{"product_id":"grimm-s-fairy-tales-2","title":"Grimm’s Fairy Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e6C Grimm’s Brothers. Illustrated by Harry G. Theaker. London: Ward Lock \u0026amp; Co., ca. 1930.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThe collected \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"\" role=\"button\" class=\"jAOkJc\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eFairy Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e of the Brothers Grimm stands as an unparalleled treasury of European folklore, introducing the world to foundational narratives of magic, morality, and human resilience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\"\u003eOriginally compiled from centuries-old oral storytelling traditions, the brothers preserved over 200 stories, including iconic masterpieces such as \"\u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"\" role=\"button\" class=\"jAOkJc\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eCinderella\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e,\" \"\u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"\" role=\"button\" class=\"jAOkJc\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eHansel and Gretel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e,\" \"\u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"\" role=\"button\" class=\"jAOkJc\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eRapunzel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e,\" \"\u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"\" role=\"button\" class=\"jAOkJc\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eSnow-White\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e,\" and \"\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/span\u003e.\" Far from the sanitized adaptations of modern popular media, these original narratives delve into remarkably dark and eerie themes, charting encounters with cunning witches, flesh-eating giants, and vindictive royalty\u003c\/span\u003e. The overarching plots systematically test the wit and purity of downtrodden protagonists, employing stark elements of poetic justice and supernatural retribution to construct a complex, enduring mirror of human nature and societal anxieties.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThe original compilation was meticulously gathered by the German philologists and linguists Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859). Driven by a fierce academic desire to rescue and preserve authentic Germanic cultural heritage during the Napoleonic era, the brothers began publishing their field research in 1812 under the title \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"\" role=\"button\" class=\"jAOkJc\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eKinder- und Hausmärchen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (Children's and Household Tales). Though initially envisioned as an unillustrated, scholarly text complete with heavy footnotes, public demand prompted the brothers to steadily edit and refine the prose across seven successive editions, making the narratives vastly more child-friendly and commercially viable. This text serves as the ultimate bedrock of modern folklore studies, transforming the brothers from small-town academics into celebrated architects of world literature whose work permanently reshaped how Western civilization approaches childhood education and oral history.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eTan canvas binding with illustrated oval to upper board. Original dustwrapper in very good condition. Illustrations throughout. Some foxing to edges. Illustrated endpapers. Ownership presentation pastedown on interior board. Very good condition overall.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Moons Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57448642805926,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0173\/6563\/1040\/files\/8612802F-A620-4EB9-B38A-52B1F184E162.jpg?v=1789767250","url":"https:\/\/moons-rare-books.myshopify.com\/products\/grimm-s-fairy-tales-2","provider":"Moons Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}