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Linguists, philologists, and restorers of ancient texts, the Brothers Grimm practically invented the science of folklore with the publication of Kinder-und Hausmarchen (1812-1815), which became popularly known as Grimm's Fairy Tales. Comprising 120 of their best-loved tales, this new Barnes & Noble Classics edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales includes criticism, reception, discussion questions, and legacies, to appeal to readers of all ages.

"When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised in...

English translations of fifty-two German fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm.

Sixteen familiar and lesser-known Grimm tales, simply retold.

This tale "about a talking fish, a fisherman, and Isabill, his strong-willed wife, appears here in modern garb"--Publisher's note.

A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her sick grandmother.

An illustrated retelling of the classic tale in which a little girl walking through the woods to her grandmother's house has a frightening encounter with a hungry wolf.