This volume of 51 illustrated tales is for children and adults alike. All will delight in these beautiful old folktales, which have come to us down the ages from the mists of time.

In this volume you will find familiar tales like Rapunzel , The Goose-Girl, Snow-white and Rose-red, Rumpelstiltskin , The Elves And The Shoemaker, Little Snow-White amongst many others. Also to be found in the 51 tales featured here are less familiar stories like The Nix Of The Mill-Pond, Maid Maleen, The Blue Light, The Hedge-King  and others besides, which will take readers on an exciting journey of discovery though Fairy Land.

This scan of the beautifully illustrated edition of the Grimm’s Fairy Tales is based on the famous Hunt version, edited by the legendary F J Olcott which includes an introduction by the equally famous Scottish folklorist Andrew Lang, compiler of the Many Coloured Fairy Books series.
Considered by many to be the most accurate English translation of the Grimm’s original German publication, the tales in this handsome edition are brought to life by well known Dutch artist Rie Cramer’s colorful images of our favorite fairy tale characters.

So we invite you to download this exquisite volume, find a comfy chair and sit back and enjoy the 51 tales in this classic volume.

FRANCIS JENKINS OLCOTT (1872 - 1963) Author & Librarian: Frances Jenkins Olcott founded the Training School at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and impacted the development of children's services in general. She was born in 1972 in Paris, France. In 1896 she graduate from Melvil Dewey's New York State Library School. Directly out of library school, she got a job as an assistant librarian at the Brooklyn Public Library. The following year she moved to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh where she was given the task of creating a children's department. She opened the Library's Training School in 1900 and was director of the School and the Children's Department until 1911. She emphasized in her practice that public libraries have an educational role to play in the lives of children. She used the library and training school to test new ideas about innovative practice. She would then publish her observations in the professional literature so that the whole country could benefit from her experiences. The graduates of the training school also helped spread her ideas on best practice throughout the country. In 1911, she retired from the library profession so that she could devote herself to her writing. By the time of her death on March 29, 1963, she had written over 24 books for children along with a number of professional works.
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