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Hard Facts of Grimms' Tales
On this day in 1785 Jacob Grimm was born in Hanau, Germany. In The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales (1987), Maria Tatar states that adults who read the original, unexpurgated tales today should be ready for "graphic descriptions of murder, mutilation, cannibalism, infanticide and incest. . . ." |
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Grimm Brothers' Home Page
This comprehensive academic website offers a chronology of events in the brothers' lives, a bibliography, electronic texts, and links to websites offering studies of specific tales, biographical information, and other guides and resources. Find texts and commentary for "Cinderella," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Changelings," "Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White," "Beauty and the Beast," "Rumpelstilzchen" and other works from Tales Collected by the Brothers Grimm. |  | Guardians of the Fairy Tale: The Brothers Grimm
An article from National Geographic chronicles the lives of the brothers, with particular attention to their writing careers, and the development and influence of their works. Also audio recordings of "The Bremen Town-Musicians," "Cinderella," "The Frog King," and "The Seven Ravens."
"Their crystalline fairy-tale style--the Grimms extensively edited and rewrote drafts of the narratives--has influenced generations of children's writers and paved the way for other masters of the genre, from Hans Christian Andersen to Maurice Sendak. But the Grimms' stories do not speak only to the young. 'The age for hearing these fairy tales is three years to death,' says Elfriede Kleinhans, a professional storyteller in Germany. 'Our world can seem so technical and cold. All of us need these stories to warm our souls.'" | | Online Books Page
Find electronic texts of different editions of the stories, including Fairy Tales and Household Tales. | | Tales Collected by the Brothers Grimm
Find over 200 stories from Margaret Hunt's 1884 translation of the Grimm tales, which closely match the language and spirit of the original German texts (note: these are not the modern Disney stories). Includes "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," "Clever Hans," "Rumpelstiltskin," "The Golden Goose," "The Willow-Wren," "Iron John," and other works. | |
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