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This single volume includes 177 tales - of the Brothers Grimm (110) and of Hans Christian Andersen (67) - stories of giants and dwarfs, heroes and villains, knights-errant and dragons, kind fairies and evil witches, coaches and pumpkins, secret potions and magic wands - authentic folklore and literary inspiration happily combined.
A magical collection of over a hundred beautifully illustrated fairy tales. This collection contains fifty plus favorite Grimm's tales as well as Hans Christian Andersen's complete first and second series. The almost two hundred delightful illustrations are by the renowned Walter Crane and Arthur Rackham. These spellbinding stories from childhood, including "Sleeping Beauty," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Little Mermaid," and "The Emperor's New Clothes," are deeply embedded in the Western consciousness and have inspired plays, ballets and motion pictures. This hefty well sized volume is a pleasure to hold, and the large font is easy for children and adults to read.
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This study takes five of the Grimm brothers' best-known tales and argues that the Grimms saw them as Christian fables. The author examines the arguments of previous interpreters of the tales, and demonstrates how they missed the Grimms' intention.