"Grimm's Fairy Tales" is a collection of traditional fairy tales compiled by the German brothers Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, and was first published in the early 19th century. This collection of fairy tales collected and compiled various German folk tales, and is still loved today.
This book includes famous fairy tales such as "The Goose-Girl," "The Little Brother and Sister," and "Hansel and Gretel." Each story contains magic, adventure, and moral lessons, and provides deep insight into human nature and social values.
The Brothers Grimm sought to preserve German culture and traditions through their collection and editing of fairy tales, and their works have had a great influence on literature in many countries around the world. "Grimm's Fairy Tales" is considered to be a work that goes beyond simple children's fairy tales and provides deep inspiration and lessons to adult readers.
The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859), were born in Hanau, near Frankfurt, in the German state of Hesse. Throughout their lives they remained close friends, and both studied law at Marburg University. Jacob was a pioneer in the study of German philology, and although Wilhelm’s work was hampered by poor health the brothers collaborated in the creation of a German dictionary, not completed until a century after their deaths. But they were best (and universally) known for the collection of over two hundred folk tales they made from oral sources and published in two volumes of ‘Nursery and Household Tales’ in 1812 and 1814. Although their intention was to preserve such material as part of German cultural and literary history, and their collection was first published with scholarly notes and no illustration, the tales soon came into the possession of young readers. This was in part due to Edgar Taylor, who made the first English translation in 1823, selecting about fifty stories ‘with the amusement of some young friends principally in view.’ They have been an essential ingredient of children’s reading ever since.