Excellant service and exactly what i wanted , would highly reccomend this seller, been tryin gto obtain this title for some time so very pleased.
I do like this book but I really didn't think they needed a third edition, when the second one is perfectly fine.This is the book to get for these classic wonderful fairy tales that we all have grown up with.
Not quite as much a book I will reach for because type is fairly small-- wanted more of a richly presented illustrated (perhaps one per story) treasury. If you are looking for visually interesting text or illustrations-- better keep looking.
These are actually quite hillarious! So many are quite random and seem to make no sense, and will provide hours of laughter for all you bored people out there.
In regards to a previous review, there are a few things to consider when reading the Brothers Grimm. They are not stories for today's children, nor were they intended for children when they were written.
I have no respect for the Grimm brothers. Some of their stories are okay, but they are not at all morally correct.
Although there are some stories in this book that I would not recommend for children, This is a great book for adults. I love the stories, and the Historical Commentary on the Grimm Brothers at the beginning of the book.
Like most children, I grew up with the stories of Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretal, Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White and a host of other Grimms Fairy Tales. Now I am grown, my children are grown, and I just happened upon this book and decided to treat myself, to bring back memories of a past childhood maybe.
The brothers captured much about the German spirit in theircollection of fairly tales, including those aspects of it thatresonate with human nature in general. Most of the tales have German folk origins, some are remakes of French tales, and a few, well...
An excellent collection of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Its good to find collections of their tales out there that are not just watered down versions.
What I remember most about this book is the art on the front and back cover. It is but a glimpse of what lies in between the two.
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm date back to centuries ago, but only in the 19th century were they written down and collected. An avid fan of fairy tales, I consider this an important treasure.
I haven't read this book in years! I've been looking for it for the longest time.
The Lessons of the Brothers Grimm
The Golden Bird -- If you are the "Chosen One" you can eschew all advice, screw up constantly, and still come out on top.
Hans in Luck -- Half-wits can be happy with anything.
I purchased this anthology to read classic fairy tales to my students. Interestingly, I found out that most of my students are unfamiliar with fairy tales.
