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The Brothers Grimm (die Brüder Grimm or die Gebrüder Grimm), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859), were German academics who together collected and published folklore. The brothers are among the best-known storytellers of folktales, popularizing stories such as "Cinderella" ("Aschenputtel"), "The Frog Prince" ("Der Froschkönig"), "Hansel and Gretel" ("Hänsel und Gretel"), "Town Musicians of Bremen" ("Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten"), "Little Red Riding Hood" ("Rotkäppchen"), "Rapunzel", "Rumpelstiltskin" ("Rumpelstilzchen"), "Sleeping Beauty" ("Dornröschen"), and "Snow White" ("Schneewittchen"). Their first collection of folktales, Children's and Household Tales (Kinder- und Hausmärchen), began publication in 1812. The Brothers Grimm spent their formative years in the town of Hanau in the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel. Their father's death in 1796 (when Jacob was 11 and Wilhelm was 10) caused great poverty for the family and affected the brothers many years after. Both brothers attended the University of Marburg, where they developed a curiosity about German folklore, which grew into a lifelong dedication to collecting German folktales. The rise of Romanticism in 19th-century Europe revived interest in traditional folk stories, which to the Brothers Grimm represented a pure form of national literature and culture. With the goal of researching a scholarly treatise on folktales, they established a methodology for collecting and recording folk stories that became the basis for folklore studies. Between 1812 and 1857 their first collection was revised and republished many times, growing from 86 stories to more than 200. In addition to writing and modifying folktales, the brothers wrote collections of well-respected Germanic and Scandinavian mythologies, and in 1838 they began writing a definitive German dictionary (Deutsches Wörterbuch), which they were unable to finish. The popularity of the Grimms' collected folktales has endured. They are available in more than 100 translations and have been adapted by renowned filmmakers, including Lotte Reiniger and Walt Disney, in films such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In the mid-20th century, Nazi Germany used the tales as propaganda; later in the 20th century, psychologists such as Bruno Bettelheim reaffirmed the work's value despite the cruelty and violence in some of the tales' original versions, which were eventually sanitized by the Grimms themselves. Biography Early lives Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm and Wilhelm Carl Grimm were born on 4 January 1785 and 24 February 1786, respectively, in Hanau in the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, within the Holy Roman Empire (present-day Germany), to Philipp Wilhelm Grimm, a jurist, and Dorothea Grimm (née Zimmer), daughter of a Kassel city councilman. They were the second- and third-eldest surviving siblings in a family of nine children, three of whom died in infancy. In 1791 the family moved to the countryside town of Steinau during Philipp's employment there as a district magistrate (Amtmann). The family became prominent members of the community, residing in a large home surrounded by fields. Biographer Jack Zipes writes that the brothers were happy in Steinau and "clearly fond of country life". The children were educated at home by private tutors, receiving strict instruction as Lutherans, which instilled in both a lifelong religious faith. Later, they attended local schools. In 1796 Philipp Grimm died of pneumonia, causing great poverty for the large family. Dorothea was forced to relinquish the brothers' servants and large house, depending on financial support from her father and sister, who was then the first lady-in-waiting at the court of William I, Elector of Hesse. Jacob was the eldest living son, forced at age 11 to assume adult responsibilities (shared with Wilhelm) for the next two years. The two brothers then followed the advice of their grandfather, who continually exhorted them to be industrious. The brothers left Steinau and their family in 1798 to attend the Friedrichsgymnasium in Kassel, which had been arranged and paid for by their aunt. By then they were without a male provider (their grandfather died that year), forcing them to rely entirely on each other and become exceptionally close. The two brothers differed in temperament—Jacob was introspective and Wilhelm was outgoing (although he often suffered from ill health)—but shared a strong work ethic and excelled in their studies. In Kassel they became acutely aware of their inferior social status relative to "high-born" students who received more attention. Each brother graduated at the head of his class, Jacob in 1803 and Wilhelm in 1804 (he missed a year of school due to scarlet fever). Marburg After graduation from the Friedrichsgymnasium, the brothers attended the University of Marburg. The university was small with about 200 students, and there they became painfully aware that students of lower social status were not treated equally. They were disqualified from admission because of their social standing and had to request a dispensation to study law. Wealthier students received