Daniel Jacob

　　Mirror, mirror on the wall...

　　A compendium of the Brothers Grimm’s most beloved fairy tales, newly translated and accompanied by an array of vintage illustrations

　　This book brings together twenty-seven of the most beloved of the famous Grimms' fairy tales, including all the classics, such as Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Hansel and Gretel in an all-new translation specially commissioned for this publication. Containing a painstakingly-researched selection of illustrations by some of the most famous illustrators from the 1820s to the 1950s—including golden age legend Kay Nielsen, bestselling author Gustaf Tenggren, British darlings Walter Crane and Arthur Rackham, and giants of nineteenth century German illustration Gustav Sus, Heinrich Leutemann, and Viktor Paul Mohn, as well as many new discoveries—this compilation also includes beautiful silhouettes culled from original publications from the 1870s and 1920s that run throughout the entire layout. Interlaced in the book are also dozens of entirely new silhouettes designed and created especially for this book. In addition to the tales, the book also includes an introduction to the Grimms' legacy, brief introductory texts for each tale, and extended artists' biographies in the appendix. For adults and children alike, this classic addition to any library brings to life the never-ending magic of the Grimms' fairy tales and their delightful illustrations.

　　The following fairy tales are featured in the book:

　　The Frog Prince
　　The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats
　　Little Brother and Little Sister
　　Rapunzel
　　Hansel and Gretel
　　The Fisherman and His Wife
　　The Brave Little Tailor
　　Cinderella
　　Mother Holle
　　Little Red Riding Hood
　　The Bremen Town Musicians
　　The Devil with Three Golden Hairs
　　The Shoemaker and the Elves
　　Tom Thumb’s Travels
　　Sleeping Beauty
　　Snow White
　　Rumpelstiltskin
　　The Three Feathers
　　The Golden Goose
　　Jorinde and Joringel
　　The Goose Girl
　　The Twelve Dancing Princesses
　　The Star Coins
　　Snow White and Red Nose
　　The Hare and the Hedgehog
　　Puss n' Boots
　　The Golden Key

作者簡介

　　Brothers Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859) were German academics and linguists who spent years collecting popular fairy tales and folk tales. Their resulting compilation of over 200 stories Kinder- und Hausmarchen (Children's and household tales) is one of the most famous collections of tales in the world, influencing generations of writers, artists, academics, composers, filmmakers, and animators.

　　The editor:

　　TASCHEN editor Noel Daniel graduated from Princeton University, and studied in Berlin on a Fulbright Scholarship. She received a master’s in London and was the director of a photography art gallery before becoming a book editor. Her TASCHEN books include Magic 1400s–1950s (2009) and The Circus 1870–1950 (2008).

　　The contributor:

　　Matthew R. Price has translated for leading theaters and publications in Germany and the US. A graduate of Princeton University, he studied in Berlin on a DAAD Fellowship, receiving his masters from the University of the Arts. After an early career producing theater, he earned an M.B.A. from Columbia University and lives in New York City.