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The Complete Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, Deluxe Edition (Literary Classics (Gramercy Books)) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
Creator: Lily Owens
Publisher: Gramercy
Category: Book
Buy New: $19.99
New (7) Used (2) from $18.84
Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 47569
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 704
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.8
ISBN: 0517229250
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.20943
EAN: 9780517229255
ASIN: 0517229250
Publication Date: October 3, 2006
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Product Description
This illustrated volume contains every published story by the Brothers Grimm, from well-known classics like "Cinderella" to lesser-known tales such as "The Bright Sun Brings on the Day". Other enchanting fairy tales include:
• "The Frog Prince"
• "Hansel and Gretel"
• "Snow-White and Red-Rose"
• "Rapunzel"
• "Little Red Riding Hood"
• "Rumpelstiltskin"
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 OKAY STORIES, OKAY COPY June 26, 2001
EMAN NEP
82 out of 93 found this review helpful
Not all the stories in this book are winners, and you can take a LONG time reading all of them. For the longest time I'd been hearing that Disney's version of these Grimm classics are much cleaner. No kidding. But being a hardcore fantasy reader, I like all the violence and dark senses of humor that the Grimm brothers have. Generally, for every 10 stories you read, you might find two that you like and one that you REALLY like. As for the actual book, the pages are apparently NOT acid-free, which means that it was cheaply made. It is still hardback, though. I'm not a HUGE Grimm fan, but there were enough illustrations for my taste. Along the same lines, I don't care if the works are out of order--what matters is that they're translated decently. I still hold that there is--somewhere--a better Grimm's book to be found--hence the 3 stars. Apart from all that, this is a good bargain bin book--which is where I found it. My favorite stories--so far--are The Frog Prince, Cinderella, The Three White Snakes, and The Youth Who Could Not Shiver and Shake.
Grimm brother's fairy tales a little less grim August 13, 2005
M. L. Kidder
61 out of 69 found this review helpful
These are the classic fairy tales that we heard as children, but they are not the original grim fairy tales written by the Grimm brothers. If you are looking to have a copy of the grim Grimm brothers then keep looking.
 I wouldn't buy this... March 28, 2000
39 out of 46 found this review helpful
I haven't and won't be buying this or the companion book (Anderson). It's nice to have all the stories together agreed but not if they are scrambled about in the wrong order. As I've heard from other people on this site, the pages are thin and cheapy and illustrations are few. It's plain to me that this woman is just ripping off the Grimm's name. Not doing justice to the stories at all. Until a definitive Grimm's book becomes available pick up a classic copy from ebay or a second hand bookstore..I just bought one for 10 dollars..published in 1945. It's in excellent condition too. It only has 55 stories but all the favourites are there and the drawings are great! You get a much more "old world" feeling when reading the stories when it's an old copy too..the smell of old paper..it just makes it more special.
save your money: poor translations/newsprint-like book October 30, 2004
Lynne Shaney (Minneapolis MN USA)
35 out of 39 found this review helpful
You don't need to trust me--you can look inside the book and get a load of the first translation of the "Frog King" which is unreadable. Someone just took an old translation and reprinted it on poor quality paper. This does not do justice to the tales.
Not a very good edition December 7, 2004
Gagewyn
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
Regarding the fairy tales: The Grimm brothers collected fairy tales from all over the Germanies and published the collected stories in 1812. Historically and culturally this is very important because we have a glimpse into an oral tradition back when oral tradition was alive and well. Many are surprised to find that the stories aren't Disney rated. They have gore and all.
Regarding this particular release of the Grimm Fairy Tales: The paper is bad quality. I have the 1981 edition and the pages are already very very yellow. The illustrations are in many different styles by four different artists. They aren't bad, but given the presentation and the fact that they are a mixed bag they come across that way. The translation by Margaret Hunt was originally published in 1884, and the language feels a little stale today.
This is an adequate copy of the text if you just want to read through it. It isn't durable, it isn't archival and it isn't good quality paper or presentation. These stories have been around long enough that they are now public domain and can be found for free in many locations online, if you just want to check out the original Grimm version of a story. (Paper is easier on the eyes, so there is a place for a poor quality widely available edition.) Libraries will want a more durable edition. Yep a better quality edition is a good idea for families too.
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