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This anonymous translation of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s Kinder- und
Hausmärchen was first published in 1869. The illustrations by Ludwig Emil Grimm,
Jacob and Wilhelm’s younger brother, come from a German edition
of the fairy tales, published in 1912.
Published in 2003 by Barnes & Noble Classics with new Introduction,
Notes, Biography, Chronology, Inspired By, Comments & Questions,
and For Further Reading.
Introduction, Notes, and For Further Reading
Copyright © 2003 by Elizabeth Dalton.
Note on The Brothers Grimm, The World of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and
Their Fairy Tales, Inspired by Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and Comments & Questions
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Grimm’s Fairy Tales
ISBN-13: 978-1-59308-056-3 ISBN-10: 1-59308-056-5
eISBN : 978-1-411-43227-7
LC Control Number 2003108024
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