stipends, but the brothers were excluded even from tuition aid. Their poverty kept them from student activities or university social life, but their outsider status worked in their favor and they pursued their studies with extra vigor. Inspired by their law professor, Friedrich von Savigny, who awakened in them an interest in history and philology, the brothers studied medieval German literature. They shared Savigny's desire to see the unification of the 200 German principalities into a single state. Through Savigny and his circle of friends—German romantics such as Clemens Brentano and Ludwig Achim von Arnim—the Grimms were introduced to the ideas of Johann Gottfried Herder, who thought that German literature should revert to simpler forms, which he defined as Volkspoesie (natural poetry)—as opposed to Kunstpoesie (artistic poetry). The brothers dedicated themselves with great enthusiasm to their studies, of which Wilhelm wrote in his autobiography, "the ardor with which we studied Old German helped us overcome the spiritual depression of those days." Jacob was still financially responsible for his mother, brother, and younger siblings in 1805, so he accepted a post in Paris as Savigny's research assistant. On his return to Marburg he was forced to abandon his studies to support the family, whose poverty was so extreme that food was often scarce, and take a job with the Hessian War Commission. In a letter to his aunt from this time, Wilhelm wrote of their circumstances: "We five people eat only three portions and only once a day". Kassel Jacob found full-time employment in 1808 when he was appointed court librarian to the King of Westphalia and went on to become a librarian in Kassel. After their mother's death that year, he became fully responsible for his younger siblings. He arranged and paid for his brother Ludwig's stud.... Discover the Brothers Brothers Grimm popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Brothers Brothers Grimm books.
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The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm & Jack ZipesThe original vision of Grimms' tales in English for the first timeWhen Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume i...
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Brothers Grimm Household Tales
Wilhelm Grimm, Jakob Grimm, Margaret Hunt (Translator)Children's and Household Tales (German: Kinder und Hausmärchen) is a collection of German origin fairy tales first published in 1812 by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the Brothers Grimm....
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The Brothers Grimm Illustrated
Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmThis Top Five Classics edition of The Brothers Grimm Illustrated features 54 of the most beloved and wellknown household tales from the Brothers Grimm, with more than 65 fullcolor ...
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The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
The Brothers GrimmThere was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful cabbagegarden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages. At last said the woman to her daughter, "Go in...
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Snow White
The Brothers Grimm“Mirror, mirror, on the wall,Who’s the fairest one of all?”Originating in seventeenthcentury French folklore, the story of Snow White has long been one of the world’s most memorabl...
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A Sorceress Comes to Call
T. KingfisherFrom USA Today bestselling author T. Kingfisher comes A Sorceress Comes to Calla dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm's "The Goose Girl," rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden m...
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Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm & Edgar TaylorThe legendary folklorists Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are widely credited with preserving and documenting Europe's oral fairy tale tradition. On several extended trips collecting s...
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Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
The Brothers GrimmFairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm collects fiftynine of the essential bedtime stories for children worldwide for the better part of two centuries, and features all of your favorite...
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Murder with Darjeeling Tea
Karen Rose SmithDaisy’s Tea Garden is one of the many attractions in Pennsylvania’s Amish countryand when Daisy herself isn’t serving tea, she’s making sure justice is served . . . When Daisy Swan...
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Hensel and Gretel
The Brothers GrimmHansel and Gretel this classic fairy tale by Brothers Grimm offers beautiful illustrations and was designed specifically for iPad users. The story follows a young brother and sist...
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The Big Book of Classic Fantasy
Ann VanderMeer & Jeff VanderMeerA FINALIST FOR THE 2020 WORLD FANTASY AWARD Unearth the enchanting origins of fantasy fiction with a collection of tales as vast as the tallest tower and as mysterious as the...
