When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1
812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as
"Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrat
ed in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales fr
om the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publis
h six other editions, each extensively revised in content and style. For the ver
y first time, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm makes avai
lable in English all 156 stories from the 1812 and 1815 editions. These narrativ
e gems, newly translated and brought together in one beautiful book, are accompa
nied by sumptuous new illustrations from award-winning artist Andrea Dezs”.
