ，

A great collection of fairy tale stories！ Well written and easy to read。 I really enjoy reading them aloud from time to time， to practice my English pronunciation。 :）

Nhi Nguyễn ，

Look what the lockdown due to the surges in COVID-19 cases where I live has brought me to :）） This week， I treated myself to a trip down memory lane with this “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” collection。 I grew up being exposed to books from an early age， and fairy tales were my first experience with stories。 So reading this collection was like returning to a period of my life that I always cherish。There were a lot of stories in this book that I had not known before， but I also got to read the original ver Look what the lockdown due to the surges in COVID-19 cases where I live has brought me to :）） This week， I treated myself to a trip down memory lane with this “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” collection。 I grew up being exposed to books from an early age， and fairy tales were my first experience with stories。 So reading this collection was like returning to a period of my life that I always cherish。There were a lot of stories in this book that I had not known before， but I also got to read the original versions of a lot of Grimm’s fairy tales that were later popularized across multiple media， with different adjustments。 “The Fisherman and his Wife”， “The Twelve Dancing Princesses”， “Rose-Bud” （which is the original version of “Sleeping Beauty”）， “Snow-Drop” （which is the original version of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”）， “The Lady and the Lion” （which is a variation of “Beauty and the Beast”）， “Hansel and Grettel”， “The Frog-Prince”， “Rumpel-Stilts-Kin”， “The Goose Girl”， and “Ashputtel” （which is the original version of “Cinderella”） were among the familiar stories that I had known before。For “The Lady and Lion”， the first part resembled what I had read and watched when it comes to the “Beauty and the Beast” story， but the later part was heading in a totally different direction， which was so cool。 For “Hansel and Grettel”， I felt like the story “Roland and May-Bird” may better resemble the popular version of “Hansel and Grettel” that we all know （two kids got abandoned in the woods by their parents， they later found a house made of sweets that belonged to a witch）。 The rest of the stories were funny， silly， goofy， and a little bit stupid， to put it frankly :D But I enjoyed them anyway :）） I was particularly impressed with the last one， “The Juniper Tree”， because of not only its brutal and gory aspect （and I don’t know if it is suitable to be read by kids :D）， but also its first notable detail of the story， which was that a woman wishing she could have a child as red as blood and as white as snow。 That sounded a lot like what happened in “Snow-Drop” or “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”。 I guess this is what people at that time considered beauty。 。。。more

Brittney Bower ，

Rapunzel finished reading 07/25/21

Margie ，

I devoured fairy tales when I was a child。 I used to read them under the covers with a flashlight。 The cover of my book and the illustrations by Fritz Kredel were exactly the same as this edition （originally published in 1945， reprinted in 1977） that I happily found as an adult。 It will always be the best Grimms' version for me because of those childhood memories and the wonderful illustrations。 Many of these tales are indeed "grim，" definitely not the sanitized Disney versions。 I don't remember I devoured fairy tales when I was a child。 I used to read them under the covers with a flashlight。 The cover of my book and the illustrations by Fritz Kredel were exactly the same as this edition （originally published in 1945， reprinted in 1977） that I happily found as an adult。 It will always be the best Grimms' version for me because of those childhood memories and the wonderful illustrations。 Many of these tales are indeed "grim，" definitely not the sanitized Disney versions。 I don't remember any of them bothering me as a child， but today many of them have been challenged。 I worked in a school where a parent pulled her child from a class because the teacher read the "original" version of Cinderella to the class。 She also demanded that the Cinderella books be pulled from the library。 Thankfully， the principal stood up for the teacher and the library， and the books remained on the library shelves。 A well-known child psychologist， Bruno Bettelheim， contended in his book， The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales， that fairy tales empower children， showing them that the youngest and the innocent always prevail against evil and adversity。 Children are tougher than we think， but parents will probably want to screen this version for children up to age eight or nine。 。。。more

