Grimm’s Fairy Tales

A collection of popular stories written by the Brothers Grimm is now available in an unabridged, paperback volume in Union Square and Co.’s Signature Editions series.

This edition of Grimm’s Fairy Tales brings together the best-known fairy and folktales set down by the Brothers Grimm, including ＂Sleeping Beauty,＂ ＂Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,＂ ＂Little Red Riding Hood,＂ ＂Hansel and Gretel,＂ ＂The Frog-Prince,＂ and ＂Rumpelstiltskin.＂

Jakob Ludwig Grimm and Wilhelm Karl Grimm were born in Hanau, Germany, in 1785 and 1786, respectively. The brothers were part of a family of nine children who lived in the countryside. Their first volume of fairy tales, Children’s and Household Stories, was published in 1812. A collection of stories told to them by peasants and villagers, it was created as a collaborative effort: Jakob did the research behind the stories, and Wilhelm crafted these stories for children.