Selected Tales

Hardback

Main Details

Title Selected Tales
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Brothers Grimm
Translated by David Luke
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 240,Width 162
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780241256633
ClassificationsDewey:FIC
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 3 December 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Fabulous stories, from 'Tom Thumb' to 'Rapunzel', now in a beautiful new hardcover edition. Part of a special set of 10 hardcover classics, designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, that innovatively use foil and a special new binding material to create a highly collectible set. Stepmothers, dark forests, strange beasts, broken promises, sinister brides, castle turrets, princes on horseback, magic lamps, industrious dwarves and a frog king. Collected and adapted from German folk tales, these imperishable stories can be read over and over again.

Author Biography

Jacob Ludwig Carol Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786-1859), universally known as 'the brothers Grimm', were born in the German state of Hesse. Their ambition was to collect traditional tales in order to preserve Germany's heritage. They published two volumes in 1812 and 1814 which include some of the best-known fairy tales of all time, such as 'Tom Thumb' and 'The Elves and the Shoemaker'.