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The fox and the horse
Anett Schroeter, Andreas Schroeter & The Brothers GrimmRead the story about the fox and the horse written down by the Brothers Grimm. A nice bedtime Story for you and your children.
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Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm
The Brothers GrimmFiftythree classic stories include "Rumpelstiltskin," "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," "The Fisherman and his Wife," "Snow White," "Tom Thumb," "Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," and...
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Little Darlings
Melanie GoldingA Refinery29 Best Summer Thriller · An Amazon Best Book of the Month The anxieties of motherhood take center stage in this “atmospheric and very creepy” debu...
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Along Came a Spider
Kate SeRineLittle Miss Muffet and Little Boy Blue are all grown upand hunting the world’s most famous vampirein this gritty paranormal romance novel. Ever since Make Believe characters were t...
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Iron John
Robert BlyThe 25th anniversary edition of the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, with a new afterword by the authorwhich offers a new vision of what it is to be a manIn this timeless ...
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The Hidden
Melanie GoldingA stunning tale of folkloric suspense for fans of Victor LaValle and Alma Katsufrom the critically acclaimed author of Little Darlings This “beautifully original thr...
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Girls Made of Snow and Glass
Melissa BashardoustMelissa Bashardoust’s acclaimed debut novel Girls Made of Snow and Glass is “Snow White as it’s never been told before...a feminist fantasy fairy tale not to be missed” (BookPage)!...
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Princesses Behaving Badly
Linda Rodriguez McRobbieThese 30 true stories of takecharge princesses from around the world and throughout history offer a different kind of bedtime story . . .Pop history meets a funny, feminist pointof...
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Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
The Brothers GrimmThis volume includes sixty of the Grimms Brothers classic fairy tales including Briar Rose, The GooseGirl, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, The Raven, Rumpelstiltskin, and Tom Thumb.
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Cinderella and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm Complete Text
Jacob Grimm & Wilhelm GrimmFor almost two hundred years, the Brothers Grimm have transported readers into a world of magic and adventure with their enchanting fairytales. From classics such as Cinderella an...
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Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
Philip PullmanNational BestsellerThe acclaimed retelling of the world’s bestloved fairy tales by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Golden Compass and The Book of Dustnow in pa...
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Heartless
Marissa MeyerFrom Marissa Meyer, the #1 New York Times–bestselling story of Wonderland's most notorious villain: the Queen of Hearts. Long before she was the terror of Wonderland, she was jus...
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Grimm Consequences
Kate SeRineThe author of Red “takes urban fantasy, crime thrillers and fairy tale characters and creates magic" in this paranormal romance novella (Caffeinated Book Reviewer). To put i...
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The Life of Objects
Susanna MooreIn 1938, seventeenyearold Beatrice, an Irish Protestant lace maker, finds herself at the center of a fairy tale when she is whisked away from her dreary life to join the Berlin hou...
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm
The Brothers GrimmThis story is all about magic. There is a trick for summoning magic: rhymes.
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The Brothers Grimm
The Brothers GrimmThe Brothers Grimm: Fairy Tales is a collection of over 50 brilliant stories including wellknown classics like Cinderella, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, an...
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The Collected Works of Brothers Grimm
The Brothers GrimmThis comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works the Œuvre of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook easytoread and easytonavigate: Grim...
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Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm
The Brothers GrimmThey saw their work in gathering the fairy tales of Europe as an academic exercise, but the Brothers Grimmaka German folklorists and linguists JAKOB and WILHELM GRIMM, are today re...
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Sweet Porridge
The Brothers Grimm, Anett Schroeter & Andreas SchroeterRead the story about the sweet porridge written down by the Brothers Grimm. A nice bedtime Story for you and your children.
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The Better to See You
Kate SeRineA fallen fairy godmother finds refuge in the arms of a wolfuntil a series of murders threatens to break the spellin this gritty paranormal romance. Thanks to a spell miscast by Lav...