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Friday, October 28, 2016

Grimm's Tales for Young and Old by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm


Grimms' Tales for Young and Old by by 

My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Pages: 633

This 1983 translation by Ralph Manheim includes all of the original Grimm's works and were translated from original German editions. Manheim is a prize-winning translator and presents the stories unadorned and as true to the direct rhythm of oral storytelling that he could.

There were quite a few tales in here that I hadn't heard or read before, besides some variations on familiar tales. These stories are definitely more "Grimm" than any Disney version or the versions of the tales I heard as a child.