Tuesday ，

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christina ♥ ，

» QUICK OVERVIEW «Stars: ★★★☆☆*Plot: ★★★☆☆Readability: ★★★★☆*Characters: ★★★☆☆Writing: ★★★★☆Recommend: ✗*This is an anthology， so default ratings of 3 stars of given。Also， I read this using an audiobook， so I'm not sure what version/book it is exactly from （since there are several editions）。» RAPUNZEL «★★★☆☆Okay， kinda plain。» CINDERELLA «★★★☆☆Ouch， my feet hurt。» LITTLE RED-CAP «★★★☆☆Ew， what was that cutting up of the wolf。» LITTLE BRIAR-ROSE «★★☆☆☆Lol， the part with the guy was kinda randomly » QUICK OVERVIEW «Stars: ★★★☆☆*Plot: ★★★☆☆Readability: ★★★★☆*Characters: ★★★☆☆Writing: ★★★★☆Recommend: ✗*This is an anthology， so default ratings of 3 stars of given。Also， I read this using an audiobook， so I'm not sure what version/book it is exactly from （since there are several editions）。» RAPUNZEL «★★★☆☆Okay， kinda plain。» CINDERELLA «★★★☆☆Ouch， my feet hurt。» LITTLE RED-CAP «★★★☆☆Ew， what was that cutting up of the wolf。» LITTLE BRIAR-ROSE «★★☆☆☆Lol， the part with the guy was kinda randomly funny。» LITTLE SNOW-WHITE «★★★★☆Alexa play "jealousy， jealousy" by Olivia Rodrigo。 Also， "Goldilocks" vibes and these guys really don't know how to kill people。 You'd think after several attempts， you'd check for life or make sure your methods are 。 Lol， just stab her。 Also that ending was so random。» RUMPELSTILSKIN «★★☆☆☆I'm gonna be honest， I only listened to this audiobook for Jim Dale。 Clap and a half for his performance。On a different note， in elementary school I had to do mock trial with this story and I was on Rumplestilskin's defense。 That was the day I started to defend villains， and now I'm a terrible person。» THE SHOES THAT WERE DANCED TO PIECES «★★☆☆☆Honestly， I don't know what this story was about。» A RIDDLING TALE «★★☆☆☆This was so short。 Also， it was literally just a riddle， not a story/tale。» THE TWELVE BROTHERS «★★☆☆☆Well that was a rollercoaster。» THE WHITE SNAKE «★★☆☆☆What is with stories that are basically finding needles in haystacks？» THE ELVES «★★★☆☆"The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs" vibes， but happier。» THE SIX SWANS «★★☆☆☆This was the same story as "The Twelve Brothers，" but with a different set up。» THE TWELVE HUNTSMAN «★★☆☆☆"The Princess and the Pea" vibes。 What was that key analogy lol。» THE GOOSE-GIRL «★★☆☆☆What。 Why did she let herself get walked over like that。» SWEET PORRIDGE «★★☆☆☆What。 Lol。» THE GOLDEN GOOSE «★★☆☆☆Uhh。。。 I don't know what happened here。» EVE'S VARIOUS CHILDREN «★★☆☆☆Um。。。 some of the children got WAY better deals。» SNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-RED «★★☆☆☆Okay。» THE FROG-KING， OR IRON HENRY «★★★☆☆That princess， what a baby。。。 and a bitch。 You made a deal。 The king was right。 On another note， what was with Henry？ Why was he in the story？ What was the reason？» THE SEA-HARE «★★☆☆☆Damn。 This was very similar to "The White Snake。"» HANSEL AND GRETEL «★★★☆☆That is one bad mom。 But this version of Hansel and Gretel were smarter。。。 at first。 But this story really relies on stupid people。 。。。more

Carrie Johnson ，

This was an awesome intro to Grimm’s fairytales for us and all the award winning narrators， including 2 of our very favorites: Jim Dale and Katherine Kellgren， did an amazing job！！ We added some new narrators to our list of favorites。

Maya Yankulova ，

Тези приказки много ми харесаха！

Sarah Louise ，

This is a fascinating read in terms of being a classic historical piece that passes on fairy tales from a time past in their original grotesque forms。 My favourite piece by far is 'the story of the youth who went forth to learn what fear was' （i think it's sometimes called the youth who could not shudder， but not in the version I read）， which tells the story of a young lad who has never experienced fear and wanted desperately to feel something he'd never felt before， following various characters This is a fascinating read in terms of being a classic historical piece that passes on fairy tales from a time past in their original grotesque forms。 My favourite piece by far is 'the story of the youth who went forth to learn what fear was' （i think it's sometimes called the youth who could not shudder， but not in the version I read）， which tells the story of a young lad who has never experienced fear and wanted desperately to feel something he'd never felt before， following various characters' recommendations on how to do so based on what they themselves find frightening。Some stories were interesting， others I found less so。 I'm prevented from giving this a 5 star because whilst it serves its purpose of preserving old fairy tales in their original forms well and I enjoyed many stories （and I'm a sucker for gruesome/weird/creepy stuff）， there are also several stories that are just reiterations of previous tales in the book with slight variations， like it was the same story told to the Grimm brothers by two different people who had heard it slightly differently。 Which I'm fairly sure is exactly what happened according my edition's forward。 。。。more

Patry ，

Fun fact: I don't think that Grimm's original fairy tales were written for kids， given their disturbing level of gore。 But lucky we， with Walt Disney and people who have decided tp re-write the stories and give them happy endings :） Fun fact: I don't think that Grimm's original fairy tales were written for kids， given their disturbing level of gore。 But lucky we， with Walt Disney and people who have decided tp re-write the stories and give them happy endings :） 。。。more

Amanda ，

It is fun to hear the original versions of the stories。 I don’t remember reading them before。

