Snow White and Other Stories
By Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm
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Collected and published by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s, "Snow White" is a classic and timeless tale. The jealous queen's multiple attempts to take the beautiful Snow White's life are foiled by the sympathetic dwarfs. Eventually, Snow White gets her happily ever after with the prince, while the queen receives her comeuppance. Included in this book are twenty more tales from the Grimm Brothers' collection and by Charles Perrault: Cinderella Rumpelstiltskin The Fisherman and His Wife The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood Hans in Luck The Golden Bird Little Red Riding Hood King Thrushbeard Rapunzel The Fairies Hansel and Gretel The Galant Tailor Snow White and Rose Red The Raven The Brother and Sister Ricky of the Tuft The Twelve Brothers The Frog Prince Little Tom Thumb The Golden Goose
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Summary
Summary
Collected and published by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s, "Snow White" is a classic and timeless tale. The jealous queen's multiple attempts to take the beautiful Snow White's life are foiled by the sympathetic dwarfs. Eventually, Snow White gets her happily ever after with the prince, while the queen receives her comeuppance.Included in this book are twenty more tales from the Grimm Brothers' collection and by Charles Perrault:
- Cinderella
- Rumpelstiltskin
- The Fisherman and His Wife
- The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
- Hans in Luck
- The Golden Bird
- Little Red Riding Hood
- King Thrushbeard
- Rapunzel
- The Fairies
- Hansel and Gretel
- The Galant Tailor
- Snow White and Rose Red
- The Raven
- The Brother and Sister
- Ricky of the Tuft
- The Twelve Brothers
- The Frog Prince
- Little Tom Thumb
- The Golden Goose
Author
Author Bio: the Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors. They are among the most well-known storytellers of European folk tales, and their work popularized such stories as “Cinderella,” “The Frog Prince,” “Hansel and Gretel,” “Rapunzel,” “Rumpelstiltskin,” and “Snow White.” Their first collection of folk tales, Children’s and Household Tales, was published in 1812. The popularity of the Grimms’ collected folk tales has endured well beyond their lifetimes. The tales are available in hundreds of translations and have been made into popular Disney films, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella.
Titles by Author
Author Bio: Jacob Grimm
Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was a German philologist, jurist, and mythologist. He is known as the discoverer of Grimm’s law (linguistics), the co-author with his brother Wilhelm of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm and the editor of Grimm’s Fairy Tales.
Author Bio: Wilhelm Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm was a 19th century German author who, along with brother Jacob, published Grimms’ Fairy Tales, a collection famous for stories like Cinderella and Rapunzel.
Author Bio: Charles Perrault
Charles Perrault (1628–1703) was a French author and intellectual. Known as a founding writer of the fairy tale genre, he rewrote numerous folk tales, including Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Blue Beard, and Puss in Boots. His stories, which continue to enjoy worldwide acclaim, have been adapted to opera, ballet, theater, and film.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Runtime: | 4.55 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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