Erin ，

PLEASE do not read this whole thing start to finish like a novel。 Big mistake my friend。 It totally ruined it for me。 I hated every second of reading this after the first 5 or so stories （there are 55） because if we’re being honest， they are basically all the same。 There would probably be hoards of people that would gasp in horror at that opinion but they can suck it。 We all know it’s true。 To be clear， the stories aren’t bad！ I found it really interesting reading the originals of the stories I PLEASE do not read this whole thing start to finish like a novel。 Big mistake my friend。 It totally ruined it for me。 I hated every second of reading this after the first 5 or so stories （there are 55） because if we’re being honest， they are basically all the same。 There would probably be hoards of people that would gasp in horror at that opinion but they can suck it。 We all know it’s true。 To be clear， the stories aren’t bad！ I found it really interesting reading the originals of the stories I knew and a handful of the others had me quite intrigued。 I just wish that I had left it on my shelf to occasionally peruse instead of having it sit on my bedside table glaring at me to finish it in a linear fashion。 So while I had a terrible experience reading most of this， I understand that that is entirely my fault and realistically I know that if I hadn’t been a dumby dumb dumb I would settle at 3 stars。 So there you go。 Also， is it just me or are the stories nowhere near as gruesome as people make them out to be？ Like I still wouldn’t read these to children， but mostly because I wouldn’t want them to think that a man can just point at a woman and have her as his wife like a toddler choosing a carnival prize while she gets no say whatsoever， because goddamn we’re there a lot of stories with that exact situation played off as the happy ending for everyone。 。。。more

Brooke ，

I didn't realize how quick these were。 This audibook is excellent， with a varied and outstanding cast of narrators。 I didn't realize how quick these were。 This audibook is excellent， with a varied and outstanding cast of narrators。 。。。more

Taylor ，

3。5！love that they used the darker versions of all the stories

Jason Pym ，

A tiny book with very short （3-5 page） versions of the stories。 There are weird ones you've never heard of， and familiar ones that don't turn out as you expect。 In the Frog Prince， the girl doesn't kiss the frog - the princess marries the frog against her will， then smashes him against the wall in disgust。 It's only then that the frog transforms into royalty。 The queen tries to kill Snow White three times， first with a bodice then a poison comb， before she tries the apple。 I never realised that A tiny book with very short （3-5 page） versions of the stories。 There are weird ones you've never heard of， and familiar ones that don't turn out as you expect。 In the Frog Prince， the girl doesn't kiss the frog - the princess marries the frog against her will， then smashes him against the wall in disgust。 It's only then that the frog transforms into royalty。 The queen tries to kill Snow White three times， first with a bodice then a poison comb， before she tries the apple。 I never realised that Rapunzel was the name of a plant， also called rampion， kind of a radish but used for its leaves which were like spinach apparently。 So 'Rapunzel， Rapunzel， let down your hair！' could also be 'radish， radish， let down your hair。。。'The weird ones include those that could turn into an interesting story （like The Twelve Dancing Princesses， The Goose Girl， The Six Swans）。Then there are the really weird ones， like The Straw， the Coal and the Bean， or The Mouse， the Bird， and the Sausage， the moral of which seems to be 'never send a sausage to do a bird's work。' 。。。more

Vivian Lu ，

I thought all the stories would be dark， but a lot of them ended up having happy endings。 It wasn’t as dark as I had imagined。 Some stories were way too short。 The full cast audio was fun but this collection isn’t something to binge。 Some of the stories were meh， so it’s difficult to listen to one after another like that。 3/5。

Bryanna ，

I was interesting to read a more accurate version of these fairy tales after having grown up with the Disney versions from my childhood。 Interesting take on the tales！

Robert Bussie ，

These are not the Disney versions of classic fairy tales。 These are the original unabridged Grimm Brothers fairy tales。 I have read a few of these before so I knew how delightfully dark， violent， and messed up they are。 These stories are supposed to teach lessons， but wow I was surprised with how many evil step mothers there are in these stories。 They get a seriously bad representation。 LOL。The narrators all do a wonderful job engaging the listener。

G。 Lawrence ，

Great， so many I hadnt read and so many I had only seen disney versions of。

K。S。 Thompson ，

I wanted to love this。 I assumed that I would love it。 I know that I am probably going to get roasted for my opinion。 So be it。I was familiar with many of the tales， as are most people。 But I was led to believe they were much， much darker than they ended up being。 I understand that they are the basis for many of the stories we hold dear to our hearts and respect the place they hold in literary history。 I suppose you could say that I romanticized them to the point that there was never any way the I wanted to love this。 I assumed that I would love it。 I know that I am probably going to get roasted for my opinion。 So be it。I was familiar with many of the tales， as are most people。 But I was led to believe they were much， much darker than they ended up being。 I understand that they are the basis for many of the stories we hold dear to our hearts and respect the place they hold in literary history。 I suppose you could say that I romanticized them to the point that there was never any way they could live up to my expectations。 。。。more

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